[APP] Optimus Nano Notification - AT&T LG Optimus G

As many of you have noticed, the notification light on the LGOG is annoyingly slow. In light of this, I sought out a solution. I've tried Light Flow, which worked well enough, but it wasn't quite what I wanted. I thought I was on to something with Tasker (awesome app!) and had something functional. Then I saw the great work from GermainZ here posted by TangoXray here and saw that it was possible to also include using the capacitive button backlights similar to BLN (back in the Samsung Captivate days). After a while of fiddling, I've come up with this Tasker-made app.
I designed it to be straight forward, yet have several options. It's a bit simpler to use than GermainZ's app, but is not as powerful or customize-able since it is designed specifically for the E970 (it may work with other devices, but I doubt it).
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It requires:
1. Root Root is NO LONGER NEEDED!!!
2. Secure Settings (has a needed plug-in for Tasker and allows the screen to be woken up). The app will prompt for installation of this from the Play Store (it's FREE).
3. Accessibility enabled. The app has a button to quickly access it.
The options are:
1. LED on and off times (in milliseconds) are adjustable. However, it appears the system has a limit to how small of an off time is allowed.
Default: 1000 ms on and 100 ms off​2. Notify duration (in seconds) for how long you want it to work before shutting off after a new notification. This way your lights aren't flashing for too long (this should be a battery saving measure if you suspect you might leave your beautiful phone alone for very long).
Default: 600 s (10 minutes if you needed help with the math )​3. Screen On With Notify. When enabled, the screen will turn on momentarily (roughly 3 seconds) when a new notification arrives. I find this helpful so I can quickly look at the notification bar when the notification arrives without having to touch the phone.
Default: On​4. Button Lights. When enabled, the button backlights will pulse at the rate specified with the LED on/off times.
Default: On​5. LED Light. When enabled, the red notification light around the power button will pulse at the rate specified with the LED on/off times.
Default: On​6. ONN Notification. When enabled, a notification will appear in the dropdown when you receive a new notification. This can be clicked to clear the light flashing, but still keep the message in the notification bar. This can also be set to permanent (until the notification is cleared). This is pretty much only useful if you "swipe" away your notifications. Since I haven't found a way to clear the light flashing from such an action, the lights will continue to flash until you open up one of the supported apps.
Default: On and On​7. Clear On Unlock (Go Locker). When enabled, the ONN notification will clear and cancel the blinking when you unlock your phone. The app's notification that triggered the event will still be in your notifications. Now works with Go Locker (the only 3rd party lockscreen I've tried it with)! I assume that the stock lockscreen and Go Locker trigger in different ways. I hope to get it to work with other lockscreens.
Default: On (Go Locker Off)​8. Clear On Screen On. When enabled the ONN notification will clear and cancel the blinking when the screen turns on. Even if you have the "Screen On With Notify" enabled, it will still keep the notification until you purposefully turn the screen on.
Default: On​9. No Timeout While Charging. When enabled, the ONN notification and blinking will not timeout while your phone is charging. When you unplug, the timeout timer restarts.
Default: On​10. Battery Level Cutoff %. When your battery is below this level, the ONN notification and blinking will cancel and no new notifications will trigger ONN.
Default: 20%​11. Constant LEDs. When enabled, the lights do not blink, but rather stay on. This has the trade-off of not needing the app to use loops (helps with battery), but potentially uses more battery since the light is on more. More testing is needed to see if it hurts.
Default: Off​12. No LED while Charging. Turns off the LED when charging so that the light is only used for notifications. The light will still turn on momentarily when you plug in the charger.
Default: On​
There is also an option to test your settings. You just need to turn your screen off and then when you're done, click "stop". Be aware that the first time you use it, it may behave a little off until you grant root access. After this, it *should* work smoothly.
Right now, I have it set to trigger on notifications from:
Calendar
Email
Gmail
Google Voice
Messaging
Missed calls
Google Talk
Contacts +
K-9 Mail
WhatsApp
Line
To reset the notification, you can do one of the following:
Click on the notification
Click on the ONN notification in the dropdown (if enabled)
"Clear" the notification in the dropdown
Open one of the supported apps (you could open Gmail to clear a text, for instance)
Click the "Stop" button within the app (next to the "test" button)
Using #7 or #8 above
Other recommendations:
Inside the app SuperSU, you can set it to not show a "toast" notification each time. Otherwise, it gets a little annoying seeing "ONN has been granted superuser access" each time.
I have turned off the ONN Notification toggle so I don't get the extra icon in my notification bar (and so the new notification stays visible a little longer instead of the ONN Notification "scrolling" up.
Inside System Settings --> Display --> Notification Flash, turn off the "Use LED light for notifications". I'm not sure it would interfere, but I figure might as well leave it off so it doesn't cause issues.
When updating the app, if you encounter issues, clear the app data.
I will later try to add more features and spruce it up a bit. But for now, I think it's quite functional. Please let me know if there's anything not working or if something should be added. I'm new to app making with Tasker, so it's a bit of a learning experience. I have also attached the Tasker XML that I used to create the app in case anyone wants to use that or improve it.
Changelog:
v1.1
Fixed the Google Talk trigger
Added ability to clear notification by turning on the screen or unlocking the phone
Added no timeout while charging
Added auto-cancel when battery below user-specified value
Spruced up and modified the UI
Added "About" to the UI
v1.2
Fixed Messaging and Email clear (forgot to actually add these originally)
Added Go Locker unlock
Fixed lights getting stuck (prevented the task from disappearing when the screen is off)
Added support for Contacts + and K-9 Mail
v1.3
Added support for Line and WhatsApp
Added constant on for the LEDs toggle (instead of blinking)
-the red power LED will still pulse like it did for charging
Added "No LED while Charging" toggle so the LED is only used for notifications and not for charging.
-the light will still turn on momentarily and then turn off
Improved battery usage (hopefully).
-This *will* still use more battery than if you didn't use it since the lights are on longer than the stock notification interval
v1.3.1
Removed need for root (I no longer use the echo "255" script--instead, I saw that the max brightness for the button backlights is 3, so I could just use the Tasker function).
Two versions--one with the K9 Plugin (you will need to have K9 installed whether you want it or not), the other without the plugin so you don't have to install the app (it's free, so it's not a huge deal IMO). It will still work with notifications sent from the K9 app either way and opening the K9 app will clear notifications.
Made sure it works with Jellybean (thanks to gstar101 for catching the earlier incompatibility)
Bugs:
Still behaves a bit funny at first (specifically after the first install and before root access is granted)
*May* experience higher amounts of battery consumption. Please let me know if this happens (I've been getting roughly 3 or 4% battery usage from ONN).
TODO:
Find a way to get the screen on function to work without Secure Settings
Get 3rd party lockscreens (besides Go Locker) to cancel the notification
Add other apps to trigger ONN?
Eventually, I will release this on Google Play under my developer name "NanoTech". First, I'd like some feedback on what bugs need to be fixed or features that should be added. GENTLE feedback is appreciated!
Special thanks to GermainZ for answering questions about Tasker and putting up with me. Also, thanks to TangoXray for letting us know about ButtonLED in the LGOG forum.

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Good job
You could probably make it work without secure settings: try using shell commands to control the screen's backlight. If I'm not mistaken, something like "echo 255 > path" will turn the screen on if it's off (you can then use the user defined variable for brightness, since Tasker can get that).
Good luck!
Edit: Actually, using an intent to turn the screen on should be much easier. I have the habit of over complicating things, lol. Google it if you like, not sure what the syntax is (you can either use the shell or the built in Intent action).

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Awesome!
Edit: It works well by the way.

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Working pretty well :thumbup:
Love that you incorporated the ability to have both cap buttons and led blink together.
Nice job!
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Works great, for me it hasn't been killing my battery, and makes the notification light usable. Only thing that slightly bothers me is that the notification light doesn't smoothly pulse, but that's a small price to pay.
Great job.

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milkyline said:
Only thing that slightly bothers me is that the notification light doesn't smoothly pulse, but that's a small price to pay.
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I'm pretty sure setting the red led to anything greater than 0 sets the led to pulse. To get smooth pulses, adjust the on times. I'd start with 3 seconds and adjust from there.
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Since I use the Diztrinuc case, which blocks the power button, this app is indispensable. Thanks for putting it together! This works great to enable the front button lights as notification lights.
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Thanks, seems to be working quite well! I have a couple of feature requests, but I don't know how feasible they are.
1. Is it possible to light each of the buttons separately, or can they only be controlled as a single unit? It would be nice if we could assign each button to a specific notification. For example, light the "home" button for texts, the "back" button for emails, etc. It would somewhat make up for the fact that our LED is only a single color.
2. Can you add an option that makes unlocking the phone stop the pulsing, regardless of whether or not the notification was checked?
Sent from my LG-E970

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hassa9 said:
Thanks, seems to be working quite well! I have a couple of feature requests, but I don't know how feasible they are.
1. Is it possible to light each of the buttons separately, or can they only be controlled as a single unit? It would be nice if we could assign each button to a specific notification. For example, light the "home" button for texts, the "back" button for emails, etc. It would somewhat make up for the fact that our LED is only a single color.
2. Can you add an option that makes unlocking the phone stop the pulsing, regardless of whether or not the notification was checked?
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I'm glad it's working well! Also, no one has told me any bugs, which means that I made it flawless--doubtful--or, any issues are small. Either way, I'm fine .
I had thought about the individual control, but I'm pretty sure they are all connected. So, to my knowledge, that is not possible.
I like your 2nd idea! I'll work that into the next release. I'll probably release something new soon (likely, this weekend) that is a big re-work of the whole thing. I'm trying to add the option to have the notification stay on as long as it is charging (so it won't timeout), as well as have it stop if the battery is below a certain percentage. I've also fixed the Google Talk notification. I haven't been able to find a different way to get the screen to wake up momentarily without the use of Secure Settings. Personally, I don't think it's a big deal, but it's probably preferable to not need to download a second app--even if it is free. I'll bug GermainZ some more to see if he has any ideas for me .

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Almost had a bug for you. Figured out it was the permanent on option lol Nice work.
Btw, that wakelock issue that we talked about hasn't reappeared :thumbup:
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hassa9 said:
Thanks, seems to be working quite well! I have a couple of feature requests, but I don't know how feasible they are.
1. Is it possible to light each of the buttons separately, or can they only be controlled as a single unit? It would be nice if we could assign each button to a specific notification. For example, light the "home" button for texts, the "back" button for emails, etc. It would somewhat make up for the fact that our LED is only a single color.
2. Can you add an option that makes unlocking the phone stop the pulsing, regardless of whether or not the notification was checked?
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#2 a million times over! I;'ve noticed that even accessing my messages after I get a notification will not stop the notification. I have to go into my status bar and click the ONN icon in order for the pulsing to stop. Sometimes, this can go on FOREVER without me knowing it and my battery just decides to crap out.
The program is awesome tho!! Just would like that feature.

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I have a feature request. Can you make it where the light does not come on for charging. I keep it plugged in so it keeps pulsing and I always think I have a notification. Thank you
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mws1986 said:
I have a feature request. Can you make it where the light does not come on for charging. I keep it plugged in so it keeps pulsing and I always think I have a notification. Thank you
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I like that idea as well. I had tried something to get that last week, but couldn't get it to work reliably. I'll definitely keep trying and include it in one of the next releases if/when I figure it out.
Keep the requests coming! I'll do what I can. Although Tasker is awesome, it does take some time making apps on a phone screen.

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CapnPez said:
I like that idea as well. I had tried something to get that last week, but couldn't get it to work reliably. I'll definitely keep trying and include it in one of the next releases if/when I figure it out.
Keep the requests coming! I'll do what I can. Although Tasker is awesome, it does take some time making apps on a phone screen.
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Well do what you can. You have already done more than I could do. This is a great app and I'm looking forward to see where its headed. Thank you
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Globalrebel said:
#2 a million times over! I;'ve noticed that even accessing my messages after I get a notification will not stop the notification. I have to go into my status bar and click the ONN icon in order for the pulsing to stop. Sometimes, this can go on FOREVER without me knowing it and my battery just decides to crap out.
The program is awesome tho!! Just would like that feature.
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I'd also like to see this implemented, if possible. Otherwise, I'll keep saying it, this is a very very VERY useful app. Thanks again for the work!

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The app seems to be going haywire on my phone. I've re-installed it a few times now. It will work fine for a day then the led doesn't blink when I get a notification and the battery use for ButtonLED jumps up to around 60%. Any ideas?

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johnbyebye said:
The app seems to be going haywire on my phone. I've re-installed it a few times now. It will work fine for a day then the led doesn't blink when I get a notification and the battery use for ButtonLED jumps up to around 60%. Any ideas?
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That's interesting. What settings do you have on the app? Do you have any other Tasker profiles running? Each time you re-install, you'll need to re-enable the Accessibility as well.
On the version I'm working on now, I'm trying a method to reduce battery usage by disabling the profiles that look to see if one of the apps that generate a notification (Gmail, Voice, etc.) is open (and thus clear the notification) when there is no notification. That way, it won't be polling the apps when it doesn't need to. I'm not sure if that will have much of an impact.
However, I haven't ever seen my battery usage jump up that high (usually, it stays below 4% for me--but I usually clear my notifications fairly soon after they come). Are you using my app (ONN) or GermainZ's (ButtonLED)? I would recommend not using both at the same time.

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CapnPez said:
That's interesting. What settings do you have on the app? Do you have any other Tasker profiles running? Each time you re-install, you'll need to re-enable the Accessibility as well.
On the version I'm working on now, I'm trying a method to reduce battery usage by disabling the profiles that look to see if one of the apps that generate a notification (Gmail, Voice, etc.) is open (and thus clear the notification) when there is no notification. That way, it won't be polling the apps when it doesn't need to. I'm not sure if that will have much of an impact.
However, I haven't ever seen my battery usage jump up that high (usually, it stays below 4% for me--but I usually clear my notifications fairly soon after they come). Are you using my app (ONN) or GermainZ's (ButtonLED)? I would recommend not using both at the same time.
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Um...oops. I just realized I posted this in the wrong app thread, haha. I'm using GermainZ's. Apologies. I haven't had my coffee yet. :silly:

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johnbyebye said:
Um...oops. I just realized I posted this in the wrong app thread, haha. I'm using GermainZ's. Apologies. I haven't had my coffee yet. :silly:
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No problem (I'm glad it's not something wrong with my app!). I hope you get it sorted out. However, you could see if using my app makes any difference (although GermainZ is a lot more experienced than I am, so the likelihood of mine working and his not isn't all that great ). Also, did you re-enable Accessibility after your re-installation of his app? I'm pretty sure every time you uninstall something, it clears that and you would need to re-enable when you install it again.

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CapnPez said:
No problem (I'm glad it's not something wrong with my app!). I hope you get it sorted out. However, you could see if using my app makes any difference (although GermainZ is a lot more experienced than I am, so the likelihood of mine working and his not isn't all that great ). Also, did you re-enable Accessibility after your re-installation of his app? I'm pretty sure every time you uninstall something, it clears that and you would need to re-enable when you install it again.
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Thanks. I did enable Accessibility each time. I switched to your app but I'm still having issues. These apps really don't like me, haha. Maybe something is conflicting? I'm not sure. My app settings are attached and here is a video of what happens:
EDIT: I don't have ButtonLED installed at the same time just fyi.
http://youtu.be/sLLcNmVi2RQ
The LED stops blinking and then the duration changes to something else.