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LG Touch LED Notifications

This app will most likely require root!
Update 16 May 2013: The app is no longer under active development. I'm more than happy to continue update the app with code changes and translations through Pull Requests on GitHub or through e-mail, but will not personally implement new features or add support for more devices due to lack of time and interest.The source is available at https://github.com/mborjesson/LG-Optimus-2X-Black-Notifications

Simon told me that if the app is not enabled in accessibility settings, the app opens the settings after a dialog. But if you now click on an app to change permission, a new instance of the that settings screen will be started. This happens each time you click on the app's name. I don't know why, but if you leave your app and go manually to the settings, it works. (Home Screen > System Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Services > LG Notifications > Change from Off to On).

If you have issues with rooting on P990 ICS ergosum told me that SuperUser does not behave correctly on ICS, and mein (from XDA-forums) found out that changing to SuperSU fixes this.

There does not seem to be any fix for the Optimus Black 2.3.4-update, so a fix may not appear at all. Sorry about that. Still, if anyone have any idea about how to solve this issue please contact me.

Touch LED NotificationsThis application uses the touch LED buttons to show if there is any missed notifications by turning them on and off. It is enabled by default and will autostart on boot but has to be run once after installation to start the service.

Supported devices (this list is very outdated and may no longer be correct):
* LG Optimus 2X/T-Mobile G2X/Star (P990/P999/SU660)
* LG Optimus Black (P970) (not supported on official LG 2.3.4-update and newer)
* LG Optimus 3D (P920)
* LG Nitro (P930)
* LG Optimus ME (P350)
* LG Marquee (LS855)
* LG Prada 3.0 (P940)
* LG Optimus 4X (P880)
* LG Optimus LTE2 (F160)
* MT65XX

Other phones might also work if they're similar to one of the supported devices. Even though a device is listed above your rate of success may vary depending on ROM and/or if you require root. It may also not work perfectly due to various limitations of the phone.

If you get a message about rooting, you have to root your device to get LED notifications to work. This is not something I've chosen to do, it is because the devices does not have the correct permissions and root is needed to correct them. If you wish to root your device you're doing so at your own risk.

A note about Accessibility:The app uses Accessibility to listen to notifications from other apps. When activating this feature a warning will be displayed, this warning is part of the Android-system and is displayed for every app that uses Accessibility. The warning can safely be ignored as the app only uses the notification-part and since the app does not require an Internet-connection no data can be sent away somewhere.

Some tips on how to increase the battery life when using the app:Every time the LEDs has to change or when the vibrator or sound is started the device has to wake up for a short moment. More wake-ups results in decreased battery life. So to improve this set the Touch LED mode to Constant and optionally use a lower Touch LED brightness, for example 15-25%, and do not use vibration or sounds. Devices that can handle one LED at a time will only use one to increase battery life.

Thanks to everyone who has helped me out with the app during its development!

Disclaimer: It is not known if using this app have any negative effect on the touch LEDs in the long term, so use at your own risk. By installing this you agree that I take no responsibility if anything happens to your device while using this app.

If the latest version doesn't work then previous versions can be downloaded here: http://martinborjesson.com/android/

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Reviews (30)

Üla. I. Jan 30, 2014     

Edit: got it working this time. Now worth five stars with built in keyboard also. Before: Works but makes it impossible to use built in android keyboard. Talkback can be supressed from settings but when lg notification accessibility feature is enabled then i can't use swype. When using multiling keyboard or similar it's a five star app. LgP880

Eco. T. Oct 18, 2015     

when you turn on the display by pressing power button naturally capacitive led button turns on too, but locking the device again, led button does not turn off

She. J. Feb 6, 2015     

It's not worth paying money though so good thing you don't have to

Rus. S. Mar 3, 2015     

Lots of settings and lights up the capacitive buttons after receiving a message, email, missed call, etc. Customizable too.

Dam. B. Jun 14, 2015     

It's not supported on this device.

cuo. d. t. Nov 5, 2014     

But it ll better with vibration included

kae. w. Apr 15, 2014     

I was searching for nearly one month. I wanted an app where I don't need to flash a non stock kernel or any rom. Thanks so much - p.s. It's not a LG device <3

Yur. P. May 19, 2016     

Its not working on my lg k7 says not supported by this devise!!!!

Muk. C. Jul 19, 2014     

Plss reply sooon...

Dem. P. Dec 18, 2013     

On newer version kit kat works on vs920 phone.

Raj. S. May 27, 2015     

My device (mt6592) is supported but the brightness is too low !

Wol. P. Jul 3, 2015     

Not supported on lg optimus l70

Nik. I. Aug 2, 2014     

Just what i needed , works awesome on L9.

oma. l. Jan 13, 2014     

It's very helpful if phone it's on silent or what not

NIT. N. Aug 20, 2014     

Notification touch button led is disable for samsung galaxy grand pls fix it we want this function for this phone

D. A. Jun 13, 2014     

Thanks alot man, it works in my 4.2.2 Jelly Bean...

Yas. J. Aug 26, 2014     

Works fine on Micromax Canvas Juice A77

Ank. T. Dec 5, 2013     

Thank you... the app works OK on my LG optimus L9 P765, but I must say that the settings for Led are very confusing... :\ I am not abld to set the timings accordingly...

Saa. T. Dec 30, 2013     

Not working with galaxy s4

Met. C. Nov 10, 2013     

Super application, thanks Martin ;)

Ros. M. Dec 21, 2013     

But has a big battery drain.

Bor. W. Mar 4, 2015     

long searched,many thanx......

spi. Z. Jan 19, 2014     

This app does the job!!

Tan. R. Dec 24, 2014     

Can this work for lg l70?

Oli. S. Dec 27, 2015     

Does this app do

Roc. I. Jul 22, 2014     

Could you please post instructions on how to set up the app? I have a LG Viper and can't get it to light up the screen or show any notifications for that reason. Thx

Tal. W. Sep 25, 2013     

This app is best for the lg mobiles not having notification leds Works like a charm on my LG LTE 2 :)

Muh. F. Aug 1, 2013     

Can you make LG Touch Led notifications a device adminstrator instead of accessibility?? I think everyone else is having the problem when you turn on LG touch notifications, talk back is automatically turned on too and caannot be turned off unless lg touch notifications is turned off. Other than that, the app works fine. But i have to manually enable lg touch notifications although start on boot is ticked

Mar. A. Jul 15, 2013     

Simple app, highly customisable, works 100%. Now I don't have to turn on the screen to see if I have a missed call or message. Great!

Tha. N. Jun 9, 2013     

When i turned off the screen, the LED buttons blinked like crazy. They did not follow my setting =,= Could you fix it again please ?