Never mind: I figured out the issue. Apparently after the 2.1 update, the notification light on the Motorola Droid only blinks when the screen is blank (http://androidforums.com/motorola-droid/76585- help-led-notification-light-stopped-working.html). I never really noticed the change, but I was able to confirm the fact. Once the screen is lit, the notification light goes off.
On Aug 22, 10:08 pm, Brian Swartzfager <[email protected]> wrote: > I know others have posted with this general problem, but I've read the > Android developer page on the topic, as well as several forum and blog > posts (such > ashttp://androidblogger.blogspot.com/2009/09/tutorial-how-to-use-led-wi...), > and no matter what I do, the LED light will not blink. > > I've tried it with DEFAULT_LIGHTS: > > String ns = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE; > NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) > getSystemService(ns); > int icon = R.drawable.icon; > CharSequence tickerText = "Test 1"; > long when = System.currentTimeMillis(); > ... > Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when); > notification.defaults |= Notification.DEFAULT_LIGHTS; > final int HELLO_ID = 1; > mNotificationManager.notify(HELLO_ID, notification); > > ...and with custom lighting settings: > > String ns = Context.NOTIFICATION_SERVICE; > NotificationManager mNotificationManager = (NotificationManager) > getSystemService(ns); > int icon = R.drawable.icon; > CharSequence tickerText = "Test 2"; > long when = System.currentTimeMillis(); > Notification notification = new Notification(icon, tickerText, when); > ... > notification.ledARGB = 0xff00ff00; > notification.ledOnMS = 300; > notification.ledOffMS = 1000; > notification.flags |= Notification.FLAG_SHOW_LIGHTS; > final int HELLO_ID = 1; > mNotificationManager.notify(HELLO_ID, notification); > > ...but nothing happens (no error and no light). I can get the same > notification to play the default notification sound and to vibrate the > phone, but the LED simply won't work (and I know the light physically > works, as I see it flash for email and such). > > I thought perhaps it might be a color issue, but I've tried a few > color values with no luck. > > I'm pretty much looking for any sort of suggestions, whether they be > color values worth trying or any sample code from anyone who's > successfully done LED notifications on a Motorola Droid running 2.1 or > higher (I noticed one or two posts referenced some sort of bug with > LED notifications on the Droid but no details were provided). > > I will also mention (in case it's relevant, though I doubt that it is) > that I am defining a custom layout for my notifications. > > Thanks. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
