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[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] three west:
Bought this recently and am pretty happy with it. Two thoughts:

Can you get this to honor DND so that it doesn't pulse at night?

Any way to boost the colors? I set custom colors and at max they're still rather washed out.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] henderjr:
+1
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] candiesdoodle:
Awesome app

I am going to send you a beer.

Quick suggestion - it doesn't list system apps ... Does it not detect those? I have "system UI" detecting music from ambient sounds. I want it to pulse that every few seconds. Can't get it to do it.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] kerobrat:
This app rules! I came from an LG V20 with its always-on second screen, so I always saw my notifications right there, it was screwing me up bad to not have that. This app is an excellent replacement for that.

I did have some trouble getting it to work initially... I disable heads-up notifications out of habit, because I hate them, but pixel pulse needs them to function. That's probably not a super standard move, but just in case somebody else has trouble with it... I'm using MacroDroid to disable heads-up when the screen is on and enable it when it's off, so no irritating giant notifications and my pixel still pulses. :)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] editor1984:
Hello everyone

I am using the guest reply link but I will make an account soon.

Can someone please show me a video of how the pixels are being lighted up?

And some screenshots of the inside app? Am switching to a Oneplus 6T this weekend and can never live without a notification light :)
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] PuffDaddy_d:
It's a free app. Just download it and try it.

---------- Post added at 01:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:11 PM ----------

I also have the new banner notifications. They are way too big and I wish Google didn't copy Apple here. The old notification ticker in the status bar was the best way to receive notification without interrupting what you're doing. Especially when watching a video, these banners block nearly 1/3rd of the screen!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] editor1984:
I have just bought a Oneplus 6T and immediately installed the pro version of pixel pulse.

The problem is that I cant seem to get it working.

What I do see is that pixel pulse is taking over lockscreen notification with a notification text and such whenever a notification arrives.

What I don't see is the pulse led, so the screen stays full black after it lights up to show the notification text.

Thank you for all the help, I really want to get this working since I miss my notification led which was on my old nexus 6p.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] saryon1:
I've searched the thread but didn't see anything regarding this. How can I turn off the weather notification?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
I think you misunderstood the purpose of this app. It won't add an LED to your screen.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] candiesdoodle:
[MENTION=6730079]grokus[/MENTION] any plan to add system apps to the list? Doesn't show system UI...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Yes, that's planned
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
does the pulse interval feature work properly? Im setting it to 10s on a pixel 3 xl, but it seems to flash the notification at random intervals.

im currently running the free version, 0.8
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] three west:
Change log for the update?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
0.9 now has a persistent notification that shows on the drop down menu of the pixel. even if i tell it to hide, it doesnt go away. the timer also doesnt seem to work. If i set it to 10 s, it just flashes at random intervals
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] h9290:
Yeah after the update things seems to be messed up :(
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
It stopped working on my pixel but was working on my OnePlus. I tweaked it again last night and it seems to be working again. Both are still pulsing after being idle all night.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Try this in the Android app settings. You can also get there by long pressing the icon and hitting the tiny exclamation mark instead of minimize.

Only uncheck the pixel pulse running notification. The other two are required.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Sammysdad:
[MENTION=6730079]grokus[/MENTION]

Thank you for your continued development of this app. Version 0.9.1 working as expected on Pixel 3 XL December update.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
got the app working. if you have an old version installed, force stop, clear cache, data, reboot, then put your settings in again
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] dipstik:
not getting any pulsing on dec update. the screen comes on once and thats it. going to sign up for beta to see if that helps...

edit: had luck with beta!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] cambunch:
Another vote to add the option to just turn on Ambient Display constantly when there are notifications and disable it when there are none. I am used to having a very quick blinking light on the OG Pixel so even the 5s interval is too slow for me.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
I'll be working on that but it will require adb commands to set up initially.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] cambunch:
Is it something that can be set via root through the app? I'm sure most users on here are rooted...
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ppterry1:
I just bought the app, is it possible to add a function to pulse once the phone is pulled out from the pocket just like the double tap action? I think it is useful
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Yes, root will also work
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Yes, that can be added
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ppterry1:
That's great. Looks forward to getting that function :victory:
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
Awesome. That's a great idea. Your app has saved the pixel 3
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] CZ Eddie:
Yeah, I'll be back when it can blink every second at least. :good:

If it's only available as a root option, that will be fine with most around here.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
[FONT="Georgia"[/FONT][QUOTE="CZ Eddie, post: 78375538, member: 4274380"]Yeah, I'll be back when it can blink every second at least. :good:

If it's only available as a root option, that will be fine with most around here.[/QUOTE]

Probably easier to just have it stay on until the notification is cleared
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Love the idea of this app and kicked in a donation for the effort. Is it normal to have the ongoing notification in dropdown and any way to make it go away?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ZzEzZ:
Anyone have pictures of what the app looks like in action? The play store pics are just of the settings.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
You can long press it and hit the exclamation mark to turn off the pixel pulse running notification. The other two need to stay enabled.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Ongoing notification and consistency

Okay, so I have been messing around with this and it works to hide the notification. However, in my testing I think I have discovered the general inconsistency that some others are seeing. With the phone laying flat face up on a table with screen off and a notification is received it will launch the initial pulse but nothing after the first one. If you hit the power to wake and then immediately off again to lock it WILL start to work but only for that notification. It is almost like something is going to sleep and needs to be awakened.

Hope this helps with the effort! Let me know if you have any questions.

For clarity here is the config I am using:

Settings > Display > Ambient Display > Always On > Disabled

Settings > Display > Ambient Display > New notifications > Enabled

Settings > Apps & Notifications > Pixel Pulse (no label so you can only identify via purple and black icon, mine is at top of list) > Notifications > Pixel Pulse Running - unchecked

I also tested and verified the same behavior with Pixel Pulse Running notification checked and I also tried Ambient Display "Double Tap" and "Lift to check phone" in both the on/off settings as well.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Have you tried turning off battery optimizations for Pixel Pulse?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Yes battery optimization is OFF for Pixel Pulse
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Some settings I have also tried with no success:

1) Turned Adaptive Battery off

2) Turned Smart Lock off

3) Turned off Nova Launcher and went with stock launcher

4) Set "Pixel Ambient Services" battery optimization off

Hope this helps narrow it down!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] mtnNerd:
Paranoid newb here. For starters, thank you for creating this app. The lack of notification light was a big disappointment that I didn't even research before buying the pixel as I just assumed it would be there. One question.

When I go to enable the notification access it shows a warning stating that the app will be able to read all notifications, including personal information such as contact names and text of messages. Should that be concerning and how do we know that nothing is being stored?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
It must be able to read the message in order to provide notifications. This is standard for any app that performs this function. If you are concerned you could use a 3rd party security product or sniff for traffic going back to unknown sources (which isn't exactly easy).

My take - This app is developed by a Sr XDA member and has been downloaded >10K times. If there was something nefarious going on it would have more than likely been rooted out by now.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] CZ Eddie:
TidyPanel from play store will remove anything from the drop down that you don't want to see. Like Notify Clean did back in the day.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Thx, I think we are good as you can disable the running notification via:

Settings > Apps & Notifications > Pixel Pulse (no label so you can only identify via purple and black icon, mine is at top of list) > Notifications > Pixel Pulse Running - unchecked
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] mtnNerd:
Thanks for the input.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] rithynia:
Thanks so much for this app. I'm on the Pixel 3 and it pulses the time/charge %, but doesn't show the icon unless i tap the screen one time while the pulse is on. It's on ninja mode. It also occasionally doesn't pulse after the initial system notification is received but if I turn the screen on and back off, pulsing works. Also switching it to another mode results in nothing pulsing. Is it something in my settings or a bug?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Yes this issue has been seen by others and reported here. See post #103 and #104 for more info.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
You can also long press the notification and hit the (i).

It has no label because the OnePlus version of ambient display uses the app name. Unfortunately it's not something I can change at runtime, but I may look into multiple bullds for different devices.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
There's absolutely nothing about your notifications or data that's exported. Other than firebase which is used to let purchasers of a different app transfer to this one there's nothing it even connects to the internet for.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
I think I may have a lead on this issue... It seems the problem may be linked to the use of the stock "Messages" SMS app. I installed Textra SMS app and it works flawlessly. The only issue I noticed is that I do not have the option to reply or mark as read from the Pixel Pulse notification when using Textra vs. the Mesages app. I'll settle with the trade off to get the pulses working.

Hope this helps!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
It works with my messages app. Do you happen to have RCS by chance?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Based on what I can tell it does not have RCS yet.

EDIT: I actually don't know. Based on the screenshots here: https://www.droid-life.com/2018/12/06/how-to-get-chat-rcs-features-on-verizon-pixel-3-pixel-3-xl/

I dont have the "Chat Features" option . However, I noticed that to send a SMS from Messages the button on the bottom right says "start chat".
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Interesting. I'll try adding some more error handling and see what happens. I'll post to the beta channel, hopefully tonight.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Making sure you saw my edit above. I might have RCS. Do you know how to determine for sure?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Sounds like you don't. When they say look for chat instead of text they mean with someone who also has chat. In the box where you type it will say send chat instead of send text
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ZzEzZ:
Can you put pictures of what the app looks like when you get a notification on the play store? There's only pictures of the settings rn.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
It's device specific
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ZzEzZ:
Well, this is the P3XL sub, so can we get an example of what it looks like on this phone?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
The app is free so you can try it out.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] replica9000:
Using this app on my OnePlus 6T. Everything seems to work great except one thing. Under Pulse Filter, there's an option to override the icon color. I'm assuming there's supposed to be a color wheel here?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] mrovner:
This was exactly my problem, I had disabled them through ADB. I reenabled them and then used Macrodroid to block them when the phone is awake, and now everything works perfectly. Thank you!!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Yes it is a color chooser. Let me test it on my op6t. It's an library I used and it worked fine on my pixel.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] snovvman:
The update on 12/16/18 (Beta) force closes repeatedly. This is on a Pixel 3 running the December patch.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
I'm having the exact same problem. Even more problematic is that after uninstalling and rebooting the pulse notification is still showing even tho it is uninstalled. Something is definitely not right.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
This should be fixed now
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] snovvman:
Yup. Looking good!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
App will now launch but still pulses even when PP disabled and completely uninstalled.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Manuelpz:
Still force closes pixel XL December patch
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Try updating to 1.0.1 please
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Any idea on this one? I can't get PP uninstalled and the notifications are still showing once as a pulse even tho it is uninstalled. My guess is something got crossed up somewhere along the line and is the reason why pulse doesn't work reliably with messages for me. In this state the default Android notifications for Messages are not working either. Just trying to get to a point where I can do a clean install.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Your device pulses once on notifications. Pixel Pulse just makes them repeat. It's impossible that Pixel Pulse is doing anything if uninstalled.

If you can't see messages on your default ambient display then maybe you've hidden them from the lock screen.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
OK, I didn't realize that the default notification system used colors for the notification pulse so disregard the uninstall issue. However, the problem I'm attempting to resolve is that it is extremely inconsistent with the "Messages" app. Sometimes it will show the repeat pulses, but most of the time it only shows the pulse one time and then nothing. I am working on a theory that it has to do with Smart Lock and there is a guy over in the Pixel 3 thread that has issues and is also using Smart Lock. I am waiting on him to confirm if turning off Smart Lock solves the problem.

Separate but related... I cannot get messages to pulse with the interval less than 20. Other apps will work fine with lower settings.

As always I appreciate your work on this app!
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
To follow-up on this.... I have been testing various configs today and I THINK the "Messages" issue referenced above may be related to the refresh interval. When I use 20 as the interval it seems to produce consistent results, but anything less than 20 doesn't work at all or only pulses once. I do NOT think Smart Lock has anything to do with it.

Curious to know what others see when using the default "Messages" SMS app.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
That's very strange. Messages behaves the same for me regardless of settings and the Pixel Pulse code doesn't treat any app differently than others.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] bnacl:
Agree it is definitely strange.... It is like it gets "stuck" and most of the time will only pulse 1x. However, if I enable double tap to pulse and double tap it after receiving a pulse it "wakes" up the repeat pulses. It has been difficult to troubleshoot because it is inconsistent and occasionally will work. But, will also not work for other apps so it might not just be related to Messages.

IDK, the only other thing I can think of is that I restored from a backup when I set this phone up and maybe something isn't quite right. Not really feeling like doing a wipe and setup from scratch so might just deal with it for now.

UPDATE: Enabled "Always Pulse" as a workaround (no idea why I didn't think of that before). The downside is you obviously get pulses when there is no notification. Ideally it would stay on constant if there is a notification and nothing if not. Almost like AOD, but using the pulse format so you can reply or mark as read.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] GIKE:
Hi, I just bought the app for my pixel 3 XL.

Although I select ninja mode, a text is displayed under the icon saying "new notification", (in Spanish, because I'm from Spain). also the clock and battery percentage are displayed, but not sure if this is the normal behavior of the app.

Edit: turning off Hide sensitive notifications, displays only the icon.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] qwertyiapine:
Works on Samsung SM-J500FN running [OFFICIAL][ROM]Bootlegers ROM Pie for Galaxy J5 [SM-J500H/F/FN/G/M/Y]

If I power on the phone and leave it, then the app does not work, but it does work if I unlock the screen once after power on.

Notifications time out / stop after a while even with battery optimization turned off (I presume it is when the phone sleeps?)

I cannot double tap to open the email / sms etc as this does not work, but the notification pulse is useful.

Thank you for this app, it really makes a difference to phones without notification leds
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Android doesn't start any apps until its first unlocked after a restart. Not even third party messaging apps.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] stev067:
I'm sure someone has already mentioned this, but I normally don't use the ambient display, and I really like the simplicity of the persistent small colored LED circle that my P2XL and Nexus 6 had. It would be great to have that, up in the notification area, available with ambient Off.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] replica9000:
Any update on this? App seems to work flawlessly for me on my OP6T minus the color chooser.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ANW0625:
Do I have to deactivate batter op for each app I want to pulse?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] mn147:
I'm on the 1+6T. Is there any way to disable the fingerprint sensor on pulse?

OnePlus 6T @ Tapatalk
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
I can see the color chooser on my OnePlus. Anyone else having this issue?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
No, just Pixel pulse.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ANW0625:
I will see what if that works
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] CZ Eddie:
Has this app gotten a rapid pulse option yet?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
Define rapid. Or try it and see if it currently works for your needs.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
Wondering if you were planning on adding a feature where it shows the AOD continuously with a new notification, and have it go away once the notification is cleared.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] ffchampmt:
The app isn't showing a name in the battery optimization menu or in the app description? Installed from playstore. On December security update.

Took me forever to find it in the battery optimization menu haha because I was scrolling to the "p"s... It was right at the top in front of apps that start with numbers.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
I am, but it will require you to give it permission via adb.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] grokus:
That's by design due to how specific devices handle notifications.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Stogie87:
Would be great to see that feature with an tutorial how to give access via adb.

Btw. thanks for that awesome app. Finally a good replacement for the missing Notification LED on my OP6T and the swipe feature is great!

The only issue i recognized so far is, that the time interval sometimes differ. Sometimes i have to wait 1 minute before i see the second pulse after i received a notification.

An option to enable permanent charging informations or the battery level during charge on ambient display would be also awesome.

*update:

I noticed on my op6t, that the pulse does not work, if i enable quit hours and it doesn't matter which time period i choose.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] CZ Eddie:
I was referring to an ability to blink more rapidly or a constant-on.

Looks like it hasn't been released yet though.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Donric13:
Don't know what i am doing wrong. On my Pixel 3 xl it's only working after pressing on and off the screen after receiving a new message then it's working as expected. Did give all permissions and disabled battery optimation. Screen is getting on aftet new message but aod display isn't coming up after interval.... Any idea?
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] Donric13:
Just a request. The app is running quite unconsistent. Sometimes it's acting as ut should. Sometimes it's running not when a message arrives and sometimes it stops after a few cicles. Othetwise it's far better with customization (color and contentl then original ambient display. So it would be nice if we could replace ambient display with your version. Also a tasker plugin could be helpful to make it start pulsing... For me the function always pulse after mesdage arrive would be great. Thanks.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] jeam0202:
Any updates on the app? Eagerly looking forward to having the AOD stay on with a new notification and shut off when it's cleared.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] fossiltkm:
Would this happen to be compatible with the Android Q beta? I've followed the instructions, but can't get it to function.
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] DrUnkeN_TiGeR:
Not working on Q for me either waiting on a fix
[Google Pixel 3 XL Themes, Apps, and Mods] snovvman:
There has not been a update for some time. The dev may have abandoned it.