The phone goes beyond being just a BlackBerry dupe, however, by innovating in other areas. For instance, its clever “Signal Light” feature offers a light-up button on the side of the phone that can be customized with different colors and light patterns to indicate when you’ve received messages from certain people, groups, or apps.
This was default android functionality a few years ago wasn’t it? I remember having the “notification dot” or whatever it was called that would light in a different colour depending on the notification.
I miss the RGB notification light. I use AOD now, but I’d much rather have the little light back.I haven’t seen a phone with one of those in a very, very long time.
Oh sweet summer child.
This was default android functionality a few years ago wasn’t it? I remember having the “notification dot” or whatever it was called that would light in a different colour depending on the notification.
I miss the RGB notification light. I use AOD now, but I’d much rather have the little light back.I haven’t seen a phone with one of those in a very, very long time.
I have an app that emulates LEDs with the always on display.
That sounds cool, could you share the link?
I think the ability to have an always-on display somewhat negated the need for a notification LED. It did for me, at least.
Yes, but then manufacturers switched back to LCD screens for cost purposes but the notification LED remained conspicuously absent.
Textra can still flash your LED (if you have one) in custom colors depending on which contact just texted you.
A few years ago? I had this on my Android phone almost two decades ago. :D
What I mean is, it got removed a few years ago
Well. Why didn’t you say so then. :D
It was on the very first android phone, HTC dream. I still have mine. Bought it on launch day.
That… was originally a Blackberry feature, right?
Pretty sure the Palm Treo had it back in 2003 as well.
I remember the trackball on mine would light up different colors. I had a Pearl.
yeah i remember that on my Pearl too lol
I had an HTC that did that a very long time ago. Since the phone spent most of its time in my pocket, it was kind of useless as a feature.
It’s too bad there’s no way for
journalistsstaff writers to check on things before they publish them.