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[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
There was a problem in 3.0 and 3.0.1 causing it to not always work on some devices.

Can you verify what version she is actually running? Sometimes it takes google play a while to update to the latest version.

Also, just to make sure, verify she didn't accidentally hit the disable setting :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben36:
Its definitely the latest 3.0.3 and everything is enabled from what she's saying?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
can you get the logs (logcat) from it? That would be interesting to see
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben36:
It's on my mum's phone who lives 4 hours away unfortunately and she has about as much technical knowledge as Mormon. Lol
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xtep:
I have a problem with the notifications from AquaMail app (a email client).

This app has two types of notifications one when it checks for emails and another diferent when there is new emails. The problem is that when I activate this app in Ilumination Bar settings, the ilumination the bar lights up when AquaMail check for emails as it should, but it there is no new email, the notification from AquaMail disappear from the system bar but the ilumination bar keeps lighting until I turn on th screen.

I think that the app worked fine (that is, the ilumination bar only light when there is a active notification in the system bar) with a previous version (before 3.0). I'm not sure because I installed ilumination bar few days before the update.

Can you tell me what is the default behaviour of ilumination bar when a notification finish without user interaction?

Thanks in advance

P.D. I'm using a Xperia U with latest ICS stock ROM (.89)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ben36:
I managed to find an older version 2.9 I think and my mum has installed it and all is working again
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
That has never worked. The android accessibility framework does not say when a notification has been removed. All I can see is when it is added. That is why the light can only stop when the screen is unlocked.

This is a problem with apps that frequently add and remove notifications.

There is a feature request in the android bug tracker to improve this since many years back.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
That is strange. But good that you got it working again
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xtep:
Thanks for the fast reply,

I have been searching in the support forum of AquaMail for a posible solution and I have read a reply from the developer of aquamail to a similar question telling that a posible solution is to "to try and tell apart 'ongoing' and 'event' notifications". It seems that the cheching mail is a 'ongoing' notification and the new message is a 'event' one. Can you add an option in your app to only catch 'event' notifications?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
It might be possible to see if a notification is ongoing or not, but I'm not sure it would be good to add such an option.

Disabling ongoing events would most likely lead to unpredictable behavior for the user, since the user won't know what kind of notifications an app displays.

Why would you want a notification that the email client is checking the mail? That will only make a quick blink for like a second a then go away, right?

I think an option in AquaMail to disable that feature would probably be a better idea.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gnadh2007:
Illumination receiver fading option is eating almost 60% battery in 7 hours of sleep :'(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Yeah. I haven't made any measurements but the fading prevents it from going to sleep. If you have a fast blink with fading there will be a lot of "fading time", which causes it to sleep less.

Thats why I put a warning there that it may use more power
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] gnadh2007:
i never expected more means this more :crying:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] electrash:
Nope.

I unlock my phone, and doing some browsing on the internet and when i click back button (normaly illumination bar ligths up for a short period)...but whit this new update (automaticly update from google play), it stays on no matter how much time passed from last taping on 3 little dots below the screen...

when i lock my phone it shutdown...but again if i unlock and click dots below screen illumination bar stays on till next lock down screen.

i hope you undestand what im saying... :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Hitmax117:
I have a bug that turns my screen on and off at random when I have a missed call/text message.

Is this a know bug?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Hmm, that is a weird problem. Not sure how that could happen.

Just to make sure, problem goes away if you uninstall app, and comes back when you re-install?

Yes, this is to wake up the CPU to keep the LEDs on in a controlled way. So its not random :-)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Absolutely. When I get access to ICS I will try to fix any issues I find.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] electrash:
Hmm, that is a weird problem. Not sure how that could happen.

Just to make sure, problem goes away if you uninstall app, and comes back when you re-install?

Not quitly sure, but i will check that out for you, with both versions...i will let you know...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I can help debug the S one, but I am not sure where to look. Does it generate logs or something of that sort?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Unfortunately it does not generate any logs in the release build.

Maybe I should add a possibility to enable debug logs in the release build too for a future release
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I made a new Icon for it. Don't know if you want to use it but here it is. The app deserves a good icon for sure. I can make one for you based on what you want.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] D33KK:
Thanks very much for the app! Wanted this for a while.

Only issues:

Light flow problem

Screen turning on
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] chochic10:
Woow! Thats awesome news! I hope the option will make the bar light stay as bright even when just browsing ang using the phone. Not just upon blinking when receiving notifications.. Its the only way to compensate the "white color only" led on the xperia s..:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ryknex:
Yes this is just the proper one!!! Awsome hope the developer add this one
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
Thanks, I thought it looks pretty good as well. I hope he does add it or lets me know what to change to make it like his vision.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
That icon looks really nice!

But I dont think it's a good idea to include one of sonys trademarks in it (Xperia).

I'm not sure how sony would react to it, but its probably best to not take any chances
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
I see your point. I can take care of that real quick like.

Though there are numerous themes and apps on the store that use the Xperia trademark which aren't affiliated with Sony. I only thought it would be cool to show it off, but I am gonna make a version with it removed.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Th3R1pp3r:
After upgrading my Xperia S to ICS, I've been experiencing crash notifications from this App.

Just wanted to let you know, so you can work on ICS Compatibility.

If anyone else has experienced similar behavior or actually hasn't experienced any problems with the Ilumination Bar app + ICS on their Xperia S please post in here.

Thanks BTW for such a cool app for my Xperia S :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
New icon, no xperia name.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Chxrlyglez:
Same here!!!

Crash notificatios after ICS Upgrade......

Waiting for new release
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] technaudio:
+1
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Xadious:
I like the icon that is already used for the app (pink one) so just keep the original.

Also, crashing on ICS upgrade.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
Really, the original looks really weak. This app deserves better.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
i just updated my xperia s to official jelly bean and it seems this app stopped working, i reenabled access for it but it still doesnt want to blink :(

i even reinstalled it but still no result, is it just me, or we have to wait for some update patch?

i srsly hate sony for not allowing us to mess with that bar on stock and that stupid led in top of screen is hardly noticeable
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] xtep:
After a lot me search I have found a obscure option (not clear what is its function) to disable check mail notifications.

Thanks for your fast replies and for your app.

Enviado desde mi ST25i
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Does it not work at all? Or does it work when you click the test buttons, but it does not work for notifications?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
it doesnt work when i click 'test', doesnt work when i get text msg, so it seems doesnt work at all :/
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Can you verify if the file /system/app/SemcIllumination.apk exists. Without this file my app can not work. I know this file was missing in the leaked development rom that came out a few weeks ago...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
it does not exist... (at least on my phone), so it wont work anymore on S cos sony is not using that apk file that you were using for your app?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Yeah, it might be that sony have removed support for the illumination api. i will have to check that out.

If you have root you can always install IlluminationReceiver and use that instead. It does approximately the same as SemcIllumination
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
i dont have root and i'd like it to stay that way

when you find smth out, let us (me..) know ;)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tatinek2:
It will also work on CM10?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
On custom rom this app will work if you also install IlluminationReceiver
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] liveasx:
Thanks Man,That APP I always to use,Nice~~
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Patrol619:
Thanks from me too, it works on Sola without any problem :)

Xperia sola@Tapatalk 2
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tereluca2002:
xperia_u_illumination_files.zip

can i install from recovery?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sbE:
On Xperia SP (C5303) Illumination Bar Notification only shows white color in selection box. :(

It is planned to support the SP in a futuere Releases?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Andrewasth:
Do you have sp? Contact me please! Immediately. Oh to resolve the white problem choose xperia u! It should work
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
No, that zip is not made for recovery. You should install it from your PC.

I do not have an SP to test anything with yet, but I guess setting device to Xperia U should probably work.

My plan is that it should work on SP also.

Edit: Let me know if that works.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sbE:
Yes Xperia U works on a SP. Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
any progress on xperia S? can it be run without root with JB?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] iiigeorgievi:
With stock ICS on my Miro this App works great! After going to CM10 that app does not work anymore.

I tried everything from the first post but still dont working. Any suggestions?

Thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
I'm still waiting to hear from Sony regarding this.

No CM roms have support for the illumination api "out of the box".

IlluminationReceiver does not support miro, but if anyone figure out how to control the led on miro I can add support for it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Waiting (xperia s jb)

Hi sir rundgong! I am a huge fan of your app and I hope you can somehow manage to make it work with xperia S running JB without needing to root or unlock boot loader and stuff cause I really dont want to risk doing so since I am a noobie.. Im really hating sony for being insensitive to what the customer wants..

this may be done intentionally to make people buy sp.. :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Hiute:
I have a doubt. Why application needs permissions "your social information"?

Thanks for the app! :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Andrewasth:
For Facebook notification and other social network notifications
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] d4ncyb3r:
Can this apps work on Xperia S JB root and UB?:confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Currently it can not.

I'm still waiting for feedback from Sony as to what have happened
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Flintberg:
Do you think copying the needed libraries apks and other files from ICS SW and then copy them back on rooted JB to relevant folders? If yes, which files would be needed?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Probably that would work. What needs to be copied has been discussed earlier while trying to get it to work for CM roms.

Some links are available in the first post of the thread.

IlluminationReceiver would also work. Also linked in first post.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Anu update regarding the jb not compatible issue on s?

If there is no solution to get this app working on xs jb, can someone teach me how to just edit the bar light setting on rooted s to maximum? This was possible on ics ive read someone doing this befofe but i have no idea how and i dunno if it will still work on jb.. I will root my phone if thats theonly option i have.. I just want to max the brightness of the bar cause it is too boring and unnoticeable :( i hope this app still has some hope:(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] mrsatan:
There is a flashable zip to fix it.

Sent from hell using Xperia-S(atan)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Do you need to root or unlock bootloader? I have no idea how to flash. Is there a link? Thanks..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] qqq12414:
this is great thank alot :good:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
I think that fix needs root.

I'm working on a fix that (hopefully :)) will not require root, but I'm not finished with it yet
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Ohh okay. Glad to hear it. We will be waiting patiently. Thank you!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aaryav:
Doesnt work on miui rom based on cm9..is there any other solution??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
IlluminationReceiver should work on all roms
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aaryav:
When device is set to s/p then only notification works and only in white colour but not when device is xperia u.illumination reciever is installed.

In illumination reciever the device is set to xperia u.can you tell how to get colours in notifications.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Strange. Does miui include any sony libs? If the SemcIllumination.apk is installed it might interfere with IlluminationReceiver
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aaryav:
its not installed.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Ok.

If you select another device in IlluminationReceiver, it stops working completely?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aaryav:
on using device as xperia s message blinks blue and when device is xperia u bar blinks white.it does not blink for missed call.even if i have enabled notification of missed call.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Sounds right about the colors. Set it back to xperia u in IlluminationReceiver

Ignore what happens on notifications until we have figured out the color thing.

Just click "Test illumination Bar" to verify the set colors actually work. Then we can move on to the notifications

It is very odd that white would work, but other colors would not. Because they are handled exactly the same after the color has been set.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] aaryav:
colours work perfectly when testing.i have cyan for sms and red for missed call and green for whatsapp.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Ok, so the only thing not working is Missed Call Notifications?

If so you should get some logs of the missed calls with logcat and send it to me in an e-mail or pm. Then maybe I can figure out whats wrong
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] zawish:
sony did respond about that file in S JB?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Not yet
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Ghostfacekillah123:
not working on my XP , JB./:laugh:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Version 3.0.4 is out, and should be available on Google Play in a few hours.

It contains a fix for Xperia S with Jelly Bean.

I had to put a native library in the app, which I have never done before, so let me know how it works.

There is an option under general settings to enable it, but it should be enabled by default on devices that need it.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kumczak:
Dear rundgong. I bought pro version of your app and i have a few suggestions/problems:

1. Pro version could import free version settings.

2. There isn't any option to adjust ledbar brightness in pro version.

3. Even if i tick "don't blink when lockscreen is unlocked" the ledbar blinks (pro version also).

Beside these 3 niggles, i must say it's fantastic app. I love the 'new' colours revealed by the pro version.

Cheers and good luck in further development :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] michel8:
I just noticed 1 issue with IBN -> if caller identification software like WhosCall is running, so missed call notification doesnt blink anymore. Could this be fixed?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Just updated the app and it now works again on jb xperia s! Just wanna say many thanks to rundgong! Youre the best!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pauldmps:
Can you fix the issue of led bar not glowing when the capacitive buttons are touched on Xperia U stock JB (unofficial) ? Also the led bar intermittently stops working in Album/Walkman when using the latest IlluminationReciever.apk. Any fix ??
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Andrewasth:
You could make it detect the current theme, and set a timeout feature for led when the keys are pressed! The led stopping is always present and it's quite annoying
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sarkissmae:
nice app buddy, by the way does this app support also Xperia SP? i would love to if you can make one for Xperia SP.

thanks!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] michel8:
Hmm, there are some messaging apps like Textra SMS completly not recognized by IBN :(
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] MagnaWoX:
led brightness don´t work on xperia p jb :crying:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
In pro version you can set any color or intensity you want for each notification. Because of this it does not make sense to keep the global brightness setting.

I'll have a look at the unlocked option...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Kumczak:
I meant brightness of ledbar in general, eg. while using home/back/menu buttons. In the free version i can set it in General Settings, pro version lacks this option.

Cheers :)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
I dont think it's possible to detect when the buttons are pressed, unless my app is in focus.

Does the IR crash or what happens. can you describe it in more details?

It should work if you set device Xperia U. I have not verified it myself, but others have reported that it works

Is that app installed by default in your rom?

My app filters out all system apps, because the list of apps would be huge if all those were included.

That is something that sony did.

You can try to enable the Xperia S JB fix under general settings.

It's possible that it will fix the XP problem also, but I have not yet tried it myself.

Let me know if that works. Otherwise there is not much to do.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
That works for me with the latest version
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] s.t.a.r.s:
Illumination bar doesn't work with JB on Sola, with ICS works fine
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Try the Fix for Xperia S under general settings. I dont know if that will work but try it and let me know how it goes
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] macanderson08:
Hi Rundgong!

thank you for this great app, but i can't get it work on my xperia s... i have new version with JB fix but still doesn't work. i have enabled it in accessibility and tried reinstalling it but no luck... what to do?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Does it work when clicking the test button? or does nothing work?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] macanderson08:
yes, when i click test button it works for about 5 seconds and then it stops.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Ok, then the light part works.

Sometimes you need to disable and enable the accessibility service.

does sms and missed calls work?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] macanderson08:
i just did that, disabled and enabled accessibility service and now it works! :D facebook, sms and missed calls works!

thank you very much! :D
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] michel8:
rundgong

App is installed by default into rom (Xperia U). I just noticed, if i disable Dont notify when screen is on, this Textra SMS seems to work, but, if i get some messages on Whatsapp during using my phone, LED bar is blinking all the time till power button pressed. Maybe you could retrace it ...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
That is how it works with all notifications except sms and missed calls. I can't know when to stop the notification, that is why it is stopped when the screen is unlocked.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] michel8:
But, if i currently using my phone and get a message on Whatsap, led begin blinking all the time untill pressing powerbutton and then unlocking the screen ...
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Yes, that's how it works.

The only other way to stop the light is by dismissing my apps icon in the status bar.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
Just found a bug on the xs jb fix. When screen is off for like 10 mins or so, it will stop working for good unless you click on the app again.

Tried enable disable in accesibility but same prob. Again, it will work perfectly fine when you enter the app and tick on the fix but after a while, the app will go to sleep again and stop working unless you keep screen on all the way..
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] sriram2001:
Something similar here.. the bar didnt light up during incoming notifications and suddenly after sometime it started blinking according to app settings. I mean as if it was queued for blinking and then blinks all together :confused:
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] s.t.a.r.s:
Ok, it works for the soft keys.

With ICS the LED bar under the keys was lightning?!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
N00b mistake on my part. The setting for the JB fix did not always get loaded properly.

New version 3.0.5 fixes this.

It also fixes an accessibility issue that is seen on some devices.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] user1t1:
It now works perfectly! But i have a suggestion with the widget. It would be better if you you also put a widget to temporarily disable the app itself instead of just the notification since there are times when i want to keep a low profile and turn off the always on feature of the bar..:)
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pauldmps:
No IR does not crash. The led bar changes color to match the album art/ image but instead of glowing continuously, it keeps blinking. Sometimes it blinks once or twice & then turns off. It again starts working properly after reboot.

Also SuperSU shows that IR has been granted root access multiple times during normal phone use.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] rundgong:
Not sure why it would blink.

Getting root multiple times is probably a side effect of it being unloaded by the android framework.

If the system runs low on resources, like memory, it can destroy a program that runs in the background.

Then when it is needed it will start again, And in this case it will have to get root access again.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] michel8:
Missed Call Notification does not work if WhosCall (caller identification) is running in the background, do you know why?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] pauldmps:
Now I get it. After a fresh restart, it works properly. But once it gets unloaded by the framework, the next time it gets loaded, the led bar blinks (Not sure why this happens though).

Isn't there any way to make it an essential system process such that it never gets unloaded ??