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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
If you have a notification/LED that's stuck, you can reboot...but I find it simpler to put a widget on one of my less-used home screens to clear it. When you create a 1x1 Light Flow widget, you can choose to have it "clear all notifications". When you tap it, anything will be cleared, even if it's stuck. That way you won't have to reboot.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jbdan:
Very nice thanks for that tip!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Red5:
Except this doesn't work for the incoming call notification light. If I get a call, the light continues to blink through the call, after hangup, after the screen is shutoff, after an hour. The widget says there are no notifications yet the light blinks. I either have to reboot or send myself a text to clear it.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] tlf55:
Does using lightflow drain battery ?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Cafun:
Read the last 10 posts of this topic....

Then you'll know.

No, it doesn't.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] tlf55:
After a call, when i shut down my screen, the led blink very fast in all color for like 2 second .. is that normal ?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
E-mail notifications (from the default email app, exchange) no longer work except immediately after a reboot. After a while, I get nothing. I am getting the status bar notifications.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] GunninZombiesdown:
Yeah man same here. Except with all notifications. I give the guy credit for working with us on here and seems like he is legitimately trying but the app has become completely useless.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Ben36:
You need to try Ledblinker, no noticeable battery drain and everything seems to work spot on so far for me
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] guruehsaan:
same, using Ledblinker pro and everything works perfectly, have had no problems since i switched from lightflow
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
I've been trying it, but I need to be able to really customize my vibration patterns. LightFlow allows me to set vibrations to one beep, two beeps, three beeps, etc.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] TheIgster:
Using Light Manager (totally free) and no problems at all. Working well for me.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] imablackhat:
I've tried light flow. But what happens is...it doesn't blink any led color for me. It apparently instantly clears the notification once I get it. With the screen off. So it never blinks.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] cpasoft:
Do you have installed another led manager app?

You cannot manage the led light with two or more apps at the same time. You must uninstall all, reboot, install only one and try again.

LF is working well for me in a nexus 5 and nexus 4 without any issues...

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] xmlnoob:
yea, light flow suddenly stopped blinking led for whatsapp today.... :-/

going to try led blinker now.

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yea, light flow suddenly stopped blinking led for whatsapp today.... :-/

going to try led blinker now.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
Andrew, the developer of Light Flow, emailed me today and said that he is aware of the problems with the Nexus 5 and that he hopes to have a fix out soon.

Glad to hear it. Light Flow is the only app that gives me the level of customization that I need. LED Blinker does not.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Good to hear as light flow is still a hit or miss on the nexus 5, if he gets it running properly then id buy the app to support his work.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EddyOS:
I've had few to no issues with LF on my Nexus 5 - all the alerts I have set up work as expected
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] uodii:
Same. After I customize the alerts to my liking I usually restart the phone and everything from there works great. I've noticed at times if I dont restart the phone that sometimes the changes take and sometimes LF just doesnt work...but restarting it seems to fix everything for me.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] creator2456:
No issues with Light Flow on my end. You have to remember to go to Settings > Security > Notification Access
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] cc16177:
Same here.. i've been using it for awhile now and the only minor complaint I have is that occasionally when I turn the screen off i'll notice the LED cycle between a few different colors. The dev says it does this for a reason and i'm fine with that...
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EddyOS:
Exactly what happens to me, and Andrew said this is normal, so I'm happy!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Thats the solution I have found so far, sometimes I get notifications and out of no where it will no longer light up..

Here is a short list of issues/quirks ive encountered:

1.) Leaving the phone charged and rebooting it does not activate the LED

2.) At random yet rare times, the LED notification for SMS and Hangout notifications gets messed up, I have blue for hangouts and white for SMS, it will flash the blue LED twice then continue with white

3.) LED notification cycle does not work

4.) At a few occasions the LED wont light up after a notification triggers it and would require a phone or soft reboot

5.)If I only have charging,SMS and missed call as active LED notifications none of them work
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Blackbox421:
Guys is my LED broken? Doesnt matter what I try, it doesnt want to go yellow/red/...

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] anndrius:
my led stopped working at all i tried deleting light flow tried led blinker but no led is working. Maybe unlocking bootloader and rooting did something? before rooting led was working
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Uninstall both and reboot then goto display then re tick pulse light,that should fix it.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] anndrius:
thank you, it helped, nice to have it working again :) such a nice little feature.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
Well also i have this problem it works but sometimes it stops working...and if i tried the led only the green is working...it's really frustrating! What other applications can i use?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] droid@xda:
Light Manager. More reliable than LF for me.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] mrro82:
The last update broke my Gmail led for some reason. Switched to light flow pro. Liking it so far.

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] droid@xda:
But working for me here. Just tried.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] ReOmbra:
i have the same problem of MOLDOVANOS: if I dont dismiss Dynamic notification, screen goes black in 30 sec. And led does not flash after that even with screen being dark. Led does flash once when a message arrives though.

The Bug has been fix?

Thank
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Web_E:
Your observation is correct. The first case happened to me.

Today suddenly it stopped giving notification for text (Not using hangout). I tested out other notifications like and they were all giving some wrong / no LED light.

I fixed it in following way,

uncheck notification access from settings>security>notification

Opened lightflow, from settings, enabled persistent icon (don't know whether this step is optional)

reboot

Gave a call to number to test no LED coming after missed call.

reboot

Enabled lightflow notification from settings>security>notification

reboot
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
I've a fix coming for that issues with switching off and back on notification access. It certainly seems the service is less resiliant in 4.4 than it was in 4.3. It's just in beta testing and I'm hoping to release it within the next few days.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
How about the other issues I've listed any updates/fixes for them ?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Web_E:
Thanks.

Today I noticed, force killing the lightflow and restarting also works.

Is there any beta channel so that we can test? (Like in franko, nova they have G+ community where we can join for beta testing)

Edit: more problems with sms apps. I am not using hangout. I tried go sms, textra, 8sms. If sms application is on foreground and I lock the screen, sms notification works. But if pop up enabled and/or I am in home screen before sleep, led doesn't work(lightflow says no outstanding notification in notification bar) . However if a call is missed after sms is received then both led light starts blinking
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
For me lightflow works great! But I noticed that the notification test didn't work both the general for all notification and the one for the single application... And also that it didn't work with whatsapp's group notification... Maybe is just me?

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Thanks Andrew!

Also, I wanted to let you know that since you suggested I change the sound volume to Android Control instead of Light Flow, I have no longer had the issue where sounds don't play or are cut short.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] mrfocus22:
I've tried just about everything trying to get Light Flow to work.

Uninstall, reboot, reinstall.

Making sure every box is checked. (Display - Pulse notification is on, as is Security - Notification Access)

I've had one successful notification from an MMS. It seems as though LightFlow simply isn't detecting the actual incoming notification. As an example I have joined a screenshot. I clearly have an unread SMS from Hangouts, yet LightFlow isn't detecting anything.

Any tips before I give up for now and try another application?

Edit: Even followed the procedure from the official website here. In test mode I have the red notification as well as a random blue one (despite having only the missed call notification activated). When I test it out with an actual missed call, it's a no go.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] miketwn:
On the new version .....104....the all enabled LEDs test doesnt work anymore....lights dont flash... working before on ver 101
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] instinctkiller:
The only problem i've got with the last versions of Light is with the SMS: they work fine (with the MMSSMS apk, not Hangouts). BUT, I want the LED notification gone when I turn on the screen, and that doesn't work. I turn the screen on and don't mark the SMS read and turn back the screen off: the LED is still blinking... I need to go in the SMS application and actually read it and the LED notification disappears.. :(
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
At the moment the new version (i made a fresh install) stops working with all notifications! I made a reboot and i will let you know! Oh and when i try to try (sorry for double try hahahahah) all notifications only the green work and it seems that the app prevents the phone to unlock! I need multiple press on the power button to unlock the phone!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
Sorry for double post! However after a reboot now all is working fine... But with this new version the wakelock are dramatically incremented and I activated also the option "reduce wakeups" it is just me or someone else has this problem?

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] nolook:
ya I just switched to light manager because of this bug... can confirm this now works for me
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] eronfaure:
Anyone using mohammedag's Xposed module for LED control? It's pretty good. The only catch is you can't control the vibration patterns.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
Well I didn't know that there was an xposed module... However for now light manager is really great!

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
Do you have a link to the mmssms apk and I'll install the check that as I'm just going to be pushing out an update.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] instinctkiller:
It's the classic MMSSMS.apk with quick reply... The one that comes with the PSX Rom, sorry I can't find any links :(
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Dryz_:
I'm using it (Nexus 5, stock 4.4.2) and I'm completly happy with it. I tried several other solutions (LightFlow, Tasker, ...) and wasn't satisfied so far. The Xposed modul is the first thing that actually met all my needs.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
On the Xposed module is there the possibility to clear the notification after the screen on like on lightflow? Thanks in advance!

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Dryz_:
There is no setting (yet). But the module is pretty new, so it might come in a future release.

Do you actually wanna remove the notification or just disable the led afer screen on?

If you only want to disable the led after screen on (but keep the notification in the bar) you could use Tasker to do that until its supported by the module.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
No i want only to disable the led! Well after that the function will be implemented I will buy the module! For now light manager made his work in a good way without any bug! Thanks for answering!

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Dryz_:
I just checked the default behavior of the exposed module. The led is dismissed at the "screen unlocked"-event. So if you're not using a lockscreen it should also do the job for you.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] eronfaure:
I guess the only thing I think should be added to this module is that there should be an option to control the vibration pattern.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Light Flow update available today. Let's hope it fixes some of our issues. I'm still pretty happy with Light Flow even before today's update though.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] eronfaure:
Is light flow a battery hog?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] cpasoft:
There is not updates on the Amazon store. I'm still on 14 version...

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[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] quendil:
Today's update works pretty fine for me.

It doesnt even need the option "NEXUS 5 FORCE LED RESET" which flashes the LED in order to clear it!

My only "complain" is the folder it makes in the internal storage with logs in it... oh well i'm just paranoid here!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Your question has been answered multiple times in this thread...please read through and find out! Or...you can search for "battery" in the "search this thread" box in the top right to speed up the process.

The short answer is: no. Some bugs may have caused some battery drain but it's not normal nor common to have any significant battery drain from Light Flow.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] fraussantin:
my lightflow sometimes freezes the flashing LED and I have to restart the phone. there is a solution?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] SedyBenoitPeace:
Now i'm trying the latest update! For now it seems that all work fine! I will let you know if wakelock are less than the previous version! (i don't know why but with the other version they were a lot!)
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] gbarayah:
Have you tried Force Closing the app and then re-opening it from the app drawer?

Any time I have bugs, that seems to do the trick to get things working again.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] fraussantin:
I did it. but the only solution is to reboot.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] shmizan:
any chance of making an apk out of this?

I have absolutely no idea how to make it a working xposed module
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Those with Light Flow issues please try installing yesterday's update from the Play Store and see if it fixes your issues. I have no bugs to report so far with the new version.

If you're working/troubleshooting other apps/mods I think you should create a different thread since this one is for "LightFlow discussion". Thanks and good luck!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] fraussantin:
You use light flow lite or full?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Full version.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] venelar:
New version working great here.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
I just realized the free version is quite behind hahaha
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Yeah he has a ton of users and customer support is quite difficult for him...so he does staged rollouts in order to lessen the burden. As a result, those who use his app for free are last in line for the latest updates.

I bought this app 3 years ago for my Galaxy S3 after switching from BlackBerry (and missing BerryBuzz a LOT), and it's one of the best purchases I've made. It's so little money to spend for an app that does so much to improve the experience.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Its a good purchase for sure.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] venelar:
Is there a setting somewhere that can make the led rotate colors for multiple notifications?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] quendil:
Yes. Go to the application settings and change the 2 "Notification method..." options!
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] venelar:
No idea how I missed that lol. Thanks
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Is this amount of wake ups expected in like 2hrs?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Jason_MCG:
I updated yesterday, but I had to uninstall it today. Notwithstanding the random notifications going off and the persistent notifications, the battery drain was totally ridiculous.

From earlier today. Apart from checking emails and some texting, I barely used my device.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
I've been checking my battery closely, at the end of the day, since updating...I have not seen Light Flow show up.

Have you guys restarted your phone after updating as it said you should?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] gbarayah:
Last update did WONDERS for light flow on my device. No longer have to restart the app and notifications are working perfectly.

I have not experience any of the battery drain issues mentioned previously - perhaps a clean install of the app is needed?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
Fantastic update. I'm back in business.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] sparhawk6:
Andrew, when I set my phone to vibrate mode, the vibration pattern I set in Light Flow for an incoming phone call is getting overriden by some system default pattern. Is there any way for me to keep my custom vibration pattern?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
More than half of the time when I connect the phone to the charger or USB port the battery charge settings fail to kick in id have to unlock the phone and relock it then the LED lights up. It would even randomly stop blinking at times.

Also is root mode needed on the N5?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] dallas220:
Hey everyone, small question.. and I aplogize if it has been addressed but does using LightFlow and its HUGE amount of wakeup triggers have a noticable effect on battery? sometimes 2-3000 wakes per day.... is this normal?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Take from these screenshots what you will.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] dallas220:
So, taking from your screenshots, LF only consisted of 3 minutes of "wakelocks"? Is this correct, sorry im just new to all this

( as in investigating wakelocks, battery drains, etc)
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Most important is this:

Current battery after 15 hours = 68%

Amount of battery used by apps (of the 32% used) = 54.3%

Amount of battery used by Light Flow relative to other apps = 0.5%

Amount of my battery used by Light Flow today, out of 100% total = (1-.68)*.543*.005 = .00086 = .086% or practically nothing
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Broken Hope:
Which app is providing those stats?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
GSAM Battery Monitor
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
To Be able to change the led color, code needs to be run, to run code a partial wake lock is required so those figures are normal for the app.

I put a lot of effort into tuning those wakelocks to try and ensure that they run for as short a time as possible so each one usually only runs for a few 100's of a second which is why the total wake time (which is the more important stat) is usually quite low for the app.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] The-Droidster:
The stand by time is taking a hit with this app. My battery fell by about 6% in 7-8hrs, with wifi/data off. BBS shows LightFlow to have sucked up about 14% of that 6% drop with about 3K+ wake-ups. Can't afford that. This is a good app with many customization but I need a solid standby time at least.

On a side note, BBS reports AudioMix to be the worst battery hog for me. Does any one know, what that is?:confused:

EDIT: For any one interested, the AudioMix wakelock is probably due to the touch and lockscreen sounds. So, a probable solution is to disable those as reported in many threads.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
There's a few things you can do to reduce it.

If you change the cycle speed (in lightflow, settings, notification method on battery)

A slower speed from your current one will generally 1/2 that amount of wakes as it'll only change color at 1/2 the speed.

If you want to save even more, priority mode (so you just see the highest priority notification) would really reduce them.

There's two settings

"Notification method on battery" and "notification method on charge" so while plugged in your can choose a different method as the battery usage is a little less important when on charge.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] The-Droidster:
Oh thanks. Wasn't aware of the last tip - on battery and on charge. Will check that out and report back.:thumbup:
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
First time i saw this kind of wakelock but no severe battery drain so far..not sure why its that high as i only have sms and missed calls to display
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Lownita:
Is this normal?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Getting the same.. No response from dev yet..
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] jeffreii:
Guys with the wakelocks, please read some of this thread! Light Flow can generate a lot of wakelocks due to the need to wake the device every time the LED blinks. Luckily it is extremely efficient in doing so and the high number of wakelocks does not equal high battery drain.

You can reduce your # of wakelocks by following the tips given by Andrew only a few posts up...but again, don't concentrate on the number of wakelocks...check the actual battery drain.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EddyOS:
Not sure what you guys are doing as I have absolutely not issues with battery life on my phone using LF
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
I've been using it for a while and I've never seen it go that high until I posted the image. The wakelocks are not equal to the # of blinks AFAIK.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
You are welcome to send me some logs (tools, logging, file logging). Leave the app running for 30 minutes and let me know how many notifications you have outstanding during the period.

Switch back off logging and email me the file in /lightflow/tmp called debug_log.txt
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
It takes more than 30mins for the wakelocks to appear, sometimes it may take more than 3hrs.. I'll probably try to run the log longer or would it write something every second?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
It'll keep writing to the file so it's just to get a representation as running for hours I've sometimes seen log files with so many lines I can't even open the file
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
How about I wait when the wakelocks go above 100 then start the log from there?
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] andrewpmoore:
That would be fine
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] EarlZ:
Okay and another thing about 50% of the time I charge, the LED lights up around 3-5 times then turns off I either need to unlock the phone or reconnect the charger again for the LED to activate properly.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Wdustin1:
Is anybody actually got this working with no problems yet? I used light flow for 2 years on my gnex and it was absolutly flawless, I'm going crazy not using it on my N5
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] Red5:
Works just fine on my phone. I have it set to flash for sms, mms, missed call, voice mail and email. Always lights up, no problems with battery drain or wake locks. I'm on cataclysm and Franco kernel.
[Nexus 5 Themes and Apps] mrro82:
It's working just fine for me too.

Sent from the jaws of my Hammerhead!