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ELI5: Why did LED notification lights silently got removed from phone? (self.explainlikeimfive)
submitted 1 year ago by zephyr to c/explainlikeimfive
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They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

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[–] RickRussell_CA 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

How is that relevant to the OP's question?

[–] Rouxibeau 11 points 1 year ago

One of my old LGs would flash an LED based on conditions and I could include the camera flash as an option. I assume he is implying that since every phone with a camera has a flash, that it could be strobed.

[–] Infinitenonblondes 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They could make it blink with software to notify you.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My phone (galaxy z fold 4) has this feature built in, it's under accessibility. I believe iphones can do it too.

[–] jBlight 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For the fold 4, do you know if there is there a way to customize a color for each specific app?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Color? Like of the LED? There isn't it's just the camera flash