I have the QC case and I really like the functionality of the thing but the problem is that with the case in place, the tiny notification LED is pretty much impossible to see unless you're right in front of it! Most of the time, the case hole for the LED is simply not aligned with the LED itself so it's nearly impossible to see the damn thing when it's flashing!
Is there some app that will display a flash or a notification in the circular hole in the QC case so we don't have to rely on seeing the microscopic LED for notifications?
I was thinking of NOLED app or something like it, but i'm not sure how it will work if you actually already have a notification LED!
There is already a built-in option to use flash as notification under settings /general /accessibility
Yeah, I know that but I didn't want to set off a beacon for nearby aircraft, just a gentle dot in the circle window or something!
I m comfortable with the size of the notification led, also using with original quick circle case/cover
I don't mind the size, but once you add the QC case to it, it's nearly impossible to see the LED unless you're directly in front of the phone. Move 20 degrees off centre and the LED can't be seen anymore. Try it and see! As for seeing the notification when phone's on a table in front of you, forget it!
I would say to make the hole bigger, but I don't know how the case works, and I have one. I use the LG G watch R for notifications, I like being able to read them on my watch when I am in a meeting. I don't get as many dirty looks as if I look at my phone.
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Hello guys still waiting my Droid DNA here in Greece Europe...Customs Clearance really play with my nerves...so i want you to know that when i will get the phone...i will dissaembly it....The LEDs are on the small bottom bored which is with the speaker. I need to solder them off (there is two of them) and then solder red leds back on. Oh and the leds are not from the lcd screen, they are seperate. i know how to solder and that's the only way to change the leds....i have 2 questions though and if you can answer i will be glad...i will make a guide when i will do it....the 2 questions are:
1)If i put multicolor LEDS is there any app to control them so i can put what colour i want any time?
2)if i dissaembly the phone and then re-assembly it the construction will be still solid..or for example the back cover will be cracky etc?
Yes, there are apps in the market currently to play with leds. If you search you should be able to find it.
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Hello guys still waiting my Droid DNA here in Greece Europe...Customs Clearance really play with my nerves...so i want you to know that when i will get the phone...i will dissaembly it....The LEDs are on the small bottom bored which is with the speaker. I need to solder them off (there is two of them) and then solder red leds back on. Oh and the leds are not from the lcd screen, they are seperate. i know how to solder and that's the only way to change the leds....i have 2 questions though and if you can answer i will be glad...i will make a guide when i will do it....the 2 questions are:
1)If i put multicolor LEDS is there any app to control them so i can put what colour i want any time?
2)if i dissaembly the phone and then re-assembly it the construction will be still solid..or for example the back cover will be cracky etc?
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1), no you can only change the base color. you cannot add multicolored LEDs, and expect to control them with no control hardware.
2) there is a very good chance the back will creak, it IS a PITA to get it back to perfect. but doable.
3) (my additions) if you are not using a fine tip solder station, OR hot air, then good luck not destroying what you are soldering. and in general, solder paste is the only way to go with SMC. you can do it with wire, but the chances of overheat, or flux burning away is VERY high. i've already soldered a few things on this phone, I will tell you this is by far the cheapest PCB i've touched. pads peel off, etc.
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Hello guys still waiting my Droid DNA here in Greece Europe...Customs Clearance really play with my nerves...so i want you to know that when i will get the phone...i will dissaembly it....The LEDs are on the small bottom bored which is with the speaker. I need to solder them off (there is two of them) and then solder red leds back on. Oh and the leds are not from the lcd screen, they are seperate. i know how to solder and that's the only way to change the leds....i have 2 questions though and if you can answer i will be glad...i will make a guide when i will do it....the 2 questions are:
1)If i put multicolor LEDS is there any app to control them so i can put what colour i want any time?
2)if i dissaembly the phone and then re-assembly it the construction will be still solid..or for example the back cover will be cracky etc?
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SMD soldering is always a drag, make sure you have a good quality iron up for the job. Also make sure to use flux, rose alloy, and a nice new tip. It is also crucial to use an iron which can be grounded.
To be perfectly honest you should opt for adding a sheet of transparent vinyl film, or something similar, between the LED's and the glass.
Here are some links which might help:
[HACKS] OG Droid gets blue capacitive buttons, charing LED swap, and sound reactive LED!
DIY : Custom Colored Capacitive Buttons
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Yes, there are apps in the market currently to play with leds. If you search you should be able to find it.
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This is false. The apps deal with notification and other LEDs which are already multicolor and have a supporting hardware and software interface, the apps just use the existing interfaces. What the OP wants to do is impossible as there is no interface to control the hardware aside from off and on. Additionally multicolor LEDs are a single physical thing but actually have multiple LEDs in the physical package. Each individual color needs its own power source which would also not work with the OP's project. If he attached the multicolored LED he'd likely have all the colors lit at once all the time.
@OP, use a single color and be careful. Soldering SMDs manually is always a challenge but can be done if you have a steady enough hand.
I've looked around and no one seems able to 100% confirm or deny if there is a notification LED.
I know the G6 doesn't so im hoping they have rectified their error...?
Cheers
There's definitely no notification LED.
Montechristo said:
There's definitely no notification LED.
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Oh man - disappointed!!!
Thank you though
Montechristo said:
There's definitely no notification LED.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. There's no led notification light? ??
I was gonna grab this device even though I don't like the headphone jack placement mistake they've made. Now there's no led? That's a deal breaker for me. ?
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Whoa, whoa, whoa. Hold on. There's no led notification light? ?
I was gonna grab this device even though I don't like the headphone jack placement mistake they've made. Now there's no led? That's a deal breaker for me.
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There is OLED notification via always on display. OLED make an extra LED at the top obsolete, especially in bezelless designs.
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There is OLED notification via always on display. OLED make an extra LED at the top obsolete, especially in bezelless designs.
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Notification LEDs will never be obsolete. The s8 still has one and it's very useful, despite it having always on display.
Definitely not a deal breaker
I saw in one video a violett light flashing right next to the loudspeaker, happened during a video or sound recording.
Was a German video on areamobile.
May it can be modified.
schuertzi said:
I saw in one video a violett light flashing right next to the loudspeaker, happened during a video or sound recording.
Was a German video on areamobile.
May it can be modified.
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Hmmm... Yes, that's what happened with some of the Moto phones. There's a green LED notification for low battery only, but devs modified it to be general notification LED in custom ROMs.
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I saw in one video a violett light flashing right next to the loudspeaker, happened during a video or sound recording.
Was a German video on areamobile.
May it can be modified.
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I wonder if this was the proximity sensor which is just reacting to the camera?
It is obsolete, OLED can totally emulate an LED and look exactly the same. No need for an extra component. Just use an LED notification emulator for always on display.
Well, if there's an out-of-box function which has a simple notification on the OLED screen which works the same way as a traditional LED, then I would accept.
As for S8, they have notification on the AOD... which is fine.
But wait.. I'm one of those who does not have a lock screen, thus I can never get notification icons on my AOD. That sucks. So you can imagine if the S8 does not have a notification LED, I'd be forced to turn on the lock screen, or live without any notification indication.
Bummer..
Really bad movement by LG not to have led notification despite having AOD.
S8 series has both of them so why not by LG.
Bad decision defiantly.
Actually it does seem to have LED notification. I am going by specs on a couple websites that list it as available and the picture on LG's website.
Edit: apparently not. See below.
Having the G6 without it I will say not a big deal. AoD is awesome enough, much better to glance at that.
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Having the G6 without it I will say not a big deal. AoD is awesome enough, much better to glance at that.
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I'm ok with AOD too.
But.. is the AOD with all notifications present without a lock screen? I've love to know :fingers-crossed:
Considering how much they've been pushing the AOD, it'll most likely not have a notification LED. I however would love one, despite the AOD.
I feel like an old timer who can't adjust to how things are right now, but I feel like AOD's are a waste of valuable battery resources (however light they may be).
I know an AOD will work wonders considering the amount of information it can display on a notification, but having an RGB LED pulse like night rider just sits better with my liking. I love having a green pulse for whatsapp, a teal pulse for group messages, a white pulse for sms and a purple pulse for missed calls (red for e-mails etc).
I'd love to have somthing wide like Pixel C. Maybe a notificaiton LED and an AOD triggered with the proximity sensor (flick of your hand, or pulling it out of your pocket etc) with a summary of the message or event.
But yeah, it probably won't have an LED. and yeah, despite talking so much about it, I probably won't miss it (except for the cringy feeling inside me when I go to camp and want to squeeze all my battery has to offer and I have to turn my AOD off)
I hope you can customize the heck out of the AOD or have an LED notification lookalike. Otherwise this is a dealbreaker. I use that light for everything.
Depends on your usage but for me RGB NLED is simpler and more effective than AOD. AOD is better if you keep your phone close to you at all times as it provides richer information. But i'm not glued to my phone. When I'm doing other things at work or at home I leave my phone on a desk or sofa or whatever but I can still see the NLED from a distance and decide whether to ignore it or not depending on the colour.
AOD on the G6 and S7 were not very visible at a distance. Maybe it's brighter now, I'm not sure. Will have to check it out in person. Also I'm not sure how much the AOD impacts battery life.
NLED is one of those features that does a simple job but does it effectively with little fuss. Not a deal breaker but I will miss it if it's gone. Paying for a new phone and losing a feature is not a nice feeling. Each to their own I guess
Otherwise I think the LG V30 is close to perfect for me. Was thinking about the Essential Phone but the camera is terrible and no headphone jack is pretty annoying.
I really hate that they did away with the notification LED, fine if you do that atleast give us something to make up for it. No the small bezels don't count. Appear the gs8 has a slick as hell edge notification light. That is sweet. I've used some apps that put spots on for fasten but they suck. Not really a fan of AOD I find myself looking at the screen way more when it's on and I hate that. Stupidly possibly but still. Not a fan of the apps that make the camera flash either. Too bright and let's everyone know you got a text or call. And at night that craps way too bright. Any other Optoma people using to compensate for no LED?
Hello,
the notification led is very weak/dark on my Honor 10.. It is nearly impossible to notice. Is there any way to make it brighter?
Thanks!
Gerrit
buy fitness band or pebble, no workaround unless you wanna replace LED by yourself
Grimlock42G1 said:
Hello,
the notification led is very weak/dark on my Honor 10.. It is nearly impossible to notice. Is there any way to make it brighter?
Thanks!
Gerrit
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I'm surprised no reviewers mentioned this. It's absolutely useless. It's the smallest they could possibly add to get it ticked off on the spec sheet. One of a few reasons that I've returned mine.
That and the lazy fingerprint reader...i suppose i'm gonna to return mine too
I just ordered one without any review mentioning this. I'm mostly in slightly dark environments, even being so small, can you still see it in the dark? The fingerprint should be fixed with updates but the led won't, só I hope it won't be a deal breaker.
In a dark room, I could see it, but only if I was looking at the phone almost face on. With it in the bedside table I couldn't notice it. It's unbelievably small.
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I just ordered one without any review mentioning this. I'm mostly in slightly dark environments, even being so small, can you still see it in the dark? The fingerprint should be fixed with updates but the led won't, só I hope it won't be a deal breaker.
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hardly visible even in compete darkness, no chance in any brighter environment
A minor workaround to check for notification quickly that I've found is to enable the option "Pick up to wake up device". Hidden under Smart assistance > motion control > pickup.
This should make us less reliant on the notification led. instead, we just lift the phone up to have the lockscreen light up to show us the notifications.
Tried using light flow or light manager to control the led color. When I test in light manager it uses the selected color but otherwise it doesn't. Hope it gets fixed on the July update. GPU turbo!
Unfortunately the new firmware that brings the gpu turbo "thing" didn't change anything on the led. Not brighter nor visible... What a flaw
i just bought Amazfit Bip, the battery life it's insane, if you don't use GPS it can last easily one month without charging with 24/7 notifications and heart rate reading every ten minutes plus pedometer
if you don't intend to wear anything on wrist and need notifications, don't buy this phone
The Made by Google Twitter account confirmed the P3 does not come with a notification light! That's insane and takes away one of the great advantages that Android has over iOS. I can't tell you how many times I was unaware of messages and voice mail on my work iPhone because it doesn't give any indication of a missed notification.... For hours and even days!
This is unacceptable!
This really sucks. I have it configured to give me so much information with just a glance. They probably saved $0.01 per phone leaving it off.
They probably think we all want to use AOD to see our notifications! I've never used it myself, why, BECAUSE THE LED LIGHT WORKS GREAT! Good grief!!
Hopefully they moved the "blink" functionality to the AMOLED screen. There is really no need for a separate LED if they move that functionality into the screen. And preferably add the options that lifghtflow offers.
But knowing Google they probably just removed the feature altogether. It's sad that they can't add all of the options that the Nexus 5 had 6 years ago, which launched for half the price. And then they have the nerve to call it a premium device.
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Hopefully they moved the "blink" functionality to the AMOLED screen. There is really no need for a separate LED if they move that functionality into the screen. And preferably add the options that lifghtflow offers.
But knowing Google they probably just removed the feature altogether. It's sad that they can't add all of the options that the Nexus 5 had 6 years ago, which launched for half the price. And then they have the nerve to call it a premium device.
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If you remember, the Nexus 6 had one but it wasn't implemented by the factory. It took a tear down before it was found and a clever programmer figured out how to make it work!
It doesn't need one with an OLED display. You can display notification indicators on the display like you could with an led.
I am standing in front of the pixel 3 display and can confirm there is no notification led! Not even in the settings!
what happens with a missed call? does a flashing dot appear on a black screen?
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what happens with a missed call? does a flashing dot appear on a black screen?
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I don't know, but it's a terrible idea to remove the only way to see missed notifications without turning on the screen.
It doesn't need one with an OLED display. You can display notification indicators on the display like you could with an led
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Can you see the OLED display from a distance, and its colour to tell what type of notification it is? That's the advantage of an LED
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Can you see the OLED display from a distance, and its colour to tell what type of notification it is? That's the advantage of an LED
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I personally will not use the always on feature, so walking the screen will be my only way of seeing missed notifications. Just like the iPhone, Google is forcing you to interact with your phone the way they want, and leaving us without choice.
Passive notifications are no more. ?
This sucks. Its not a game changer but I do use led to see what I got, very useful
The usual reviewers aren't helping. Focusing on how pretty the phone is instead of functionality. I'm coming from an S5 which has a multi-color notification LED, SDcard slot, removable battery with durable lightweight removable plastic back, wireless charging, IR transmitter, headphone jack, unlocked bootloader with official lineage support, water resistance, and flat display with no rounded corners. For $1000+ the reviewers and consumers should expect and demand these features plus new stuff. Unfortunately most people don't know or care enough about the hardware or software. Never felt this bitter/unexcited about a $1000 luxury purchase before.
4 GB of ram and 128 GB of storage is not on par with the competition. Not sure why consumers are making excuses for all the shortcomings? I'm buying for stock android, camera, stereo front facing speakers, IP68, wireless charging, and a much faster chip than my current phone. They could easily make it 50% fatter and stuff a massive battery in it with a removable plastic cover with an elastomeric seal but they want us to buy a new one every year or two.
I'm nervously waiting to see if it can be rooted and flashed. If not, there's much better options for the same cost.
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The usual reviewers aren't helping. Focusing on how pretty the phone is instead of functionality. I'm coming from an S5 which has a multi-color notification LED, SDcard slot, removable battery with durable lightweight removable plastic back, wireless charging, IR transmitter, headphone jack, unlocked bootloader with official lineage support, water resistance, and flat display with no rounded corners. For $1000+ the reviewers and consumers should expect and demand these features plus new stuff. Unfortunately most people don't know or care enough about the hardware or software. Never felt this bitter/unexcited about a $1000 luxury purchase before.
4 GB of ram and 128 GB of storage is not on par with the competition. Not sure why consumers are making excuses for all the shortcomings? I'm buying for stock android, camera, stereo front facing speakers, IP68, wireless charging, and a much faster chip than my current phone. They could easily make it 50% fatter and stuff a massive battery in it with a removable plastic cover with an elastomeric seal but they want us to buy a new one every year or two.
I'm nervously waiting to see if it can be rooted and flashed. If not, there's much better options for the same cost.
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Pixel phones purchased direct from Google can all be bootloader unlocked in developer settings. It's easier than just about any other device. Root access will be gained shortly after the phone is released into the wild, and hopefully, Magisk can be used to pass safety net for Google pay. I totally understand your other concerns, but rooting shouldn't be one of them.
No LED totally sucks. I don't use AOD because of increased battery drain and increased burn in. So no way to see if there are notifications without picking up the phone. Weak battery was already bad enough.
I understand it's probably not the biggest deal in the world or anything but for me personally if the notification led is gone, I'm probably going back to Apple.
And this isn't the be-all-end-all reason, Google just seems less and less interested in truly making their devices/software unique and if it's going to essentially be the same thing as an iPhone, then I may as well just have an iPhone.
Kinda OT, but I have to say it's weird that the only other phone i've had that did AOD really good was the OG Moto X. I'll get used it on the P3. I really don't depend on it that much on my P2.... if a notification goes off, I usually hear it or feel the vibration first anyway. Rare are the times I'm spotting a led color "from across the room" lol..
I never have my sound on, drive a truck and use the notification light exclusively for notifications. Forcing me to pick up the phone (as with any professional driver) is ridiculous. Changing colors of the light allowed you to see exactly what or who the notification was from and very private. AOD is distracting and less informative. Makes 0 sense.
I've always used the notification led with my OG Pixel, so now I'm getting used to the aod.
My question for you guys is do you have aod turned on and is there noticeable battery drain from it or any other potential downside? Or do you have it where the aod only turns on from lifting the phone or double tapping?
I'm trying to pick what's the ideal way to go with this. I realize it'll probably be a personal preference deal, I've just never had an aod phone before. Thanks!
I thought that if notification comes in, screen flashes once in a while, but it doesn't seem to do that.