Light Manager’s FAQ:
1. Will Light Manager work on my device?
Devices Tested Reported To Be Working:
Google Pixel - Have to enable “Pulse notification light” in Settings > Notifications > Settings > Pulse notification light; On Android 9.0, LED light will not work by default when do not disturb mode is on, you will need to disable “Don’t blink light” in DND setting.
Google Pixel XL - Have to enable “Pulse notification light” in Settings > Notifications > Settings > Pulse notification light; On Android 9.0, LED light will not work by default when do not disturb mode is on, you will need to disable “Don’t blink light” in DND setting.
Google Pixel 2 - LED brightness dim and very dim not working
Google Pixel 2 XL- LED brightness very dim not working
Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
Samsung Galaxy Alpha - Red, Green, Blue-only LED notification
Samsung Galaxy J5 Prime - Cyan, Pink, Yellow color not working
Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime
Samsung Galaxy Mega 6.3
Samsung Galaxy Nexus
Samsung Galaxy Note II
Samsung Galaxy Note 3
Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
Samsung Galaxy Note 4
Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Samsung Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Galaxy Note 8
Samsung Galaxy Note 9
Samsung Galaxy Note Edge
Samsung Galaxy SIII
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo
Samsung Galaxy S3 Neo Plus
Samsung Galaxy S 4 - Have to disable GlanceViewMk in notification access setting page
Samsung Galaxy S 4 Active
Samsung Galaxy S 5 - Have to enable “Wake Screen” in Light Manager > Advanced Settings on Android 6.0
Samsung Galaxy S 5 Active
Samsung Galaxy S 5 Mini - Have to disable app power saving for Light Manager app in Samsung Smart Manager
Samsung Galaxy S 5 Neo - Have to enable “Wake Screen” in Light Manager > Advanced Settings; Red, Green, Blue-only LED notification
Samsung Galaxy S 6
Samsung Galaxy S 6 Edge
Samsung Galaxy S 6 Edge+
Samsung Galaxy S 7
Samsung Galaxy S 7 Edge - In alternating mode, make sure “Flash Rate” is faster than or equal to “Interval Of Change”, else no LED will be generated because the LED color will alternate before the LED light is being generated
Samsung Galaxy S8 - Make sure you use Samsung firmware xxxxAQF7 or above, else you might have broken LED issue; Make sure you have disabled Accessibility > Hearing > Flash Notification, else your screen will flash. Or you will have to use normal mode.
Samsung Galaxy S8+ - Make sure you use Samsung firmware xxxxAQF7 or above, else you might have broken LED issue; Make sure you have disabled Accessibility > Hearing > Flash Notification, else your screen will flash. Or you will have to use normal mode.
Samsung Galaxy S9
Samsung Galaxy S9+
Samsung Galaxy Star
Samsung Galaxy Stellar / Legend
Samsung Galaxy S Relay 4G
Motorola ATRIX 2 MB865
Motorola ATRIX HD MB886
Motorola Defy
Motorola DROID BIONIC XT875
Motorola DROID Mini
Motorola DROID RAZR I
Motorola DROID RAZR M
Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX XT910
Motorola DROID X
Motorola DROID X2
Motorola Electrify M XT901
Motorola MILESTONE 3 ME863
Motorola Photon
Motorola RAZR D3
Motorola RAZR HD XT925
Sony Ericsson Live with Walkman WT19i
Sony Ericsson Xperia active
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini pro SK17A
Sony Ericsson Xperia mini ST15i
Sony Ericsson Xperia Neo L MT25i
Sony Ericsson Xperia neo V MT11i
Sony Ericsson Xperia PLAY R800x
Sony Ericsson Xperia ray ST18i - not blinking when screen is off
Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini pro U20i
Sony Xperia A4
Sony Xperia C
Sony Xperia C3
Sony Xperia C5 Ultra
Sony Xperia E
Sony Xperia E1 - Changing flashing frequency will not work
Sony Xperia E3 Dual
Sony Xperia E4g
Sony Xperia Go ST27i
Sony Xperia L
Sony Xperia M - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia M2
Sony Xperia M2 Aqua
Sony Xperia M5 - Changing flashing frequency will not work
Sony Xperia neo V MT11i
Sony Xperia P LT22i
Sony Xperia S LT26i
Sony Xperia Sola MT27i
Sony Xperia SP C5303
Sony Xperia T
Sony Xperia T2 Ultra
Sony Xperia T3
Sony Xperia U ST25i - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia V LT25i
Sony Xperia X
Sony Xperia XA - Have to disable modify system setting for Message LED to work
Sony Xperia XZ
Sony Xperia XZ2
Sony Xperia Z - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z1 - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z2 - Only work when STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z3 - Make sure STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z3 Compact - Make sure STAMINA mode is disabled
Sony Xperia Z3v
Sony Xperia Z5
Sony Xperia Z5 Compact
Sony Xperia ZL
Sony Xperia ZR
Sony Xperia Z Ultra
HTC Nexus One - Email and Gmail notification LED not working
LG G Flex
LG G Flex2
LG G Pro 2
LG G Pro Lite
LG G2 - Have to enable Settings > Sound & Display > Notification LED > Downloaded Apps
LG G3 - Have to enable Settings > Sound & Display > Notification LED > Downloaded Apps
LG G4 - Have to enable Settings > Sound & Display > Notification LED > Downloaded Apps, Static LED will work with option 2
LG G5 - Custom color not working
LG G7 ThinQ
LG Google Nexus 4 - Static LED will work with option 1
LG Google Nexus 5 - Static LED will work as blinking with option 2 (8s on, 2s off)
LG Google Nexus 5X - Static LED will work with option 2; Make sure you have enabled Settings > Notifications > Settings > Pulse Notifications Light
LG Optimus F3 T-Mobile/MetroPCS
LG Optimus F6
LG Optimus F7
LG Optimus G Pro - Need to enable 3rd party option in display settings - Static LED will work with option 2
LG Optimus L3 II
LG Optimus L4 II E440
LG Optimus L7 II P710
LG Optimus Zone 2
Huawei Ascend G300 U8815
Huawei Ascend Mate 7 - Have to enable “Wake Screen” in Light Manager > Advanced Settings on Android 6.0
Huawei Ascend P7
Huawei Ascend Y
Huawei Ascend Y300
Huawei Ascend Y530
Huawei Ascend Y550
Huawei CM980
Huawei GX8 - Alternating mode might not work
Huawei Honor 4C / G Play Mini - Battery-related LED will not work
Huawei Honor 5C / 7 Lite - Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"
Huawei Honor 5X / GR5 - Battery-related LED will not work; Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"
Huawei Honor 6 - Only work for red, green and yellow LED notification
Huawei Honor 8 - Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"
Huawei Honor 9
Huawei Mate 8
Huawei Mate 9 - On Android 7.0, have to go into Settings > Apps > Settings > Special Access > Ignore battery optimization > All apps > Light Manager and then allow the app to ignore battery optimization.
Huawei Mate 10 Pro - Alternating mode might not work
Huawei Mate S - Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"
Huawei Nexus 6P - Have to enable “Pulse notification light” in Settings > Notifications > Settings > Pulse notification light
Huawei P8 - Static LED will work with option 2; Have to go into Settings > Advanced Settings > Battery manager > Protected Apps > Light Manager and put on protected
Huawei P8 Lite - custom color not working
Huawei P9 - Red, Green, Blue, Pink-only LED notification
Huawei P9 Lite - Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"; Alternating mode might not work properly; On Android 7.0, have to go into Settings > Apps > Settings > Special Access > Ignore battery optimization > All apps > Light Manager and then allow the app to ignore battery optimization.
Huawei P9 Plus - Have to go into battery management settings and add Light Manager app as a "protected app"
Huawei P10 - Battery-related LED will not work; Have to go into Settings > Apps > Settings > Special Access > Ignore optimisations > All apps > Light Manager and then allow the app to ignore battery optimization.
Huawei P10 Lite - custom color not working
Huawei U8800 Pro
Huawei U8860 Honor - white and yellow LED not available
OnePlus 2
OnePlus 3 - Have to enable “Wake Screen” in Light Manager > Advanced Settings; flashing LED will have rainbow effect
OnePlus 3T - Battery LED notification not working; Changing flashing frequency will not work; Only alternating mode is working
OnePlus 5 - Changing flashing frequency will not work on Oxygen OS 4.5.8, try update to 4.5.10; Orange color will not work.
OnePlus 6 - Only flash rate of 1 - 3 seconds work
OnePlus One
OnePlus X
Acer Liquid E3
Acer Liquid E700 - Only work for red, green and blue LED notification
ZTE V791
Xiaomi Mi 3
Xiaomi Mi 4c
Xiaomi Mi 5 - On MIUI 8, have to go into Settings > Permissions > Autostart > Light Manager and enable it for Light Manager to run in background; Changing flashing frequency will not work;
Xiaomi Mi Mix - Missed call LED will not work
Xiaomi Redmi 1S
Xiaomi Redmi 2
Xiaomi Redmi 2 Prime
Xiaomi Redmi 3 - Missed call and SMS LED will not work
Xiaomi Redmi Note
Xiaomi Redmi Note 2
Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 - On MIUI 8, have to go into Settings > Permissions > Autostart > Light Manager and enable it for Light Manager to run in background
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 - On MIUI 8, have to go into Settings > Notifications & Status Bar > App Notifications > Light Manager > Notification Light and enable it
BlackBerry Priv - Not working on silent mode and alternating mode
General Mobile GM5 Plus - Have to enable “Pulse notification light” in Settings > Notifications > Settings > Pulse notification light; Flashing LED light will not work
Devices Tested Reported To Be NOT Working (You may try out the Screen Mode which uses your device’s screen to display notification alerts):
Samsung Galaxy A3
Samsung Galaxy A5
Samsung Galaxy A7
Samsung Galaxy A8
Samsung Galaxy A9
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 GT-I8160
Samsung Galaxy Ace 2 X
Samsung Galaxy Ace 3
Samsung Galaxy Ace 4
Samsung Galaxy Ace GT-S5830
Samsung Galaxy Ace Style
Samsung Galaxy Admire 4G
Samsung Galaxy Chat
Samsung Galaxy Core
Samsung Galaxy Core 2
Samsung Galaxy Core Plus
Samsung Galaxy E5
Samsung Galaxy E7
Samsung Galaxy Exhibit
Samsung Galaxy Exhibit 4G
Samsung Galaxy Express
Samsung Galaxy Express 2
Samsung Galaxy Fame
Samsung Galaxy Grand
Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
Samsung Galaxy Grand Duos
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo
Samsung Galaxy Grand Neo Plus
Samsung Galaxy Grand Prime
Samsung Galaxy J1
Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace
Samsung Galaxy J2
Samsung Galaxy J2 Prime
Samsung Galaxy J3
Samsung Galaxy J5
Samsung Galaxy J5 Pro
Samsung Galaxy J7
Samsung Galaxy J7 Max
Samsung Galaxy J7 Pro
Samsung Galaxy Light
Samsung Galaxy Mega 5.8
Samsung Galaxy mini 2
Samsung Galaxy Note GT-N7000
Samsung Galaxy On 5
Samsung Galaxy Pocket Plus
Samsung Galaxy Rush
Samsung Galaxy S Advance
Samsung Galaxy S Duos
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 2
Samsung Galaxy S Duos 3
Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000
Samsung Galaxy S Plus
Samsung Galaxy SII Epic 4G Touch SPH-D710
Samsung Galaxy SII GT-I9100
Samsung Galaxy SII Plus
Samsung Galaxy SII Skyrocket SGH-I727
Samsung Galaxy SIII Mini
Samsung Galaxy S 4 Mini
Samsung Galaxy S4 Zoom
Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 P3100
Samsung Galaxy Tab 3 7.0
Samsung Galaxy Tab S 10.5
Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 8.0
Samsung Galaxy Trend Lite
Samsung Galaxy Trend Plus
Samsung Galaxy V
Samsung Galaxy W GT-I8150
Samsung Galaxy Win
Samsung Galaxy Win 2
Samsung Galaxy Win Pro
Samsung Galaxy Xcover 2
Samsung Galaxy Y Pro
Motorola Droid Maxx
Motorola Droid Maxx 2
Motorola Droid Turbo
Motorola Droid Turbo 2
Mototola Moto E - White-only notification LED
Motorola Moto G - White-only notification LED
Motorola Moto Maxx
Motorola Moto X
Motorola Moto X Play
Motorola Moto X Style
Motorola Motoluxe
Motorola MotoSmart Plus XT615
Motorola Nexus 6
Motorola RAZR D1
Motorola Spice Key XT316
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc LT15i
Sony Ericsson Xperia X8
Sony Xperia acro S LT26w
Sony Xperia E4
Sony Xperia M4 Aqua
Sony Xperia miro ST23a
Sony Xperia tipo ST21i
HTC 10
HTC Desire 326G
HTC Desire 500
HTC Desire 510
HTC Desire 526
HTC Desire 530
HTC Desire 610
HTC Desire 620
HTC Desire 626
HTC Desire 628
HTC Desire 630
HTC Desire 728
HTC Desire 816
HTC Desire 820
HTC Desire C
HTC Desire S
HTC Desire X
HTC Droid DNA
HTC Droid Incredible 2
HTC EVO 3D
HTC EVO Shift 4G
HTC Hero
HTC myTouch 4G Slide
HTC Nexus 9
HTC One A9
HTC One M8
HTC One M9
HTC One
HTC One Max
HTC One Mini
HTC One S
HTC One SV
HTC One V
HTC One X
HTC One X+
HTC One XL
HTC Rezound
HTC Sensation 4G
HTC U11
HTC Velocity 4G
HTC Wildfire S
LG Aristo
LG C800 myTouch Q
LG Connect 4G
LG F60
LG F70
LG G Vista - Red-only notification LED
LG G2 Lite / LG L Fino
LG G2 Mini
LG G3 Beat - Red-only notification LED
LG G3 S / LG G3 Vigor - Red-only notification LED
LG G3 Stylus - Red-only notification LED
LG G4 Beat - Red-only notification LED
LG G4 Stylus / LG G Stylo - Red-only notification LED
LG G4c - Red-only notification LED
LG G6
LG K10
LG K4
LG K7
LG K8
LG L Bello
LG L Prime
LG L35
LG L40
LG L50
LG L65
LG L70
LG L80
LG Leon
LG Magna - Red-only notification LED
LG Optimus 4X HD
LG Optimus G - Green-only notification LED
LG Optimus L1 II
LG Optimus L9 P760
LG Q6
LG Spirit
LG Stylo 2 - Red-only notification LED
LG Stylo 3 Plus
LG Stylus 2 Plus
LG V10
LG V20
LG X Cam
LG X Max
LG X Power
LG X Venture
LG Zero - Red-only notification LED
Lenovo A319
Lenovo A5000
Lenovo A536
Lenovo A6000
Lenovo A6010
Lenovo A606
Lenovo A706
Lenovo A850
Lenovo A859
Lenovo A889
Lenovo C2
Lenovo K3 Note
Lenovo K8 Note
Lenovo K910
Lenovo P2
Lenovo P70
Lenovo P770
Lenovo P780
Lenovo P90
Lenovo Phab Plus
Lenovo S60
Lenovo S650
Lenovo S820
Lenovo S850
Lenovo S860
Lenovo S890
Lenovo S90
Lenovo S920
Lenovo S930
Lenovo Vibe K4 Note / Vibe A7010
Lenovo Vibe K5
Lenovo Vibe K5 Note
Lenovo Vibe K5 Plus
Lenovo Vibe K6
Lenovo Vibe P1 Turbo
Lenovo Vibe P1m
Lenovo Vibe S1
Lenovo Vibe Shot
Lenovo Vibe X S960
Lenovo Vibe X2
Lenovo Vibe Z2 Pro
Huawei Ascend G600
Huawei Ascend G610
Huawei Ascend G630
Huawei Ascend G730
Huawei Ascend P6
Huawei Ascend Y511
Huawei G610
Huawei Honor 3
Huawei Honor 5A
Huawei Honor 7
Huawei MediaPad T1 7.0
Huawei Nova
Huawei P8 Lite Smart / GR3 - Red, Green, Yellow-only LED notification
Huawei Y3 II
Huawei Y360
Huawei Y5
Huawei Y5 II
Huawei Y541
Huawei Y6
Huawei Y6 II
Huawei Y600
Huawei Y625
Huawei Y635
Huawei Y6 Pro
Alcatel Idol 2 Mini S
Alcatel Idol 3
Alcatel Idol Alpha
Alcatel Idol Mini
Alcatel One Touch Fierce - White-only notification LED
Alcatel One Touch Idol 6030D
Alcatel One Touch Idol Mini
Alcatel One Touch Idol Ultra 6033X
Alcatel One Touch M’Pop
Alcatel One Touch Pixi First
Alcatel One Touch Pop C1
Alcatel One Touch Pop C3
Alcatel One Touch Pop C5
Alcatel One Touch Pop C7
Alcatel One Touch Pop C9
Alcatel One Touch Star
Alcatel Pixi 3
Alcatel Pixi 4
Alcatel Pop 2
Alcatel Pop 3 (5)
Alcatel U5
Asus Google Nexus 7 - White-only notification LED
Asus Live
Asus ZenFone 2
Asus ZenFone 3 - Only work for red, orange, green LED notification
Asus ZenFone 3 Max - Only work for red, green LED notification
Asus ZenFone 4
Asus ZenFone 5
Asus ZenFone 6
Asus ZenFone C
Asus ZenFone Go
Asus ZenFone Max
Asus ZenFone Selfie
ZTE AWE N800
ZTE Axon 7
ZTE Axon Mini
ZTE Blade A460
ZTE Blade A610
ZTE Blade Apex 2
ZTE Blade L110 - Only work for red, green, orange LED notification; Changing flashing frequency will not work
ZTE Blade L2 Plus
ZTE Blade L3
ZTE Blade L5 Plus - Red and Green-only LED notification
ZTE Blade G Lux
ZTE Blade V6
ZTE Blade V7 Lite - Red-only LED notification
ZTE Blade V880
ZTE Maven Z812 - Red, Green, Orange-only LED notification
ZTE Speed
ZTE V815, AMAZING A4S
ZTE V9820
ZTE Warp
ZTE Zmax Pro Z981
ZTE ZMAX Z970
Oppo A39
Oppo A57
Oppo F1
Oppo F3
Oppo Joy 3
Oppo Mirror 3
Oppo Mirror 5
Oppo Neo 3
Oppo Neo 5s / 1206
Oppo Neo 7
Oppo Neo 9 / A37
Oppo R1001 Joy
Oppo R2001 Yoyo
Oppo R7s
Oppo R9 Plus
Oppo R9S
Panasonic P81
Meizu M2 Note
Meizu M3 Note
Meizu M5 Note
Acer Liquid Z220
Acer Liquid Z320
Acer Liquid Z5
Acer Liquid Z520
Acer Liquid Z630
Acer Liquid Zest Plus
BLU Vivo 5
BLU Vivo XL
Vivo V3
Vivo V5
Vivo V5 Lite
Vivo V7+
Vivo Y21
Vivo Y35
Vivo Y51
Vivo Y53
Vivo Y55
Vivo Y69
Xiaomi Mi 4i
Xiaomi Mi A1
Xiaomi Mi A2
Xiaomi Redmi 3S
Xiaomi Redmi 4 Pro
Xiaomi Redmi 4A
Xiaomi Redmi 4X
Xiaomi Redmi 5A
Xiaomi Redmi Note 4X
BlackBerry DTEK60
General Mobile 4G
General Mobile GM 8 - Green-only LED notification
2. Why is there a mismatch in LED color, and/or LED does not blink on my device when using Light Manager?
It could be due to different LED hardware or firmware not compatible with the Android LED control API. You can try update to the latest firmware. Else you can use custom color in Light Manager to find out what color code generates the correct color for your device.
3. Why does Light Manager not work at all on my Samsung device, while others can use it perfectly?
Go to your phone’s Settings > My device > LED indicator and enable "Notifications" in order for this application to work. If you use a device from different manufacturer, play around with the LED settings on your device before reporting that it does not work.
4. Why is email notification LED not working on my device?
Try switching to “Alternating Mode”.
5. Why are Facebook / Facebook Messenger / Twitter / WhatsApp / BBM / Line / GO SMS Pro / Handcent SMS / chomp SMS/ K-9 Mail notification not showing the LED color that I have set in Light Manager?
You must turn off LED notification in that application for Light Manager to take control.
For Facebook:
Facebook > Settings > Notifications Settings > Push > Phone LED. Untick the box for “Phone LED”.
For Facebook Messenger:
Messenger > Settings > Notifications & Sounds > Light. Untick the box for “Light”.
For Twitter:
Twitter > Settings > Your account > Mobile notifications > Notification light. Untick the box for “Notification light”.
For WhatsApp:
WhatsApp > Settings > Notifications > Light. Select “None” for both message and group notifications.
For BBM:
BBM > Settings > Notifications > LED Colour. Select “None”.
For LINE:
LINE > … > Settings > Notifications > LED. Untick the box for “LED”.
For GO SMS Pro:
Light Manager will not work in normal mode for GO SMS Pro. You have to switch operating mode to alternating mode.
For Handcent SMS:
Handcent SMS > Settings > Notification settings > Notification settings > Blink LED. Turn off the box for “Blink LED”.
For chomp SMS:
chomp SMS > Settings > Notifications > LED Blink Color. Select “None”.
For Textra SMS:
Textra SMS > Settings > Customize Notifications > LED Blink Color. Select “None”.
For K-9 Mail:
K-9 Mail > Settings > Account settings > Notifications > Sync notifications. Untick the box for "Sync notifications"
For Snapchat:
Snapchat > Settings > Notification Settings > Blink LED. Turn off the box for “Blink LED”.
For Kik:
Kik> Settings > Notifications > LED Color. Select “None”.
For Telegram:
Telegram > Settings > Notification and Sounds > LED Color. Select “DISABLED” for both message and group notifications.
For EvolveSMS:
EvolveSMS > Settings > Notification Settings > Enable LED. Untick the box for “Enable LED”.
For VK:
VK > Settings > Notifications > Blinking LED. Disable “Blinking LED”.
For AquaMail:
AquaMail > Settings > Message notifications > LED notifications. Untick the box for “LED notifications”.
For Facebook Lite:
Facebook Lite > Settings > Push notifications > Phone LED. Untick the box for “Phone LED”.
6. Why is Light Manager not working after I installed the latest update? It was working nicely on the previous version.
Try restarting your device. If the problem still persists, try uninstalling and reinstalling Light Manager.
7. Why are false notifications or other weird things happening on my device? A false notification happened randomly but I did not get any notification message in the notification bar.
Try restarting your device. If the problem still persists, try uninstalling and reinstalling Light Manager. You must clear cache and data while uninstalling. If you are using normal mode and the false notification LED is from Hangouts, you need to enable “Allow Recreate Notification” to fix this problem.
8. Why is the LED light off when screen is on? Why does the LED only light up when the screen is off?
Some devices have this limitation by the manufacturer.
9. Why is ROOT required for Android 4.1 and 4.2 Jelly Bean but not for Android 4.0 ICS or Android 4.3 Jelly Bean?
ROOT is required for 3rd party apps LED notifications such as Email, Facebook, Twitter etc because Google tightened the security on Android 4.1 and 4.2. Therefore, you need to have a rooted device, grant permission to Light Manager to detect notification for 3rd party apps. After you have granted permission, you need to restart Light Manager for changes to take effect.
Note: ROOT is not required from Android 4.3 onwards. However you need to enable notification access for Light Manager at Setting > Security > Notification access > Light Manager. For certain devices, you need to reboot the device for notification access to take effect.
10. How do I ROOT my device?
Each device has its own procedure to ROOT it. I will not be able to list the thousands of devices out there on how to root it. Google search how to root your device.
11. What are differences between Normal Mode, Alternating Mode and Screen Mode?
Normal Mode:
- Only LED color for the first notification will flash.
- Light Manager will not take full control of LED notifications. Therefore, LED notifications for other apps will still function as usual.
- Consumes less battery.
- Auto-cancel of LED notification is not available.
- You cannot add other 3rd party apps. From android 4.3 onwards, you can add other 3rd party apps but it might or might not work depending on the application if it allows turning off its own notification LED.
- Will not cause wakelock.
Alternating Mode:
- LED colors will flash alternately when multiple notifications are received.
- Light Manager will take full control of the LED notifications. Therefore, other 3rd party apps not supported by Light Manager will not generate their own LED notifications.
- Consumes more battery.
- Auto-cancel of LED notification is available.
- You can add any 3rd party app.
- May cause wakelock.
Screen Mode:
- It uses device’s screen to show notification alerts instead of notification LED. Suitable for devices that do not have a physical notification LED.
- It consumes most battery since display is a battery drainer
- Only available from Android 4.3 and above
12. On what condition will the LED notification be cancelled?
LED notification will be cancelled when the corresponding application is entered or exited. You must stay on the application for at least 1 second. Opening and closing an application too fast may not cancel the LED notification. Pressing the “Clear All” button in the drop-down notification bar will cancel all LED notifications. In Android 4.2 and below, swiping left or right on a notification in the drop-down notification bar cannot cancel the LED notification. From Android 4.3 onwards, swiping off to cancel an app’s LED notification is supported.
13. In Alternating Mode, I have added a 3rd party app into my notification list but it does not generate an LED notification.
There are tons of applications for Android, and not all applications are compatible with Light Manager. If the app turns the screen on and shows its popup message when the notification is received, it might not work. Light Manager considers the popup message as the app’s being launched, thus cancelling the LED notification. Try disabling the popup message or setting the 3rd party app to not turn on the screen for its popup notifications.
14. I am using custom kernel and 3rd party apps LED notifications are not working.
Make sure Android logger is enabled. Refer to the developer of your kernel for how to enable it.
15. How is the battery consumption of Light Manager? How do I get battery consumption as low as possible.
It depends on the settings in Light Manager. If you use “Normal Mode” with no 3rd party apps LED notifications enabled, battery consumption will be the lowest possible. Battery consumption tests have been done with Samsung Galaxy SIII, it is around 0.1%~0.2% with the above settings. In “Alternating Mode”, it consumes battery every time the LED color changes. So do not let your device keep on changing LED color for a long time. Set it to auto-cancel LED notifications after a certain period of time or set a longer interval of change.
16. I would like to disable some notifications from blinking when notification is received but it still blinks even when I disable it in Light Manager.
Enabling a notification in Light Manager means that Light Manager will control the LED notification for that application. Disabling that notification means that Light Manager does not control it, allowing the app controlling the default notification LED to take control. However there is a workaround for this. Enable that notification in Light Manager and set the hex color code to black (#000000 or #000001). It generates a completely unlit LED. It will appear as though it is not generating an LED notification but in fact it is generating black color LED notification.
17. Why do I get false LED notification or the default Gmail LED notification when using Gmail LED notification with Light Manager?
If you are using Gmail Priority Inbox, enable “Use Priority Inbox” in Light Manager under “Gmail” section. Otherwise, keep this option disabled.
18. Why is SMS LED notification not working in MIUI ROM?
By default, the MIUI messaging app has highest priority. Disable the priority by going into Messaging > Settings > Other > Advanced Settings and disable “System MMS app priority”. You may need to disable screen-wake as well, since some MIUI ROM will cancel any LED notification when the screen turns on.
19. Why is the LED notification blinking when I have set the flash rate to “None”?
Go to Light Manager > Advanced Settings > LED Function > Static LED and play around with the settings. For example, Samsung Galaxy Nexus should use “Option 3”.
20. Why is Light Manager working inconsistently? Sometimes it works but sometimes not.
Perhaps your device memory usage was too high and Light Manager’s background process was being killed off frequently. Although the background process will be restarted automatically after being killed, any notification during the restarting period will not be handled by Light Manager. In order to solve this, go to Light Manager > Advanced Settings > Show Notification Icon and enable it to prevent Light Manager background process from being killed.
21. Why is LED notification for SMS/MMS not cancelled even I have read it?
If you are using 3rd party messaging app, you have to disable “SMS” and “MMS” notification LED in Light Manager. Then add your 3rd party messaging app into notification list of Light Manager, enable it and configure your settings. “SMS” and “MMS” are meant for Android stock messaging app.
22. In normal mode, I always get LED notification from Hangouts even though there is no message received.
Go to Light Manager > Hangouts > Allow Recreate Notification and enable it to fix false LED notification from Hangouts. Else you can change to alternating mode where this issue will not happen.
23. Why is Light Manager not working in “Priority” and “None” mode on Android 5.0?
No LED notification can be turned on in “None” mode. However it is possible in “Priority” mode by enabling the setting in Settings > Sound & notification > App notifications > Light Manager > Priority.
24. In alternating mode, why is Light Manager not generating any LED notification when multiple notifications are received on my Samsung Galaxy S7?
The LED generation process is slower on Samsung Galaxy S7. Make sure “Flash Rate” is faster than or equal to “Interval Of Change”, else no LED will be generated because the LED color will alternate before the LED light is being generated.