[Q] Any flashlight app or torch? CM7 - Fascinate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Any cm7 LED torch app?

What have you tried already?
Typically I use the Tesla LED flashlight and that doesn't seem to be working.
I would think that whatever works with the Nexus S should work with the Fascinate though I cannot confirm this.

I've tried
I've tried telsa led on my phone but that doesn't work. I know the led works cuz it works with the camera app as flash. I have tried downloading all the free flash light apps but non seem to work.

I seem to remember someplace in the not so distant past that someone had it built into the CM6 for use. Perhaps that could be done. For now I am not all that worried as JT is making incredible progress with the CM7 build he is working on.
I will poke around a little more myself before I call it one way or the other though.

Ive tried every single flashlight app I could find and none work. Its weird cuz the flashlight apps see the LED but when i turn it on it doesnt turn the LED on. I love the cm7 builds and this is the last thing I would love to have working. Thanks for your help so far tho!

I use devuni.flashlight works great.
norm883

That's the app I used on com rom 2.1. But threw cm7 it doesn't work. Norm883 does it work for you on the latest build of cm7

I just tried it & its a no-good for me on cm7.
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Well it is good to know it's not just me or my phone. Hopefully when cm7 gets updated it will work this issue out. It's not a big deal but it is always nice to have a flashlight with you.

At the risk of being Captain Obvious here, if the LED function isn't working at the moment, most flashlight apps can also just turn your screen bright white and that's plenty bright too.
I use and would recommend Tiny Flashlight + LED as, unlike TeslaLED, there's only one version and it's free -- you don't need to buy a donate version just to get basic functionality like the screen light (unless TeslaLED has changed that, anyways).
https://market.android.com/details?id=com.devuni.flashlight

Also, you can get the pure white screen through a function in CM7. If you activate the power control widget there is an option to add a button for enabling the flash light (white screen). This doesn't help you with using the LED but for the time being until this function is added it is a nifty little feature that gives you some light with one push of a button.

Guess I'll stock with the white screen for now. It's still pretty bright but ya just can't best the led. Well thank you all for your help.

I built this from CM source a month ago, its not 100% but it works on TW builds at least. Don't try to use any of the strobe options and I've also had some strange things happen occassionally where the flashlight would turn on when I received a call.
http://www.multiupload.com/AKEVYMZLE5

sbrissen said:
I built this from CM source a month ago, its not 100% but it works on TW builds at least. Don't try to use any of the strobe options and I've also had some strange things happen occassionally where the flashlight would turn on when I received a call.
http://www.multiupload.com/AKEVYMZLE5
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sbrissen to the rescue.
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I use the instant heart rate app its free in the market...it turns on the flash and as a bonus you can check your heart rate

sbrissen said:
I built this from CM source a month ago, its not 100% but it works on TW builds at least. Don't try to use any of the strobe options and I've also had some strange things happen occassionally where the flashlight would turn on when I received a call.
http://www.multiupload.com/AKEVYMZLE5
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I tried and it won't even install for me. I'm on the 0704 build of CM7 with the OTB kernel.

Still unable to find a flashlight app that makes the LED run...

I tried about 4 of them from the Market yesterday but none operated the camera flash LED. That includes one that says it is made for the Nexus, which I thought would work but did not.

TeslaLED always worked for me. Though, I have yet to test it on the new CM7.
Definitely worth a try though. GL

gunm3tal said:
TeslaLED always worked for me. Though, I have yet to test it on the new CM7.
Definitely worth a try though. GL
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Tried TeslaLED..sorry no LED here...I have literately tried every market app i can find...gave up for now...also noticed the LED does not come on when recording video..but does when you take a picture

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Request: Camera LED Flashlight

Has anyone been able to find a working app that allows us to use the camera's LED Flash as a torch?
I've tried the various ones on the market place but no joy as of yet.
Would anyone care to have a crack at making one? Pleease
I have also been searching for this, I did find motos flashlight...but it didnt work on the streak
nobody got any ideas?
Wow am i missing this.
i live in the country and was always using the LED on my SE X1 as a torch especially in the dark nights it was a god send.
I'm hoping that once the septics ;-) get their Streaks some developers will pop out of the woodwork...hmm I wonder if Fards will have a crack at it?
would love this i couldnt find a led flashlight app that works on this or the htc evo 4g
I thought I'd give this a bump, now that our American cousins are piling in
I'm pretty sure none of the current apps will help us, it will have to be made specifically for the streak. Not sure how to go about making that kind of app, but it can't be too hard... right?
I'll look into it.
Camdat said:
would love this i couldnt find a led flashlight app that works on this or the htc evo 4g
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The htc evo 4g ver 2.2 comes with a flashlight that uses the camera's led's. Has 3 levels of brightness.
Maybe
I have a week off work and was going to knuckle down and get into some coding - i've never done Java before but I have the SDK and have found the resource documents for using the built in camera, and also the flash module.
I've got it worked out on a very very high level: include the camera library and set the flash to on or off. Beyond that I don't have a clue.
If I am successful, I am going to base this on the application for WM called TorchButton which I have been using on my HD2 for some time. It has on/off, SOS, strobe function.
http://ip208-100-42-21.static.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=581382 for TorchButton thread. I doubt this dev would port this to Android as it's very different code for WM/Android, but if you have a HD2 I would highly recommend that app.
Well, I've found that Droidlight on the market successfully turns on the LEDs... the only problem is that it can't turn them back off, not even taskilling it turns them off, only a reboot- so suffice it to say that usability is limited ;-)
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joshgantt said:
Well, I've found that Droidlight on the market successfully turns on the LEDs... the only problem is that it can't turn them back off, not even taskilling it turns them off, only a reboot- so suffice it to say that usability is limited ;-)
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Actually if you take a picture while leds are on they turn off.....its annoying but i guess its a bit more convenient than having to reboot device
joshgantt said:
Well, I've found that Droidlight on the market successfully turns on the LEDs... the only problem is that it can't turn them back off, not even taskilling it turns them off, only a reboot- so suffice it to say that usability is limited ;-)
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There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the LED control applications for Android and the camera flash light. Although LED's, they are not part of the function of the Android LED manipulator software. These applications just control the frequency and colour of handsets which have the LED notification lights on their front.
dkl_uk said:
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the LED control applications for Android and the camera flash light. Although LED's, they are not part of the function of the Android LED manipulator software. These applications just control the frequency and colour of handsets which have the LED notification lights on their front.
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I think most people are clear but for newbies that may stumble into this thread I'll break down a description of 'LED' when referenced by apps/users etc.
Screen LED: The screen is an LED panel and some apps in the market place called LED torch are referring to the whole phone screen. They will often place a blanket colour over the entire screen (usually white) and refer to this as a torch.
Notification LED: Some android phones have small coloured LED's inserted in the sides or the top that will flash on receipt of a call or message(The Dell streak DOES NOT have any notification LED's).
Camera LED: This is the LED that sits beside the camera lens on the back of your Dell streak, It's used as a 'flash' when taking a photograph in a dark room.
The above request is for an application that will turn on the Camera LED. So that it can be used as a torch.
The camera LED is very bright and quite effective as a torch (N.B. prolonged use may/damage the LED bulb)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=763997
Anything else?
moneytoo said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=763997
Anything else?
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Was literally just going to post that...
Hi guys,
I've just released Tiny Flashlight v2.2 in the Android Market. This version supports several new devices. Can someone with Dell Streak 2.1 check it and tell me if it works?
doink123 said:
Hi guys,
I've just released Tiny Flashlight v2.2 in the Android Market. This version supports several new devices. Can someone with Dell Streak 2.1 check it and tell me if it works?
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Ohh yes. very nice works on my UK 2.1 Streak (rooted)
yes, tested now on streak with official 02 upgrade 2.1 and can confirm you that it works very well!!
good app
I suggest you to add a desktop widget to turn on/off the light
Great news Stay tuned for v2.3 next week
in the new version, in the Led Light mode, the light don't turn off..

android 2.3.4 led notification light not working?

has anyone else noticed that the notification light no longer works in 2.3.4?
ethantarheels123 said:
has anyone else noticed that the notification light no longer works in 2.3.4?
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It seems to work just fine for me, just like it did in 1.8.3.
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mine does not.. I just tested using Go SMS Pro and it fails to show up.. that's a slight inconvenience
It has been working normal for me, so definitely not something affecting everyone.
I haven't tested it with any third party apps, maybe that's the problem.
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2.3.4 Everything seems to work Except moto blur which i have no problem with it
not working didn't like it.
GPS - Works
WIFI- Works
LED notification - Works
netflix VIA on 2.3 Works No more Green line and hazzy screen
my led works, but when you turn on the phone the led doesn't turn green like it used to do.
by the way, this started to appear just after unlock, the hktw build has got nothing to do with it!
franciscojavierleon said:
my led works, but when you turn on the phone the led doesn't turn green like it used to do.
by the way, this started to appear just after unlock, the hktw build has got nothing to do with it!
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same here.. the phone doesn't start with a green notification; however, i just sent myself a text message and it is blinking green.
not sure what is going on with others' phones.
The notification light doesn't work for me as well ._.
I sent a text message to my phone and got it but the notification light isn't working.
Probably a long shot but worth trying I guess
For all those people for whom LED lights are not working, do you have it enabled in Settings?
works for me!
Pat123 said:
Probably a long shot but worth trying I guess
For all those people for whom LED lights are not working, do you have it enabled in Settings?
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May I ask where that setting is? I looked in Display and it was not there.
Didn't see any lights on my 2.3.4!
the same hope update
Yes. I noticed mine doesn't light up as like it used to back in Froyo. In fact, the only time it would light up is during power on from cold. All the light up when charged to 90%, blinking when there's an sms, all not working anymore.
I just updated my atrix to 2.3.4 since yesterday and the notification light is not working anymore.
Mine didn't work after upgrade to 2.3.4 Was going to backup and do the factory reset, but when I use myBackup to backup the Data (contacts, settings, etc.) the LED for the notification came back, except the full charge notification light.
(googled and found that some people has the same problem with Droid when upgraded to GB, some of them suggested to clean application cache to get it working)
I don't want to do the factory reset, so will keep looking for the solution.
it works
ATT4.5.91
I just updated my Atrix to 2.3.4 yesterday and it works the same as it always did.
Mine works as before too with only one exception. The LED does not come and stay on when the phone is plugged in and fully charged. This is actually a welcome change to me.

[Q] Notification led for sgs2

As we all know, the sgs2 doesn't have notification leds. However, we do have leds under the menu and back buttons. I was wondering if anyone knows of any app that takes advantage of this. I want to use the menu and back button led as a notification led. Periodically flashing would be extremely helpful. I know there is NoLed on the market but that isn't the most elegant solution. Perhaps even using camera flash on minimum minimum brightness could be doable.
You need BLN for that. (Back Light Notification)
1- You have to flash BLN compatible kernel for that. For example- Ninphetamine.
2- You need to have liblights.zip installed. You can find it from Jame Bond thread.
3- You need to install BLN Control Pro for that, free version wont work for Missed calls and stock SMS/MMS app.
4- If you want notification for stock SMS/MMS app then you have to install 'Light Flow Lite' from market.
I was recently using it with that kernel, but I don't like that kernel at all.
Besides flashing too many things for just a simple light notification is very kiddish. Got rid of BLN and back to CF. No intention of getting it unless it start supports all kernels.
Regards.
Im running the villainROM 2.4.2 with ninphetamine kernal and XXKG6 installed.downloading the BLN app from the market you get that.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1198334
Has anyone noticed the red light that appears at the top of the phone next to the front camera and sensor? I've only really noticed it once the phone has been fully charged.
Perhaps this could be used to indicate a notification, assuming there isn't an app that already uses this light?
Lol, thats the Proximity sensor taking effect dude.
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Well whatever it is, could it not be used as a notification indicator if it hasn't already been?
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No sir, it can only be used in a call when you put your phone near your face/ear it helps to turn off the screen.
Regards.
Wait, so that really is an led light?! I've never seen it go off, it would be sweet to have a red notification led, just like my old Blackberry... BLN works okay for now, though is is NOWHERE as bright as the led on the blackberries.
I started using NoLED, coming from a Desire I was a bit disappointed. I like NoLED but I'm concerned about the impact it has on battery even though I have mine set to 1% brightness and I rather have the standard icons on screen rather than the custom icons to be honest.
ithehappy said:
You need BLN for that. (Back Light Notification)
1- You have to flash BLN compatible kernel for that. For example- Ninphetamine.
2- You need to have liblights.zip installed. You can find it from Jame Bond thread.
3- You need to install BLN Control Pro for that, free version wont work for Missed calls and stock SMS/MMS app.
4- If you want notification for stock SMS/MMS app then you have to install 'Light Flow Lite' from market.
I was recently using it with that kernel, but I don't like that kernel at all.
Besides flashing too many things for just a simple light notification is very kiddish. Got rid of BLN and back to CF. No intention of getting it unless it start supports all kernels.
Regards.
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Wooaaa.....
why such hassle?
i thought android suppose to be the smarted OS. :-(
back when i was using symbian, light signal plus, a simple app can make softhey LED lit up.
i was hoping theres a widget or app in android that can do the same thing.
rooting or flashing for such small function seems overkill. :-(
Ray1 said:
Wooaaa.....
why such hassle?
i thought android suppose to be the smarted OS. :-(
back when i was using symbian, light signal plus, a simple app can make softhey LED lit up.
i was hoping theres a widget or app in android that can do the same thing.
rooting or flashing for such small function seems overkill. :-(
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Android is the smartest OS but it isn't the simplest one. And as an user, not a dev, I don't like that too.
I also remember about Light Signal Plus when I had 5800XM.
Regards.

Question: Pulse Light Notification ICS Passion v11

Hey all... I had v10.6 and the pulse notification worked as it should... it pulsed. Now after flashing v11 directly over v10.6 even with the pulse option selected, the softkey lights stay lit now. I've unchecked/rechecked this option but not sure what to do.
Anybody else have this issue or know a solution?
I remember this happening to me where I'd get a message and it won't pulse but stay lit on previous versions of ICS Passion. When it happens to me I usually turn off the pulse notification, reboot, turn it on, and test.
No luck with that but thanks for the suggestion!
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Same here: I saw it pulsing exactly once. After the next upgrade it was gone back to just turning on the lights. It seems common to most ROMS that support the feature. Too bad :-(
Maybe it has something to do with deep sleep/power management and the fact that the CPU would need to wake up every second and turn the light on and off.
I would say try the Streamline Kernel. That is the only one I had the actual pulse notification work for on ICS Passion.
wkim02 said:
I would say try the Streamline Kernel. That is the only one I had the actual pulse notification work for on ICS Passion.
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Now that you mention it, I was on v10.6 + Eugene's kernel when it did work.
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Mine never pulsed, even when it was on 10.6.
Never saw it pulsing too, just aways on on notifications.
We don't have full control of it, right? Like different pulses for e-mail and sms notifications, or control over individual leds, like blink home for e-mail, back for sms, menu for calls, etc... I know that they are independent leds, as I saw only some on one time (when the phone crashed), so, it could be done that way.
Yes, that streamline kernel totally forgot. I had pulsing when I had that kernel on and when I flashed to v11 w/o streamline it is solid.
Apparently streamline is currently only available for/compatible with v10.6.
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It has returned in v12!!
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[BUGS]CyanogenMod 7.2 by FrozenAceTeam

This topic will be posted and discussed bugs CM7.2 by FAT. I did not give a GitHub bugtracker because the mode is more convenient forum to work with users.
Bugs:
1. massive battery drain.
2. camera goes darker when switching to video mode, and still dark when switching back to photo mode. need to close and reopen camera to make it normal again
Total bugs:
2
Torch is not functioning, the Toggle LED Flashlight option is greyed out in Cyanogenmod Settings/ Interface/ Notification power widget/ Widget buttons.
its 1 bug not 0.5
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Torch is not functioning, the Toggle LED Flashlight option is greyed out in Cyanogenmod Settings/ Interface/ Notification power widget/ Widget buttons.
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Torch is working Oh u mean to say toggel prefrence is not working rite Under cynagoen settings rite
nice initiative.
btw bugs from previous/other cm7 version that still plague later build including yours
1. massive battery drain.
2. camera goes darker when switching to video mode, and still dark when switching back to photo mode. need to close and reopen camera to make it normal again
Latest Google Maps not working (according to reports, haven't tested), this is an important app!!!
A Github available so you can share your code. Android is open-source, and it is important that you share your fixes with the community, not just compile "closed" ROMs!!!
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Latest Google Maps not working (according to reports, haven't tested), this is an important app!!!
A Github available so you can share your code. Android is open-source, and it is important that you share your fixes with the community, not just compile "closed" ROMs!!!
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1484542 this version works.
If the phone is locked and I receive a message, when I unlock the phone to read the message, the soft keys blink once. how can I fix this?
an0nym0us_ said:
nice initiative.
btw bugs from previous/other cm7 version that still plague later build including yours
1. massive battery drain.
2. camera goes darker when switching to video mode, and still dark when switching back to photo mode. need to close and reopen camera to make it normal again
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Massive battery drain sorry dont mind but the battery is good as far as i concern and some people also report that its having good battery life on my own experience i even noticed it is good not best ya compared to other CM version it is good
And I have problem with camera darkness plus vol up/down buttons not work for zooming (I set them in Advanced Options). Tethering not works too.
an0nym0us_ said:
nice initiative.
btw bugs from previous/other cm7 version that still plague later build including yours
1. massive battery drain.
2. camera goes darker when switching to video mode, and still dark when switching back to photo mode. need to close and reopen camera to make it normal again
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Same here..And I don't know why CM touch screen sensitivity always have different 'feel' compared to stock ROM, without notice I'm always touch the screen more tightly to prevent miss touch. I think you guys understand well
Ps. Since this ROM is nearest to official then I'll tell more CM bug:
The bass sound's ugly than stock. You can check with mort player with same equalizer (without DSP mgr of course). Also the equalizer freq change from 5 freq (stock) to 6 freq (CM) and if you slide bass booster on mort, the sound more awkward
Um..oh. Laggy gallery! LOL
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If the phone is locked and I receive a message, when I unlock the phone to read the message, the soft keys blink once. how can I fix this?
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Not only for messages but when someone is talking to you in WhatApp and others, with all notifications. I think this is to warn you that something happened when the phone was in standby. It's not a bug imo.
The same thing happens with others CM7 roms that I've tested and the AOSP too.
but until you use them do not light. remember that in another CM7 ROM, this does not happen if I went to Settings-> CyanogenMod-> Interface-> LED Notification, except that in this rom, there is no menu Led Notification
is a very good rom but i have a problem, i test smartass, v2, conservative and never enter in deep sleep always 245mhz (my min frequency).
ps: sorry my bad english.
alex0296 said:
If the phone is locked and I receive a message, when I unlock the phone to read the message, the soft keys blink once. how can I fix this?
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That is common..
Market does not get updated to the latest version. In earlier CM versions, it used to get updated.
Market.
*edit Fixed the problem with market icon
Great ROM so far.
text messaging touch goes rumbled, maybe coz of sensitivity... hope to fix it on next release :clap: more power to Frozen Ace Team...
After two days of usage, I would like to report that this ROM has battery drain issues. Much more than the vo-1 version of CM 7.2
wifi?
Wifi does not work for me. It doesnt scan. When I turn it on in the notifications bar it just turns itself off again after a minute or so.
In the settings the same thing happens. (sometime here it even force-closes)
I found this in the ROM-Thread (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1263292):
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Originally Posted by MrChaosDesire
Hmmm. Wifi does not scan. Maybe a reflash might work.
<3 CyanoAce 7.1
Wi-Fi works fine, but when you turn it ON you can`t see all points, as on stock FW. You must go to the Wireless setting and insert your password there."
When I tried several times to type in the password and SSID it still didnt connect and just turned wifi off again.
Unfortunaly, this link http://forum.cyanogenmod.com/topic/41455-cyanogenmod-7172-samsung-galaxy-ace/ does not work for some reason. (maybe just my computer...)
just checked, it worked: link is not helpfull

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