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Screen Notifications

A very simple app that turns your screen on for a specified period time when you get a notification. Optionally if your device is in your pocket or the proximity sensor is otherwise covered, the screen will not turn on.
Screen Notifications is open source (https://github.com/lkorth/screen-notifications). If you have ideas or feature requests feel free to submit an issue or pull request.

If you would like to translate this app, please take a look here:https://www.transifex.com/projects/p/screen-notifications/

UninstallingIf you have enabled Screen Notifications as a Device Admin so the screen will turn off after a notification, in order to uninstall Screen Notifications you will need to first open the app and uncheck the Device Admin option. Once this is done you will be able to uninstall it.HTC One UsersThere is a bug in the HTC lockscreen that will cause the shortcuts to break and the lockscreen to be dismissed without unlocking. The affects all apps that use the accessibility service (Lightflow, Pebble, etc)

http://forums.getpebble.com/discussion/5018/pebble-seems-to-break-htc-one-lock-screen-icons

If your phone is speaking, try disabling Samsung TTS and Google TTS in your devices menu or check for an update to your device. This is a known Samsung bug they have started to fix

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Reviews (29)

Cri. Dec 27, 2021     

I love it I've been using it constantly for the past 2 years. I even used it on my Samsung S8 that had a LED notification light

nad. n. Sep 27, 2018     

It is exactly what I need. Works perfectly with zenfone

Jov. L. L. Oct 2, 2018     

Been using this for many years! Lab it lol

Bog. N. May 5, 2016     

On Samsung S7 running the Android 6.0 the app has a conflict with the security policies. I am unable to unlock the phone with the fingerprint if this app turned on the screen and the timeout has expired thus turning the screen back off after the notification. Please try solving this issue because it is starting to get annoying.

Gre. V. Jul 22, 2016     

When my phone is on silent I still like to be able to see when I get a message or email. Ever since the android update about a year ago I think kit Kat 4.4.2 or something, this had been disabled. Now I don't need to have the sounds on our vibrate mode in for the screen to light up. No more missed calls or texts that I don't get notified about except by a stupid LED. This ago is simple and solves an actual problem. Thank you.

Álv. P. B. Apr 21, 2016     

Great app, but not very compatible with the new S7 security policies. So it won't probably work very well on any Samsung device with Android 6.0. This is the issue. I use my fingerprint to unlock the phone. If the screen comes on because of this app, next time I want to unlock the phone it says that because of security policies to protect my fingerprint I have to use the PIN number :( Developer, not sure if there's any way to fix this, but if you google it you'll see that it's not only your great app.

A. G. u. Mar 27, 2017     

Just found this app today after the app I had been using for years stopped working with Android 7 and my LG v20 phone. I actually enjoy this app more. Runs smoothly, no delays or glitches. Simple to set up. Doesn't effect battery life at all. Thanks to the developer for a great app and I hope to be able to use it for all additional Android updates. Thanks.

A. G. u. Jun 2, 2017     

I love AOD in my Clear View cover for Galaxy S8 but I don't want it to be on all the time for battery issues. I just want it to turn on for 5 seconds when I receive a notification. I looked and searched everywhere to be able to do so with no luck. But with this app it works beautifully as I wanted. When I receive a notification my clear view screen will wake up for 5 seconds! Thanks for the great work and you deserve the donation.

Joh. M. Mar 18, 2016     

Works as advertised, mostly. One issue I've noticed is that the full brightness setting doesn't keep the screen at full brightness, as the screen *immediately* dims back to my system setting, essentially making the full brightness setting not work at all. Also whenever Google Now updates a card (say a sporting event score) in my system notification area the app turns the screen on, so my screen turns on every 5 minutes or so. Thankfully the app allows you to exclude some apps.

Pre. J. Jul 4, 2016     

Excellent app... Missed Screen Wake up which was a standard on old phones which are better than LED and Vibration alerts... The functions are simple and to the point. It can be much "lite".... And instead of editing which to have wake screen after getting notification for an app, app selection menu would be nice... New feautues are welcomed...

Nei. W. Mar 3, 2017     

It used to work great and turn the screen on when I connected my phone via bluetooth to my car launcher but since the OS on my phone upgraded to Android 7.0 I can't get it to work any longer. My car launcher app is not showing up on the enable apps page

Deb. E. Sep 14, 2017     

This has worked great for me .My new phone the k20 plus doesn't have the led light that lets you know if you have missed a call, so this has worked out perfect for me. I have been using it for a little while now with no complaints.

Lee. Apr 12, 2016     

Wake up length of the lock screen is able to set when given administration right, but it ignore user interaction with notifications, which means it will lock the screen without considering user is interacting with the notification. Please solve it. Overall it is an awesome app. Will give 5 stars after issue is solve

Ama. S. Aug 5, 2016     

No issues so far. One teensy thing, I would make it so that I can turn on apps I want the screen to light up for instead of waiting for every single app to send its notification to me before I can shut it off. Other than that, no problem-o!

Edw. A. Aug 21, 2017     

It does as advertised and everything works great but there's a small problem. Whenever the screen turns on from this app and it turns off after 10 seconds, you can no longer unlock via fingerprint. It says that it's locked by device administrator. It's not a huge problem, but I'd like for that to be fixed. Other than that, this is great.

Mic. L. Sep 17, 2017     

Overall it's simple and works well on my LG V20. It'd be nice if touching the screen causes the screen off timer to reset. Sometimes I get a notification that I want to read, so I pull down my notification shade to try and read it, but the timer runs out and I need to manually turn the screen on again.

A. G. u. Apr 1, 2016     

Works perfectly but one suggestion is to have an option to turn on the screen after n minutes if there are still pending notifications. Some smartphones don't have visible notification light so having the option to turn on the screen after an interval would be really helpful.

Pau. T. May 29, 2016     

Love this app. But I would like to see the notifications I get in the lock screen be pulled down not all clumped on one notification. I have an LG V10. Kind of like iPhone I like how any message or notification you get it automatically separated it self from one another. Would be nice to have an option like this. Thank you Developers.

A. G. u. Jul 2, 2017     

Same problem as other Samsung users - after this app wakes the screen, next time I want to unlock my tablet I have to enter my PIN instead of using my fingerprint. Too bad because this would be perfect otherwise!

Ice. 0. Dec 17, 2016     

Downloaded on my s6 edge to anable flash notification. Works great so far. FYI it will not enable until you get a notification. You can then allow or disallow in the settings.

Gil. B. Aug 10, 2016     

Some apps will make the screen turn on and some won't. Some notifications don't even work at all now unless I have the app open itself that I'm getting notifications for. It's actually quite annoying.

Doc. H. Apr 22, 2017     

Works fine on MOTO G5+. I just wish it could pulse the screen every few seconds to mimic the way and led reminder works.

Amy. S. Mar 31, 2017     

I can't turn on this app. I slide the button to turn it on ad it doesn't work. I went to the security section, and it still stays disabled when I go back to the app after activating.

A. G. u. Jan 16, 2017     

Tested on Android 6.0 and regret donation given. Don't waste your time or money.

Yan. S. T. Sep 26, 2016     

Mine is Galaxy A8 on Marshmallow.. But if only the screen turned more softly, it would be perfect. It does turn the screen on but the way it turns on just so suddenly and that way makes it not elegant. I mean, I want the screen to turn on like an iPhone turns the screen on when it receives notifications, smoothly and elegantly.

Tom. S. Jun 11, 2016     

Great idea, but poor execution and buggy! BEWARE: Due to a bug, this app is unusable on the S7, as it basically disables fingerprint scanner and forces the use of PIN every time you unlock the phone! When this bug is fixed, I will update my review.

A. G. u. Aug 27, 2017     

Excellent app that is simple to use and does the work. Only problem with it is AFTER it lights up the screen and the display goes back to sleep. It brightens the screen to a higher brightness right before the screen sleeps. Think this needs to be addressed.

Rob. W. Jun 15, 2016     

This has been running on my phone for so long, I forgot that waking the screen for notifications wasn't baked in to Android. It isn't, and this app fills that void perfectly.

Sim. C. Jun 10, 2017     

Been looking for an app like this for years. Just want to see my notifications. Better than those apps that replace your notifications and never work. 5 stars state for this one.