Joined May 2009
L6: Expert
Forum Thread
Anyone ever seen a USB phone notification LED
August 3, 2022 at
06:48 PM
I don't keep my phone with me around the house because the reception in the house is lousy and I don't always grab it if I'm just going out to check the mail. But it's way too easy to forget to check it all the time and miss a work text and I really miss the old blinking LED on the home button. I tried using Samsung Dex so I at least have a flashing taskbar button I'm more likely to see, but it keeps randomly crashing and turns the phone screen on despite doing all the recommended 'change the keyboard to monitor only in multiple setting locations'. I don't want to have to sign up for accounts to use things like Link To Windows. I just want a simple solution, but the only thing I've found is an indi go go called NotiMe that was asking way too much to start with and went nowhere. I know there's apps that basically put a moving dot on the screen, but most of them have pretty bad reviews for eating batteries, likely due to ad tracking in the background. And I've heard it's not really good for the screen.
You'd think someone would have made something like this by now though. Just a low power old style 5mm LED. Doesn't even have to be a fancy RGB one for people who want a different color whether it's text/vm/other app.
You'd think someone would have made something like this by now though. Just a low power old style 5mm LED. Doesn't even have to be a fancy RGB one for people who want a different color whether it's text/vm/other app.
About the OP
9 Comments
Your comment cannot be blank.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
You'd think someone would have made something like this by now though. Just a low power old style 5mm LED. Doesn't even have to be a fancy RGB one for people who want a different color whether it's text/vm/other app.
https://www.androidauth
https://www.makeuseof.c
You could potentially do things like forward sms to another messaging platform or trigger a home automation system to do something like change the color or a light bulb/bar/strip, echo glow, or push an announcement out of an Echo or Google Home. Some other "glue" in the form of home automation software / hardware may be required depending on how you do it. There actually used to be some purpose built hardware that could display stuff like this, but demand / profit weren't there and the products don't exist / may not work anymore.
There's also google's messages for web https://messages.google
There are a number of other software options that try to sync things with your phone:
Here's a list of some (Note: Some of these have had significant security issues in the past): https://www.makeuseof.c
https://kdeconnect.kde.
https://pushover.net/ also has potential and isn't in the list above
The challenge is can you get a smart watch that doesn't sell data about your sleep and activity to someone.
The challenge is can you get a smart watch that doesn't sell data about your sleep and activity to someone.
I just wish there was an easy way not to miss notifications. The blinking home button was always obvious. Then they gradually removed them even from the flagships. I just wish there was a cheap $5-10 gadget you could plug into the USB-C port and blink. Or a $15-20 Bluetooth sync (hmm, I wonder if there is any way to make a Bluetooth speaker do this). Or a better way to hook the phone up to the PC and have it pop up notifications. Samsung DeX was the best option because it doesn't require a Samsung Account and it has the option to work via USB, but it keeps randomly turning the phone screen on and also crashes all the time. Link to Windows requires a Microsoft Account, which annoys me, and I think only works over wi-fi (for various reasons, the phone stays off of the house wi-fi network).
Now to find an alternative to Rocket Player. Ad banners and less features on the free version is one thing. Youtube-style 'tap to skip' videos that can lock up the app while I'm driving is a step too far.
Sign up for a Slickdeals account to remove this ad.
Now to find an alternative to Rocket Player. Ad banners and less features on the free version is one thing. Youtube-style 'tap to skip' videos that can lock up the app while I'm driving is a step too far.
I too miss the multicolor notification LEDs.
What does rocketplayer have that vlc or pulsar don't?
I too miss the multicolor notification LEDs.
What does rocketplayer have that vlc or pulsar don't?
I always think of VLC as a video more than an audio player, but I haven't actually seen the Android version. I'll have to try both of those.