Emulates notification LED on Samsungs/Pixels around the in-screen camera
Not recently updated — last update was on 2021-03-01.
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About Holey Light
Holey Light is a tools app developed by Chainfire.
How many times has Holey Light been downloaded?
Holey Light has been downloaded 630 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 120 times.
What is the rating of Holey Light?
Holey Light is rated 3.61 out of 5 stars, based on 340 ratings.
Is Holey Light free?
Holey Light is free to download. The APK download size is 1.82 MB. The latest version available is 1.00. The last update was on March 1, 2021.
What are the requirements for Holey Light?
Holey Light requires Android 9.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play March 2021.
Description
Samsung and Google Pixel only!
100% Free - 100% GPLv3 Open Source - No ads - No tracking - No nags - Optional donation
Holey Light is a LED emulation app. It animates the edges of the camera cut-out (AKA punch-hole) as replacement for the sadly missing LED on many modern devices.
Additionally, it provides a notification display for when the screen is "off", replacing - or working in conjunction with - the Always-On Display feature. As this display is not around the camera hole, it is aptly named the Unholey Light.
Supports all Samsung devices with in-screen camera hole, and several Google Pixels.
Features - Emulates notification LED - Four different display modes: Swirl, Blink, Pie, Unholey Light - Configurable animation size, position, and speed - Customizable color for each notification channel - Selects initial notification color by analyzing dominant color of app icon - Displays during screen "off", sub-1% battery use per hour in Unholey Light mode - Separate configuration modes for different power and screen states - Ability to mark notifications as seen based on various triggers - Respects Do-Not-Disturb and AOD schedules - Can hide AOD completely, partially, and/or keep the clock visible
Source Source code is available on GitHub.
Setup Initial setup can be a bit tricky for a first-time user, but a setup wizard is included that guides you through the process.
Permissions This app absolutely requires several permissions to be able to function. If you are concerned about that, you can always check out the source code (or not use the app).
- Accessibility: the app needs an accessibility service to render the emulated LED on-screen, and track the correct position to display in screen "off" mode. - Notifications: a notification service is needed to be able to know about the notifications before we can show them - Companion device: in a weird quirk of Android, this permission is required to be able to read the wanted LED color of notifications - Battery optimization exemption: without this, Android would randomly disappear our emulated LED - Foreground service: both an accessibility and notification service are used as described above - Wake lock: you decide when and how the app draws on the screen, sometimes this requires making sure the CPU isn't sleeping - All package access: we render other app's icons and access some of their base information to be able to differentiate different notifications from each-other
Recent changes: Support for Android 11, many new Samsung devices, and some Google Pixels! Full release notes and changelogs here: https://github.com/Chainfire/HoleyLight/blob/master/docs/notes_100.md
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Perfect (and far better) replacement for the notification LED light of the old days. And a brilliant dev to top it up.
★★★★★René cyberspaced· Jun 20, 2021
As always, nice work Chain fire! Works like a charm. I think the default brightness of the Always On Display on the Pixel 5 is way too low, but changed it with ADB (no root): adb shell settings put global always_on_display_constants "screen_brightness_array=-1:1:25:200:250"
★★★★☆Jawher Méjbri· Oct 8, 2021
I need help please. In the settings I choose "mark as seen when the screen is on". Which is logical since i don't need the light notification when im using the phone and I can see everything popping. So, when my phone is locked, when I get a notification the app works fine since the screen is off and I get the light, but when I get a Call and I miss it, the notification for the missed call doesn't lighten up because the screen was 'on' when the phone received the call! Can u fix this Please?
★☆☆☆☆Ranger V1· Mar 31, 2022
I tried this app and different setting for 2 hrs. Never got a ring to show when screen was off. I'm just looking for a visual notification, when text or email is received and screen is off. Uninstalled.
★☆☆☆☆Andrew Bond· Aug 28, 2021
Doesn't work on my Redmi 9A. I've tried nearly every app, none will work. 😔😔
★★☆☆☆Rene Curtis· Jun 2, 2021
I wasted countless uncomfortable hours trying to get this app to work on my Samsung Galaxy A32 never did then find out ya have to install a helper app Chain fire which after many scary permissions and hours still didn't work, now I have a black hole on the top left of my screen can't figure out how to remove it. I'm sure it has something to do with the "helper" app. I can't find it in the play store! Please help I'm worried this hole will consume my screen!
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