On my Galaxy S and Nexus S the mod I most appreciated was Backlight Notification (BLN) to use the LEDs for missed call/text notifications.
Does anybody know how possible such a mod is for the SGS2? It took a long time to appear on the Nexus S scene - is it likely to be just as tricky for the SGS2?
BLN would be great. Going to use Noled for now I guess.
definately possible since neldar released the version for older sgs gingerbread today..
I started a thread about a bounty for this. I don't think there is much interest. Which is crazy. Not having a notification led really sucks.
I would really like this too, maybe since the phone hasn't been out long it'll take a bit of time to get this on the radar for development. Especially as it still hasn't been released in some countries yet.
I came from an HTC hero, so this hasn't been an issue previously, and it took a bit of searching to find out that BLN had existed for previous galaxy phones.
AmesCell said:
I started a thread about a bounty for this. I don't think there is much interest. Which is crazy. Not having a notification led really sucks.
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I'll be chipping something in to this bounty
Good news - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=14679659&postcount=510
Excellent! Neldar's BLN is definitely sorely missed on the i9100.
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Can someone explain the advantage of this over NoLED?
I too came from a Hero and have been happier with NoLED than a single LED notification. There are already tons of options to setup NoLED however you want. I can't imagine a mod being any better...
No led is useless to me since I dont use a lock screen, hate em. Does the bln version work without one? I read for 20 minutes in the link without figuring that out.
This is the mod I am most looking forward too
so any news about the BLN application for Galaxy S II ?
Yes, same here. Eagerly waiting for BLN to support the I9100. But isn't there any other app in the market? As our phone has in built key light it shouldn't be very hard to make an app I guess.
Regards.
Rob_J said:
On my Galaxy S and Nexus S the mod I most appreciated was Backlight Notification (BLN) to use the LEDs for missed call/text notifications.
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How is this possible ?, I thought AMOLED screens used no backlight...
Enables led in back and menu buttons
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Lets hope its soon! I'm very excited for this mod.
I'm also looking VERY much forward to this mod, since I'm coming from an HTC phone (Hero) where this is standard.
This would make the SGS2 perfect! ATM it's only almost perfect
Would also happily add to the bounty
im also looking forward to this mod. can't believe a notification LED wasnt built in.. must have just forgot?
I will definitely donate for this!!
yes, this and the lock screen delay issue is the only thing holding this wonderful phone back.
Does BLN control Pro v0.11.10 work on SGS II??
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Is it possible to use the touch buttons as an LED notifier for missed calls, email, and SMS? Sure they cant change colors but at least it could blink every X seconds/minutes.
You do Realize this has been asked before.. I sent Jac a thread that has this working on the I9000.. Not sure if he's still looking into it or not though.
its already done for Captivate.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=780732
Whats included:
-Correct Screen auto-rotate
-HSUPA support
-MobileAP support (aka wireless tethering)
-Selecting with power button in recovery mode
-External SD card support
-Postboot scripts
-Voodoo lagfix
-Softkey Backlight Notification
I tried and got bricked... so if someone can make this for Vibrant i will be happy.
I use the app noLED. Works pretty well. Found it in the market.
knotphunnie said:
I use the app noLED. Works pretty well. Found it in the market.
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I personally don't care for that app. It's okay idea, but what really needs to get done is samsung to implement the Notifications into the buttons. I've seen what the i9000 has done, it's not too bad. This has been posted many times, you might want to try the search button
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I use the app noLED. Works pretty well. Found it in the market.
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Ive been using that but its questionable how it affects battery life and long-term effects on the screen life.
noLED is a decent alternative imo
When I used to noLED I would press the volume buttons and it would give me the volume sound and light up the screen but still on black. So I predicted it would kill my battery quicker.
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NoLED is a PITA...it adds another layer of lockscreens/button-touches to get your notifications, thus I didn't care for it much. It also FC'd on me all the time...YMMV.
Someone will most likely get the button led flash to work one day, just be patient.
Flash notify in the market place will suffice for now and it actually works pretty good
surprised this hasn't already been implemented for the vibrant. if it's already done on the captivate isn't it just a matter of time for someone to port the code over?
Reason it hasn't been implemented got the vibrant its because your talking a whole new kernel build... Along with that the current implementations of it, from what I read prior, aren't too fond of battery life and they can't make it blink like a led would do. The buttons backlight just stays on. I don't know if that has changed any time recently but thats what it was like the previous time I looked it up.
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TheSneakerWhore said:
NoLED is a PITA...it adds another layer of lockscreens/button-touches to get your notifications, thus I didn't care for it much. It also FC'd on me all the time...YMMV.
Someone will most likely get the button led flash to work one day, just be patient.
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hmm I never had a issue with it nor any extra battery drain. Is it the best coolest app nope. But it works for notifications
Samsung fixed this probably purposely overlooked notification problem with galaxy S phones with a whole new galaxy S, the Continuum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8407079&postcount=12
bugmenot5 said:
Samsung fixed this probably purposely overlooked notification problem with galaxy S phones with a whole new galaxy S, the Continuum
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=8407079&postcount=12
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That phone is the ugliest excuse for a phone, add a damn led... Its that simple, why decrease the main screen size for a very sub par mini screen that looks like trash.
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xplanowestx said:
That phone is the ugliest excuse for a phone, add a damn led... Its that simple, why decrease the main screen size for a very sub par mini screen that looks like trash.
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Yeah that things not looking so hot for me either. Lol
The best alternative IMO is Flash Notify. Been using it for a long time with no issues. Really wanted the soft keys to light up for notifications but I don't find that necessary anymore.
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Since the vibrant doesn't have any kind of LED notification, I was wondering if it was possible to use the 4 bottom keys as a substitute. I found an app called NoLED that displays notifications on a black background (and since all galaxy phones have SAMOLED screens it wouldn't use much power), but having one of the 4 bottom icons light up or flash would be really cool.
I remember reading somewhere it was all or nothing As far as turning the bottom lights on...buy don't quote me.
Another thing to note us that black on the screens uses no power.
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so i read into this a little more and it seems like TW made a kernel for this (i found the info on their forum). For those of you who are interested, its called BLN (BackLightNotification) and its in some of their kernels (DoW 1.3, 1.4, etc.). Does anyone know if this is available for the vibrant yet?
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so i read into this a little more and it seems like TW made a kernel for this (i found the info on their forum). For those of you who are interested, its called BLN (BackLightNotification) and its in some of their kernels (DoW 1.3, 1.4, etc.). Does anyone know if this is available for the vibrant yet?
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Yes it is available for the vibrant but the kernel of the rom you are running must support bln...like DoW...
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also know that kernels with BLN support are all i9000 ports at the moment.
Pros: You get BLN fucntions
Cons: Quick battery drains (8-12hrs off charger at best)
$0.02, id rather check every now and then by turning the screen on than sacrifice 40-50% battery life.
Was wondering if I could get a mod similar to this that would allow me to use my soft key lights for notifications.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1080529
https://market.android.com/details?id=neldar.bln.control.free&hl=en
Perdon me but I have to ask why do you want this implemented?
The SGS does not have a dedicated notification led but the Atrix does have one and works really well. Specially when used with Light Flow app.
Cheers!
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Rayan said:
Perdon me but I have to ask why do you want this implemented?
The SGS does not have a dedicated notification led but the Atrix does have one and works really well. Specially when used with Light Flow app.
Cheers!
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I could honestly see why somebody would still want this.
I became too used to leaving my phone on my desk (say for instance I wanted to leave it on the charger) and easily see if I have a message across the room if I became tied up with something else.
IMHO I'm a bigger fan of BLN, than any other notification light that I've ever used on ANY phone.
With that said, no dev is probably gonna waste time porting it over with a default LED already on board...
I have the Galaxy Player 4.0. When using the device in the dark, I dim the screen to zero. But this does not affect the brightness of the three buttons at the bottom, which are very bright and annoying. Is there a way to turn the lights off for these buttons?
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I have the Galaxy Player 4.0. When using the device in the dark, I dim the screen to zero. But this does not affect the brightness of the three buttons at the bottom, which are very bright and annoying. Is there a way to turn the lights off for these buttons?
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And mine stay on bright like that the whole time netflix is playing! Seems like it would dim with the screen
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374233&highlight=ledkill
Kills them very nicely! That was the first piece of development for the galaxy players, btw! Nice trivia
Back when we were all living in the "rooting galaxy s wifi 5.0" thread; those were the days, lol!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1374233&highlight=ledkill
Kills them very nicely! That was the first piece of development for the galaxy players, btw! Nice trivia
Back when we were all living in the "rooting galaxy s wifi 5.0" thread; those were the days, lol!
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Haha so true...
It's so awesome to watch these forums grow ever since they were created back in like October.
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Haha, yup I like to think of this forum as our child we have took time to raise and educate!
Seriously though, that thread got a little crazy, there's close to 50 pages in it; good luck finding the answer to the original question, lol!
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Haha, yup I like to think of this forum as our child we have took time to raise and educate!
Seriously though, that thread got a little crazy, there's close to 50 pages in it; good luck finding the answer to the original question, lol!
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There was another thread that I found through Google it was named "android update on galaxy s wifi 4.0" or something of the sort. It was very long too, and it was where I first began my Android journey and also where I obtained the stock 2.3.6 rom that my rom is based upon.
Edit: found it: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1227578
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Yup, I remember that one too! Ah, but enough reminiscing. On the subject of dimming things, I have been wanting to hack the screen so that it can go dimmer than the current 12% lock. I have been using screen filter, but it bugs me knowing how much battery I could be saving at night! If someone could point me in the right direction of what files to edit, or better yet, help me with this since I know nothing about coding, then I would greatly appreciate it. You could even add it to your rom, klin!
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Yup, I remember that one too! Ah, but enough reminiscing. On the subject of dimming things, I have been wanting to hack the screen so that it can go dimmer than the current 12% lock. I have been using screen filter, but it bugs me knowing how much battery I could be saving at night! If someone could point me in the right direction of what files to edit, or better yet, help me with this since I know nothing about coding, then I would greatly appreciate it. You could even add it to your rom, klin!
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Not sure exactly what the process is to dim lower than that. I do know however that when I just installed CM7 the brightness goes substantially lower than the stock or any other ROM has. Might be a place to start looking?
And also as far as I'm aware, there's no way to dim the capacitive buttons. On or off, unfortunately.
Thanks for the tip, Ill look into it! I really wish I could install cm7 to test, but I need my device fully functional almost every day! Maybe Ill buy another galaxy player, lol!
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Thanks for the tip, Ill look into it! I really wish I could install cm7 to test, but I need my device fully functional almost every day! Maybe Ill buy another galaxy player, lol!
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Once it matures on the SGP a bit it should be a lot more useable!
When you mess around with your phone (flashing,adb commands,etc) what would you like to be done easier for you? I'm currently building a tool that'll be universal and open source.
IF you have any ideas leave them below!
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When you mess around with your phone what would you like to be 1 click type of doing?
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an excellent question. I love setting up automation with tasker but I've run out of ideas to implement. Im curious what other may find useful...(no thread hijack)
I would love to know how to set up an nfc task to toggle my bedroom tv on and off. I know it's stupid, but I'm lazy. Lol. I tried for a couple of hours to get it figured out and I could do it.
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COVX! How are you? And that's a good question. I would probably want to find out how to recreate the double tap method on the lock screen like on the G2.
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COVX! How are you? And that's a good question. I would probably want to find out how to recreate the double tap method on the lock screen like on the G2.
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My friend has a Rom of 4.2 on his gs3 and nexus 7 that allows for "tickle" wake up. So it's not the double tap, but just a swipe across the screen. I haven't personally used it so I'm not sure if it has to be in the Rom or if we could add it in.
Update: Might have been galaxy nexus. Found an app for the nexus, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101488
ghleyo said:
My friend has a Rom of 4.2 on his gs3 and nexus 7 that allows for "tickle" wake up. So it's not the double tap, but just a swipe across the screen. I haven't personally used it so I'm not sure if it has to be in the Rom or if we could add it in.
Update: Might have been galaxy nexus. Found an app for the nexus, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2101488
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There is a similar one called PGM2, I used it on my Galaxy Nexus. It requires a kernel that supports it. (most of the custom kernels do). You can set it to respond to tapping the screen, swiping, etc. You can simply swipe to the left across the bottom of the screen to turn it off. I love my Galaxy Nexus.... I just upgraded to the S4 2 weeks ago with the Verizon Unlimited Data keeping option and despite no custom kernel/4.3 support due to ME7, I LOVE this phone even more...the speed is phenomenal and I get more than triple the battery life of my Galaxy Nexus (and it has an extended battery). I'm running Hyperdrive rom and it's more than enough to keep me happy until if/when kexec support or other bootloader workaround is available.
Chuckleb0ne said:
COVX! How are you? And that's a good question. I would probably want to find out how to recreate the double tap method on the lock screen like on the G2.
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Hey man! Getting back into the dev scene again i am, aha
EDIT: updated the op to be more specific
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There is a similar one called PGM2, I used it on my Galaxy Nexus. It requires a kernel that supports it. (most of the custom kernels do). You can set it to respond to tapping the screen, swiping, etc. You can simply swipe to the left across the bottom of the screen to turn it off. I love my Galaxy Nexus.... I just upgraded to the S4 2 weeks ago with the Verizon Unlimited Data keeping option and despite no custom kernel/4.3 support due to ME7, I LOVE this phone even more...the speed is phenomenal and I get more than triple the battery life of my Galaxy Nexus (and it has an extended battery). I'm running Hyperdrive rom and it's more than enough to keep me happy until if/when kexec support or other bootloader workaround is available.
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Is this PGM2 available for the S4?
Maybe some of the easier tasks like wifi off when leaving home/work network. Quiet hrs. during certain times, battery saving mode when sleeping for a period of time etc. Sounds like a good idea if its simplified. Tasker was a PITA to learn
one of my favorite tools used in flashing is a zip that copies all my custom notification mp3s to the system/media folder for me. Something similar would be nice
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Maybe some of the easier tasks like wifi off when leaving home/work network. Quiet hrs. during certain times, battery saving mode when sleeping for a period of time etc. Sounds like a good idea if its simplified. Tasker was a PITA to learn
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tasker can be difficult for some to wrap they're head around...i love learning that kind of stuff but im weird like that. i have so much goodness automated with tasker...i frickin love that app.
if OP automated the importing of tasker profiles for some of the things mentioned above that would be useful for some folks too. most basic codes for that can be downloaded and imported to tasker