capacative "back" and "menu" button LEDs

**funkylogik** · 07-19-2012, 06:10 PM

on or off? i turned them off within an hour lol

**jcp007** · 07-19-2012, 06:12 PM

On. They will turn off after a while so not a big deal to monitor. It should not make a difference in terms of battery life.

**funkylogik** · 07-19-2012, 06:15 PM

yeah i just think it looks better with them off and theyr kinda pointless once u know what they do

**tomkind80** · 07-19-2012, 06:20 PM

I have mine on "always on". I have done that on all my phones. I like em lit up!

**qdtphotog** · 07-19-2012, 06:44 PM

I turned mine off within the first hour. I can't stand the on and off glow, especially at night.

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**dh4321** · 07-19-2012, 06:59 PM

Coming from my trusty Blackberry for 8 years, I'm missing the heck out of my blinking red LED light when email arrives. Anyone know of a good app to make this happen? Searching shows a decent app, but not applicable to the Galaxy 3. But I'm totally new to the Android world everyone, so I'm still finding my way.

**dslayton** · 07-19-2012, 07:01 PM

Originally Posted by dh4321

Coming from my trusty Blackberry for 8 years, I'm missing the heck out of my blinking red LED light when email arrives. Anyone know of a good app to make this happen? Searching shows a decent app, but not applicable to the Galaxy 3. But I'm totally new to the Android world everyone, so I'm still finding my way.

Light Flow

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**noturbizniss** · 07-19-2012, 07:11 PM

Light flow is quite a buggy on the s3

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**jcp007** · 07-19-2012, 07:17 PM

Originally Posted by noturbizniss

Light flow is quite a buggy on the s3

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There was a recent post that the developer is working on updating the app for the GS3.

**funkylogik** · 07-19-2012, 08:26 PM

yeah lightflow is the one everyone recommends. havent played around with it fully yet. is there any way to make it cycle through every colour when i get a notification?

**zack7687** · 07-19-2012, 10:36 PM

I'm waiting for the dev to fix the bugs on light flow for the s3.

**vedwardsiii** · 07-19-2012, 11:14 PM

Leds off.

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**jdot104** · 07-20-2012, 07:33 AM

Originally Posted by funkylogik

yeah lightflow is the one everyone recommends. havent played around with it fully yet. is there any way to make it cycle through every colour when i get a notification?

There is an option for this, but I uninstalled it until there's a GS3 fix. It's a great app though.

**camiller** · 07-20-2012, 08:00 AM

lightflow blog

TL;DR - The LED in Samsung's GS3 doesn't behave like most other android phones.

**BostonBeats88** · 07-20-2012, 08:07 AM

Originally Posted by camiller

lightflow blog

TL;DR - The LED in Samsung's GS3 doesn't behave like most other android phones.

This LED funkiness is pretty apparent if you use GoSMSpro. Changing the LED blink color in the app gives a completely different color. It's pretty frustrating. I can only imagine it's a full blown nightmare for devs.

**TripSixes** · 07-20-2012, 09:23 AM

Agreed with the LED's off. I always preferred the Fascinate to not turn on the lights. Now that these are "invisible" when off, it's even better. I know where the buttons are, and anyone who uses my phone has to ask me "how do I go back"

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**mikesmith** · 07-20-2012, 09:28 AM

I kind of wish the buttons were a little higher. I find myself tapping just above the back button a good amount.

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