Notification Light add-on?

[aapold]

(crossposting from infuse forum since that one probably sees a lot less activity these days, and applies equally here (and many other phones) and I can't think of an overall notification-light-less phones forum (if there is feel free to kick it there).

I was wondering...

wouldn't it be possible to create a snap-on notification light gizmo that plugged either into the headphone jack or into the charging port? it might need its own power source (a small hearing aid style battery perhaps) but just have the phone have some way of triggering it so it lights up when there is a notification?

(yes I know about NOLED, I use it, it works great, but would still like a non-screen means of notification...)

 

[slvrevoix]

root and install bln. Its awesome and i have never had a problem with battery drain.

 

[planoman]

Just get a phone with notification light?

Sorry for the smart assed remark, could not resist...

 

[derande]

i only used BB once and i HATED seeing that damn light blinking at me all the time...

 

[aapold]

I'm using NOLED (and I'm rooted) and it works well enough. Just thought it would be useful since its one of those things I keep hearing complaints about.

 

[clumsy]

root and install bln. Its awesome and i have never had a problem with battery drain.

As far as I know, there isn't a Kernel that supports BLN yet for this phone yet. If you have it working, what Kernel are you running?

 

[pairenoid]

there are cell phone charms that light up when u get a call/text but they only work with certain carriers

you dont even plug them in but you need a wrist strap hole