[Noisebridge-discuss] Seeking advice -- new Android phone with good physical attributes?

[Lee Sonko]

>Not sure, but I'm guessing the NoLED app doesn't blink the screen
>once per second (or whatever the frequency of a real LED).

Yup, it'll do that.

What I have it do is stay on all the time (I haven't noticed it drawing the
battery at all) and move on the screen every 3 seconds. And I told it to
make a funny noise every 5 minutes. It has a different icon for each
alert... vmail, text, email, etc.

NoLED really works as a "real LED" replacement.

Dude, just install it on your current phone and find out for yourself. It's
free.



On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 2:43 PM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:

> * Lee Sonko <lee at lee.org> [120728 09:43]:
> > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 8:58 AM, John Magolske <listmail at b79.net> wrote:
> >
> > > It looks like my G1 is finally on it's last legs, so I'm wondering if
> > > anyone here could give me some pointers on selecting a new(er) Android
> > > phone. I'm on the T-Mobile network & have a contract-renewal upgrade
> > > credit towards the purchase of a new phone. My criteria:
> > >
> > > * Notification light -- Must have a real physical notification LED.
> >
> > Are you sure it needs a real notification LED? I use the NoLED Android
> app
> > which turns on the screen and plays a tune when there's a message waiting
> > for me. It works great and (surprisingly) doesn't drain the battery
> > significantly.
>
> Not sure, but I'm guessing the NoLED app doesn't blink the screen
> once per second (or whatever the frequency of a real LED). I like
> being able to pull a phone out of my bag and immediately tell at a
> glance -- without pushing any buttons -- if there are outstanding
> notifications. Or, if the phone's sitting across the room, to be able
> to glance over at it every now & then to see if a message has come
> in. Additionally, a real LED is discrete, allowing one for example to
> receive notifications in a dark theater without disturbing others.
>
> It's a shame that this hardware feature is becoming increasingly rare.
> On a recent visit to a T-Mobile store I gathered that the only Android
> phones with notification LEDs they offer are the Samsung Galaxy S3,
> the Sidekick, and the myTouch 4G Slide (HTC).
>
> The Galaxy S3 is their most expensive offering at $330 *with* the
> contract discount. But I don't particularly care for it...too big.
> If forgoing the physical keyboard, I might consider the Nexus
> (supported by (I think) but not sold by T-Mobile) instead at $350.
>
> I actually rather like the ergonomics of the Sidekick, but apparently
> it comes with a really buggy (crashing, freezing) Android build
> that never quite got fixed...which might have something to do with
> why T-Mobile is discontinuing it. Too bad there's not a cyanogenmod
> option for that phone.
>
> The MyTouch 4G Slide's notification LED shuts off & stops blinking
> after some unspecified period of time...which sort of defeats the
> purpose. This is to save battery life I suppose, but it would be nice
> if this were a configurable option. Wondering if cyanogenmod on this
> phone would rectify the issue...
>
> Anyhow, I still think the G1/G2 has a superior keyboard, but I guess a
> myTouch will do if that's the only option. Would anyone perchance have
> a low-mileage G2 they'd be willing to sell?
>
> John
>
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