LED Notifications

[allen832008]

Is there a homebrew app that allows for the HTC Trophy to use the charging light or the capacitive button lights to blink for sms and email notifications? I really wish I could enable this to know when I have missed text message or email.

 

[1jaxstate1]

Nope. I've been searching Xda for such an app. Havent found one yet.

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[allen832008]

I was hoping I was just missing this. I feel like every phone should have this feature.

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[lumic]

Yes, I wish this was a standard feature too. I really don't like the way this market is moving - sacrificing usability for a cleaner look. Notification LEDs are very, very useful. Proper physical buttons are very, very useful. Especially sad to see Google moving completely away from actual buttons by emulating them on-screen. If you want to cut an essential, provide a better method to achieve the prior functionality (ie Nokia building Swipe UI around a buttonless experience).

 

[palandri]

I really miss having some type of SMS/Email/Phone Call notification on the main screen.

 

[BWB8771]

You would think, with the numeric indicator of missed calls/sms/emails showing up on the live tiles that someone could find a way to create a reminder/notifier chirp or LED flash.

And before someone posts the typical response, I'll explain: I would pay good money for this feature because I want to leave my phone on a table (charging, say) while I'm running around, in/out of the room, and be alerted to a missed event without frequently running over to the phone, exercising the power/wake button, entering my PIN, etc. just to discover there's nothing.

 

[TheWeeBear]

Yes I like the Titan's flashing LED for missed calls, comes in handy BWB8771.

Would be nice if it was expanded / extended to other future Windows Phones.

 

[BWB8771]

I neglected to mention that I'm an I.T. admin, and choose to send important, automated notifications to my phone (via sms, email) so I'm somewhat more paranoid about missing a notification.

 

[jimski]

And before someone posts the typical response, I'll explain: I would pay good money for this feature because I want to leave my phone on a table (charging, say) while I'm running around, in/out of the room, and be alerted to a missed event without frequently running over to the phone, exercising the power/wake button, entering my PIN, etc. just to discover there's nothing.

Curious. As I have never used a PIN lock on any phone (also have never lost/misplaced a phone, or had one stolen-stuck to me like glue) are you saying you have to PIN unlocked "before" you can see the Lock screen, and your new notifications. If so, that is dumb.

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[BWB8771]

Almost all corporate Exchange admins enforce PIN-locking for devices accessing Exchange servers via the Internet, and since I have both a corporate and personal Exchange server configured on my T-Mo HD7, the PIN-lock has to happen.

Fortunately, with the Mango update, the PIN lock is not user-configurable as to how long before it locks; before, every time I would "sleep" the display, I'd have to re-enter a PIN to look at the Live Tiles. I now have it set to a (more reasonable) five minutes of idleness before it locks.

I must confess, however, having a PIN lock has saved me and my phone from mischievous friends

 

[kluivert#WN]

Is it possible for a notification, the software buttons (win button) to shine/glow?

 

[invisik]

I will miss this in my switch from Blackberry. They have really customizable notifications, including LED flash.... I've love to have it on WP...

-m

 

[Jim Clinton]

I will miss this in my switch from Blackberry. They have really customizable notifications, including LED flash.... I've love to have it on WP...

-m

It's the bigest thing I miss from my Blackberry, that and the keyboard.

 

[Matthew Mazzenga]

Curious. As I have never used a PIN lock on any phone (also have never lost/misplaced a phone, or had one stolen-stuck to me like glue) are you saying you have to PIN unlocked "before" you can see the Lock screen, and your new notifications. If so, that is dumb.

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Yeah that confused me a bit, too. No, you don't have to unlock your phone to see notifications (phone/text/email) on the lock screen.

 

[Thuoudo]

I would gladly exchange my front-facing camera for a multicolor customizable LED.

Call me crazy...