Monochromatic problem - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hey there,
I tried to turn my display color range to monochromatic in devveloper options and with app "Monochromatic". But everytime i turn display off, color range is back to all colors but monochromatic setting is checked.
Any idea how to fix that?
Thanks
edit: I have Huawei Y6 Prime 2018 (ATU-L31) with Android 8 (EMUI ATU-L31 8.0.0.151 (C432))

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MiSme said:
Hey there,
I tried to turn my display color range to monochromatic in devveloper options and with app "Monochromatic". But everytime i turn display off, color range is back to all colors but monochromatic setting is checked.
Any idea how to fix that?
Thanks
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In developer options, the option you select (Simulate Color Space or SCS) overrides the choice in the Accessibility Menu option. I use this option a lot, especially at night. It's a two-step process.
Go to Accessibility, scroll down to Color Filter, and toggle it. You won't be able to see options, and a note that says "Overriden by Simulate Color Space" should show. It should stay mono even after wake.
Color Space only affects your perception of the phone. It does not alter the phone's perception of its surroundings. If you take a photo using SCS, it will still be a color photo when you take it.

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Always On Edge - Edge Lighting App

So I thought I would start a thread since this seems to be the best app out there to replace our missing notifications LED. This seems to be the best solution at the moment but I'm having some issues.
1. I can't seem to get the colors to change on a per-app basis.
2. The edge lighting around the notch doesn't seem to work.
Has anyone else figured this out or have any other suggestions?
Here is a link to the app for those that haven't tried it yet.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.used.aoe
In settings for the app, give it the required permissions, scroll down to the blue box that says "enable app and its color and time", select the app you want, check enable edge lighting, (I have only checked out One Color) then tap the colored box, and select the color you want, and press Choose.
Been playing with it today. Works well enough that I paid. One remaining concern, is effect on battery so we'll have to see how it behaves tomorrow.
For the ring around the camera, enable "notch support" under widget settings and make sure you have either "around all screen" or "around notch only" selected under lighting above.
To get per app notifications, use the "when a notification comes" option under how to start and it will open up a selection.
Another really cool feature is "display notification icons" that can be used together work edge lighting, or stand alone by itself to create an alternative to aod that stays on when there are notifications pending.
dew.man said:
Been playing with it today. Works well enough that I paid. One remaining concern, is effect on battery so we'll have to see how it behaves tomorrow.
For the ring around the camera, enable "notch support" under widget settings and make sure you have either "around all screen" or "around notch only" selected under lighting above.
To get per app notifications, use the "when a notification comes" option under how to start and it will open up a selection.
Another really cool feature is "display notification icons" that can be used together work edge lighting, or stand alone by itself to create an alternative to aod that stays on when there are notifications pending.
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For "when a notification comes", no option to choose for Whatsapp or Gmail?
micshang said:
For "when a notification comes", no option to choose for Whatsapp or Gmail?
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Try the system apps checkbox. The UI isn't the greatest and it took me a while to get mine sorted out, but seems to work really well one configured.
dew.man said:
Try the system apps checkbox. The UI isn't the greatest and it took me a while to get mine sorted out, but seems to work really well one configured.
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System apps checkbox in the AOE? Didn't see this option. If on the individual app, I've set all notifications to on
I've been playing with the notch ring only cause is what I am interested but it somehow disable Always Display and dont know how to get it back... I just want the led notch ring notifications
Is it me or does this app have an archaic setup process? It just looks so dated and hard to use.
dew.man said:
Try the system apps checkbox. The UI isn't the greatest and it took me a while to get mine sorted out, but seems to work really well one configured.
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Found that. Thank you.
Which option do you choose for the following;
*allow this app to run without restriction or
*allow the system to prevent this app from running sometimes
I am curious....it cannot be setup to work as the original led notifications, right? I mean, the light ring disappears after a few seconds...cannot be set to repeat after a certain period of time..?
Yeah, it has a reminder function. Thanks for clarifying to myself )
Curious about battery usage with this app. The features are cool but the setup is just a pain.
leoking3 said:
I am curious....it cannot be setup to work as the original led notifications, right? I mean, the light ring disappears after a few seconds...cannot be set to repeat after a certain period of time..?
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You can set the time that it shows up and also there is a repeat option as well.
Hi. Great app!! However... Even tho I've ticket to show the app's icon when a notification is received... I don't. Any ideas? Cheers
I can't get this to work at all on my s10. wanted to it flash different colours (with screen off) for variety of notifications (Skype, WA, Nine (email). Messenger). None work. can't get any light to come on at all....is there something I'm missing!?
Make sure that the built in edge lighting isn't turned on.
johnboywilson said:
Make sure that the built in edge lighting isn't turned on.
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Thanks - all good. Seemed that Nine was supported as Samsung email works fine as does Whats App. To me this is a 100% solution to the no LED light so happy days..
Yes I'm very happy with it so far. :good:
Im still tweaking with this - can't seem to figure out how to get rid of the AOD it puts on the phone. I just want the notification ring.
I cant seem to get this to work as well

Pop-up notification color

Does anyone know what controls the background color of the Pop-up notifications, also known as Heads Up notifications? Not the Samsung edge lighting pop-ups, but the regular Android Pie ones? Mine are an ugly yellow/brown color, and I'm not sure why or if I can change it. It doesn't seem to be affected by night mode or Samsung themes. Any ideas?
patrickneil said:
Does anyone know what controls the background color of the Pop-up notifications, also known as Heads Up notifications? Not the Samsung edge lighting pop-ups, but the regular Android Pie ones? Mine are an ugly yellow/brown color, and I'm not sure why or if I can change it. It doesn't seem to be affected by night mode or Samsung themes. Any ideas?
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Have you already tried settings - lock screen - notifications?
jugih said:
Have you already tried settings - lock screen - notifications?
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Yes, that can change the transparency of these on the lock screen, which is great, I like them fully transparent, but none of the options there affect notifications while the screen is unlocked.
I realize some Samsung users may not see these, instead turning on the Edge Lighting option which captures these notifications and turns them into white bubbles that can open an app in a multi window. But those who don't use Edge Lighting, what color are your heads up notifications?
Googling about this just brings up hundreds of pages of instructions on how to block the heads up notifications, and nothing I can see about their appearance, so that's why I'm asking the forum here.
I would be curious to know if we can change this as well.
ANother thing I'd like to modify is their postion - why do they not start from the very top of the screen?
I dunno if you guys have figured it out or not but you can control the colors using QuickStar in Good Luck. BG color and font color of the heads up notification is the same as the Quickpanel colors. The only thing you gotta watch out for is that the panel BG alpha (or opacity) doesn't carry over to the heads up notification. So if you choose a white BG and set the opacity to 50% it will just be a 100% opaque white in the heads up notification.
PS: this website's mobile version is horrible.

Is there a good alternative to f.lux without root?

Got my S6 today and a good screen filter is an absolute must for any device. However, f.lux requires root. I don't want to murder my eyes, so what do I do?
What's wrong with the default feature implemented in Android?
jed84 said:
What's wrong with the default feature implemented in Android?
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There's already a feature like this in Android?
It's called night light. Implemented in 2016.
Open your settings -> Display -> Blue Light Filter and configure it. You have the choice of a custom schedule or Sunset to Sunrise. You can also just manually turn it on and off and change the opacity.
You can also access that menu by pulling down the notification bar and in your quick menu, there is a "Blue light filter" option with a big "B" for an icon. Tap and hold to access menu.
jed84 said:
What's wrong with the default feature implemented in Android?
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I use CF.Lumen with root because the default blue filter is not enough for me even with the lowest brightness.
In pitch black environment I like the deep red filter. Very pleasing to my eyes in bed especially with white images or backgrounds etc.

Question is there a way to stop the system text colors from changing? to pick one color?

my quick setting buttons, my lock screen clock, my setting text colors change almost by the hour. its annoying. can i stop it? can i pick a color?
Yeah if you long press any empty space on the home screen it will bring up the settings called wallpaper and styles. I believe you want to the go to colors and select basic. And then choose the color you want. That should make them stay the same color.
But what wallpaper do you use or what setting do you have that makes it change by the hour? Just curious
mojorisin7178 said:
Yeah if you long press any empty space on the home screen it will bring up the settings called wallpaper and styles. I believe you want to the go to colors and select basic. And then choose the color you want. That should make them stay the same color.
But what wallpaper do you use or what setting do you have that makes it change by the hour? Just curious
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my wall paper changes at every unlock of the lock screen.
i have to say the color options that you can choose from are ****.

Question How to Hide Persistent App Icon

So I'm coming from a pixel 6 pro to the galaxy s23 ultra. It's my first Samsung phone so I'm still getting familiar with the Samsung flavor of Android.
Is there a way to hide/not display an apps persistent notification icon from the status bar? I use a diabetic monitoring app(xdrip+) which has to always be running for obvious reasons. The app produces a graph which is always visible when I pull down the notification bar, I like that peice and want to keep it. However having the icon displayed in the status bar at all times is an eye sore.
On the pixel (and previously my oneplus 7 pro) I could set the notification to "silent" and it would hide the icon but would still display the graph in the notification bar. I can't find a way to mirror that on my galaxy s23. I can disable the persistent notification all together, but then I lose access to the handy graph.
When the notification shade is down and all notifications are visible you tap and hold the notification you want to change and after a moment a few options will appear and you tap settings and it takes you yo settings for that notification
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When the notification shade is down and all notifications are visible you tap and hold the notification you want to change and after a moment a few options will appear and you tap settings and it takes you yo settings for that notification
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I tried that, and setting it to "silent" didn't do anything sadly. I also tried disabling the notification entirely but that sadly made the graph go away as well.
kyleallen5000 said:
I tried that, and setting it to "silent" didn't do anything sadly. I also tried disabling the notification entirely but that sadly made the graph go away as well.
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At the bottom tap notification categories and go through there
spart0n said:
At the bottom tap notification categories and go through there
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Ahhhhh thank you. I fooled around a bit in there before but didn't realize that there were sub options within sub options. Thank you so much for the help, I'm now able to hide the icon.

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