Interpreting the flashes of your Android phone’s LED could be difficult especially if they’re all of the same color. Light Flow – LED & Notifications for Android gives you more control so that you can set colors and patterns for individual apps. You can download Light Flow – LED & Notifications for $0.18.
Features
Light Flow – LED & Notifications app for Android allows you to set your choice of hundreds of different colors for each notification type and app in your phone. The granularity of control that the app allows is unparalleled to say the least. You can customize the flash rate, the duration of the notification, and whether notifications colors cycle or if just the highest priority one is displayed. You also have the option to set the LED not to flash if the phone is charging, or have it lit indefinitely for a particular event. To elaborate on the ‘color cycle’ mentioned, if you happen to receive multiple notifications – such as for email, Facebook, and SMS – it will cycle through the color set for each so that you’re aware of all the four notifications and not just the latest one. The LED colors changes once in 2.5 seconds. The app also has a sleep mode so that the flashes don’t annoy you at 3 AM. As of today, Light Flow – LED & Notifications app for Android allows you to control the notification color for the over 600 applications and system events.
The UI of Light Flow Android app is well designed. It is easy to access its various features and menus, provided you know what you’re looking for. It is advisable to refer to the user manual to understand its different functions. The app is stable enough. Light Flow – LED & Notifications requires Android OS 2.3 or higher. Light Flow – LED & Notifications might not work with every phone in the market. Hence it is advisable that you download the free of cost ‘Lite’ version for a test drive to see if it is working in your phone.
Conclusion
Light Flow – LED & Notifications app allows you to take control of the notifications on your phone. You can customize the flash rate, duration, and even let the colors cycle to indicate multiple notifications. The user interface layout is user friendly. But the sheer number of customization options might confuse the users a bit initially. The app is also reasonably stable and responsive. Overall, a useful app that let you choose why and how your phone’s LED blinks.
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