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Instagram LED Notifications
I have a custom ROM on my S3, but that shouldn't really be the issue here. I am on JB 4.2.2. With my custom ROM I am able to set up different colors of the LED notification for each app that I want. However, this works for every single app I get notifications for except for Instagram. I still get th...
I have a custom ROM on my S3, but that shouldn't really be the issue here. I am on JB 4.2.2.
With my custom ROM I am able to set up different colors of the LED notification for each app that I want. However, this works for every single app I get notifications for except for Instagram. I still get the notifications for Instagram, the LED just doesn't light up when I receive them or they are still sitting in my tray. For Twitter I had to change the settings in the app itself to allow the LED to work, but for every other app, it has been default once I added the settings in my custom ROM. Instagram seems to be handling notifications a little bit differently from the other applications, because it doesn't wake up my phone when I get a notification either.
But, I have a desktop application that shows me a pop-up on my computer when I receive notifications on my phone, and it notifies me for every notification, even Instagram.
I want to know if there is anything that I can do within Instagram or maybe somewhere in the phones settings to enable the LED to light up when I receive a new notification from Instagram.
VarnerBeast14
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Jun 24, 2013, 06:48 PM
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Show a persistent flashing indicator on Motorola for messages or calls even when on standby
Motorola doesn't have a flashing persistent indicator on standby for messages or calls. This was an excellent old feature. You could see the light across the room and didn't need to physically pick up and click buttons on your phone. If the device doesn't support it natively, is there an alternative...
Motorola doesn't have a flashing persistent indicator on standby for messages or calls. This was an excellent old feature. You could see the light across the room and didn't need to physically pick up and click buttons on your phone.
If the device doesn't support it natively, is there an alternative to show a persistent flashing indicator?
Elaine Morrison
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Apr 3, 2025, 08:22 PM
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Toggle LED notifications automatically
I would like to periodically toggle the LED for notifications on/off. Would that be possible? Using tasker or some other method. I'm using [Rising OS 4.1 for Samsung S8][1], it's android 14, the toggle for LED notifications is in the settings > personalize your device > notifications > notification...
I would like to periodically toggle the LED for notifications on/off.
Would that be possible? Using tasker or some other method.
I'm using Rising OS 4.1 for Samsung S8 , it's android 14, the toggle for LED notifications is in the settings > personalize your device > notifications > notification light.
mnd
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Sep 1, 2024, 09:59 AM
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LED indicator is on but it only works to alert charging is incomplete (red) or complete (blue), it doesn't flash notifications
I have Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on Android 8.0 Oreo ([additional software information][1]). Until yesterday, application notifications were flashing on the LED indicator, but from yesterday to today it stopped happening, even though nothing updated on the device. It warns that it is charging with the...
I have Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge on Android 8.0 Oreo (
). Until yesterday, application notifications were flashing on the LED indicator, but from yesterday to today it stopped happening, even though nothing updated on the device.
It warns that it is charging with the red LED, and it warns when it has finished charging with the blue LED, but it does not flash to notify that there are new notifications as it used to do.
I checked if LED it's enabled, and yes it is.
I already checked if the applications are activated, yes they are.
I checked if it's in DO NOT DISTURB mode, and it's not.
I haven't changed any settings from yesterday to today, however, this is happening.
What can I check to try to find the problem?
). Until yesterday, application notifications were flashing on the LED indicator, but from yesterday to today it stopped happening, even though nothing updated on the device.
It warns that it is charging with the red LED, and it warns when it has finished charging with the blue LED, but it does not flash to notify that there are new notifications as it used to do.
I checked if LED it's enabled, and yes it is.
I already checked if the applications are activated, yes they are.
I checked if it's in DO NOT DISTURB mode, and it's not.
I haven't changed any settings from yesterday to today, however, this is happening.
What can I check to try to find the problem?
Digital Farmer
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Dec 1, 2022, 11:38 PM
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Samsung S7 unresponsive with blue light slightly pulsing
My Samsung Galaxy S7 is completely unresponsive for day and a half, black screen, only blue LED is shining with a slight pulse. According to [this guide](https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-do-the-notification-light-colours-mean-on-my-samsung-galaxy-smartphone/), it means "the dev...
My Samsung Galaxy S7 is completely unresponsive for day and a half, black screen, only blue LED is shining with a slight pulse. According to [this guide](https://www.samsung.com/uk/support/mobile-devices/what-do-the-notification-light-colours-mean-on-my-samsung-galaxy-smartphone/) , it means "the device is turning on or off". For a day and a half already!
So I tried this advice:
> Press and hold the “Power” and “Volume Down”
> buttons for eight to twenty seconds and the device will eventually
> turn off.
Then I tried [this advice](https://forums.androidcentral.com/ask-question/992633-galaxy-s7-wont-turn-wont-force-restart-blue-led-solid.html) :
> Try pressing and holding Power and Vol Down for about 30 seconds, then
> wait a few seconds, then press and hold Power again for another 30
> seconds.
Then I tried different sequences [as advised here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LP4sD3AAWEA) :
> up+power 20 secs
> down+power+home
> up+power+home
Nothing worked. Charging didn't help. Before this happened, my phone was gradually slower and slower in the last month, until it became super slow, as I [asked here](https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/247038/what-to-do-when-phone-is-super-slow) . Some time before the freeze happened, I also removed the SIM card and micro SD card from the tray. Now I put back the SIM card, the system still stuck.
PS: 10 minutes after the key combo attempts I noticed the battery and display is heated. Interesting.
PS: after 2.5 days the battery finally died and the blue light stopped pulsing. I charged it a little, but now it doesn't even turn on. No response whatsoever.
Tomas
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Jun 12, 2022, 09:58 AM
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Questions on implementation of message/notification light/LED
I hope this collection of questions on Android's "notification light" are not too generic. Also I hope it's OK to bundle them. Anyway, here they are: 1. Is there an API to "replace" a physical notification light by an app, i.e.: make the app "forward" events directed towards the notification light (...
I hope this collection of questions on Android's "notification light" are not too generic.
Also I hope it's OK to bundle them.
Anyway, here they are:
1. Is there an API to "replace" a physical notification light by an app, i.e.: make the app "forward" events directed towards the notification light (that is actually absent), also meaning that any other app controlling the notification light would be redirected?
2. Should a current phone have a notification light (assuming Google makes hardware guidelines for phones)?
My old Huawei Android 7/8 phone had a triple LED (I guess red, green, blue) that could be controlled by apps like signal to light up in different colors (it's also used by the system as well, e.g. to indicate a low battery), but my current Oppo Android 12 AMOLED phone has none any more.
Somehow I miss it.
3. I noticed that when the camera is in use the display "emulates" a green notification light, so I thought the notification light might be emulated to be used by other applications as well, but seemingly it isn't.
Or is there a setting I need to enable that emulation?
I also noticed that I can "control" the function of the non-present notification light in some apps, but it does not seem to have any effect.
U. Windl
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Sep 7, 2022, 10:25 AM
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App that enables the missing charging light and notification light in Samsung S10, S10 Plus and S10e
I moved from Samsung Galaxy S6 to Samsung Galaxy S10e, and found out that there's a fundamental functionality missing: There are no indicator lights (AKA [LED light](https://ux.stackexchange.com/q/85184)) for different cellphone states. This means: 1. No indication lights for new notifications (in S...
I moved from Samsung Galaxy S6 to Samsung Galaxy S10e, and found out that there's a fundamental functionality missing:
There are no indicator lights (AKA [LED light](https://ux.stackexchange.com/q/85184)) for different cellphone states.
This means:
1. No indication lights for new notifications (in Samsung Galaxy S6, it's e.g. blue light for messages, white light for Whatsapp messages, and so on).
2. No indication lights for charging state (in Samsung Galaxy S6, red light is for charging or battery below 15%, green light is for full charge).
I'm looking for an app that compensates this unfortunate lack, with one important requirement:
It should work even when "Always on Display" functionality is off - as it was on Samsung Galaxy S6.
Is there an app that enables this?
HeyJude
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May 15, 2020, 12:41 PM
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How to enable optical/LED notifications on Android 9/Fairphone 3?
I'm used to the LED indicator light on the front for unseen notifications from Moto G2014/LineageOS 14. I searched for 10 minutes for a setting and I think I revisited all of them. There is however a LED in the front which indicates the charging progress. I assume it can be used for notifications as...
I'm used to the LED indicator light on the front for unseen notifications from Moto G2014/LineageOS 14. I searched for 10 minutes for a setting and I think I revisited all of them. There is however a LED in the front which indicates the charging progress. I assume it can be used for notifications as well.
There're a few forum post which claim to explain how to enable it, but don't.
The Fairphone has Android 9, updated yesterday.
Kalle Richter
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Mar 21, 2020, 01:14 PM
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How to identify which app is causing the notification LED to flash?
My LG G4's notification LED has started intermittently flashing yellow for unknown reasons. Normally, I would assume that a notification is causing it, but in this case, no notifications are present and clearing the existing ones doesn't stop the flashing. I have not (knowingly) set an app to flash...
My LG G4's notification LED has started intermittently flashing yellow for unknown reasons.
Normally, I would assume that a notification is causing it, but in this case, no notifications are present and clearing the existing ones doesn't stop the flashing. I have not (knowingly) set an app to flash either.
Is there a way to diagnose which app is causing the flashing?
JS Lavertu
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Feb 17, 2020, 09:02 PM
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Meaning of notification LED colour for Samsung Galaxy S III?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Is there any meaning to the colour of the LED indicator? It sometimes lights as red, green or blue. What do each of these colours indicate?
I have a Samsung Galaxy S III running Android 4.0.1 (Ice Cream Sandwich). Is there any meaning to the colour of the LED indicator?
It sometimes lights as red, green or blue. What do each of these colours indicate?
chrisl-921fb74d
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Dec 13, 2012, 05:29 PM
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Nexus 4 does not turn it on and blinking red notification light only
This morning, my Nexus 4 (Android 5.0.1) had some issues about Google apps crashing. I decided to do factory reset, so I went to Settings and apply factory reset, it was showing power turn-off, then it has not been started again. I tried to plug charger and everything but nothing is worked out. Now,...
This morning, my Nexus 4 (Android 5.0.1) had some issues about Google apps crashing. I decided to do factory reset, so I went to Settings and apply factory reset, it was showing power turn-off, then it has not been started again. I tried to plug charger and everything but nothing is worked out.
Now, when I plug it to wall USB charger or laptop USB charger, I can't see any charging icon. I tried to hold down power + volume down buttons, but nothing happen. However, when I hold power + volume down buttons and plug it to any charger, it shows red notification light which blinks for 10 seconds. Releasing the buttons made the light go off.
Tried below solutions, but nothing worked for me till now:
1. Put it charging more than 2 hours.
2. Checked solutions from https://android.stackexchange.com/questions/39548/red-notification-light-on-nexus-4-wont-power-on-device-unresponsive too, but no success.
3. Checked this Deep Hibernate solution from here
4. Also tried XDA developers solution
Any other possible solutions?
sam_k
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Apr 1, 2015, 02:09 AM
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How to enable LED notifications on Pie
On Android Oreo there was a special location in settings that you had to go to in order to allow an app the turned on the LED to actually be able to control it. Now with Android Pie that setting is either gone or I am not correctly remembering where it was, because I can't find it. How do I enable a...
On Android Oreo there was a special location in settings that you had to go to in order to allow an app the turned on the LED to actually be able to control it. Now with Android Pie that setting is either gone or I am not correctly remembering where it was, because I can't find it.
How do I enable an app to use the LED in Pie?
Michael
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Nov 30, 2018, 05:19 AM
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White notification LED not working in Nougat
Somehow none of my notifications seem to trigger the flashing white LED on my Moto G5 running Nougat. On my past Android phones I remember the white LED to be a convenient way to know I had something waiting for me (e.g. a missed call or a whatsapp message) especially when my phone was placed a bit...
Somehow none of my notifications seem to trigger the flashing white LED on my Moto G5 running Nougat.
On my past Android phones I remember the white LED to be a convenient way to know I had something waiting for me (e.g. a missed call or a whatsapp message) especially when my phone was placed a bit far away.
Is there some global setting I must enable for the white LED to be active?
e.g. I checked Whatsapp and its settings do show "Light->White" as enabled under notifications.
Anything else I can check?
PS. Is the White LED setting granular? i.e. Can I control which notifications trigger the white light?
curious_cat
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Jun 27, 2017, 09:19 AM
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Customize notification led color without app
How can you customize the color of the notification LED (i.e. specify the rgb value) without using an app? Does this require rooting? And if it does, what setting would then be used to do this? Is there a way to manually control it? For example make it color cycle on demand for a neat effect?
How can you customize the color of the notification LED (i.e. specify the rgb value) without using an app?
Does this require rooting? And if it does, what setting would then be used to do this?
Is there a way to manually control it? For example make it color cycle on demand for a neat effect?
Jet Blue
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Dec 16, 2017, 05:56 PM
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Blue light blinking despite no notification
On my phone, the blue light is blinking. However I have no notification. What could explain the blue light? I use on Android 6.0 with LG G4.
On my phone, the blue light is blinking. However I have no notification. What could explain the blue light?
I use on Android 6.0 with LG G4.
Franck Dernoncourt
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Oct 26, 2017, 03:19 AM
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Personalize Lenovo P2 LED notification
I'm new to the Android community and I've just got my new Lenovo P2. I'm really happy with it but there is one thing that bothers me. I cant personalize the LED notification settings. For example WhatsApp has no access to the LED control. I've tried many apps like light manager and others but withou...
I'm new to the Android community and I've just got my new Lenovo P2. I'm really happy with it but there is one thing that bothers me.
I cant personalize the LED notification settings. For example WhatsApp has no access to the LED control.
I've tried many apps like light manager and others but without success.
I've seen other P2 phones where the LED control worked properly, so I guess it should work somehow.
Has anyone an idea how I can fix this problem? Possibly without root.
Lin0
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Sep 12, 2017, 07:29 PM
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Turn LED notification light on when the front camera is being used by any app
I am looking for an app, or profiles in Tasker which would turn on the LED notification light for supporting phones, whenever the front camera is accessed by an app. Many laptops have similar features.
I am looking for an app, or profiles in Tasker which would turn on the LED notification light for supporting phones, whenever the front camera is accessed by an app. Many laptops have similar features.
MrObjectOriented
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Jul 20, 2017, 08:15 AM
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Enable Notification LED in Do Not Disturb mode in Android 6
I recently got a new Phone (BQ Aquaris X5 plus) and with that a new Android Version (Android 6). Before that I had another BQ Phone, but running KitKat. I'm missing a way to disable the vibrations, but still enable the Notification LED, so to be able to put it on the table without the loud vibration...
I recently got a new Phone (BQ Aquaris X5 plus) and with that a new Android Version (Android 6). Before that I had another BQ Phone, but running KitKat. I'm missing a way to disable the vibrations, but still enable the Notification LED, so to be able to put it on the table without the loud vibration. The best option would be a separate setting, but if there's some way to get that with using the do not disturb mode it would be fine also.
If I enter the do-not-disturb mode, it doesn't activate the LED, if I allow priority notifications, it still vibrates.
I also found that someone advised to just turn down the volume once more after entering vibration mode, but thats triggering the do-not-disturb mode.
Valentin R.
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Jan 20, 2017, 05:59 PM
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SONY Red Led notification not working
I have a SONY XPERIA Z5 Premium . The problem is the tiny LED notification light doesn't show red light. i have tried various led light management applications from the play store but still ain't working. What may be causing this? Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow
I have a SONY XPERIA Z5 Premium . The problem is the tiny LED notification light doesn't show red light. i have tried various led light management applications from the play store but still ain't working. What may be causing this? Running Android 6.0 Marshmallow
Dominic Motuka
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Dec 9, 2016, 11:52 PM
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Notification LED's generic power consumption
I know that all phones got different hardware, and that leads uses just a little power, but: 1. What if I set my LED notification frequency to high (like the light will pulse faster)? How much would that chew off my battery? 2. What about "always on"? How much would that eat? Would it damage the LED...
I know that all phones got different hardware, and that leads uses just a little power, but:
1. What if I set my LED notification frequency to high (like the light will pulse faster)? How much would that chew off my battery?
2. What about "always on"? How much would that eat? Would it damage the LED in any way?
(I know LEDs are supposed to be durable, but the phone switches them off-on for a reason.. I guess.)
What I'm looking for is a generic answer, like "it's not noticeable", or "a couple of percent drop".
Apache
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May 2, 2014, 04:52 PM
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