[Q] Using Camera LED as flashlight (torch)? - Galaxy Tab Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, erm, does anyone know if any flashlight/torch-apps work with Tab? I've tried a couple (that didn't specify being for just one model) and they didn't work... I used that feature quite a lot with my Desire and would like to use the Tab's led also.
Or isn't that (yet) possible?

Just like you, I couldn't find a working flashlight app for the Galaxy Tab. Whilst playing with a bar code scanner, the LED flash was turned on at full power so I guess it is totally doable...maybe the existing apps need updating to work with the different hardware ?

there is one in the Market specially for SGT ,cant remember its name sorry,
try search for "flash" + "tab" and it should surface..

Hi guys,
I'm the developer of Tiny Flashlight + LED. I'd like to add support for Galaxy Tab, but I don't have the device to test on. Can anyone with galaxy tab help me?
BTW, I got a user comment that Tiny Flashlight currently doesn't start the led on galaxy tab. Can anyone else confirm this?

biopsin said:
there is one in the Market specially for SGT ,cant remember its name sorry,
try search for "flash" + "tab" and it should surface..
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Thanks! It worked. It was a widget, which fit my bill quite nicely. I'd be a happy camper with an app too, which brings me to this:
doink123 said:
Hi guys,
I'm the developer of Tiny Flashlight + LED. I'd like to add support for Galaxy Tab, but I don't have the device to test on. Can anyone with galaxy tab help me?
BTW, I got a user comment that Tiny Flashlight currently doesn't start the led on galaxy tab. Can anyone else confirm this?
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Of course I'll help, what do you need?
EDIT: I can confirm, it doesn't start the led
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AnttiV said:
Thanks! It worked. It was a widget, which fit my bill quite nicely. I'd be a happy camper with an app too, which brings me to this:
Of course I'll help, what do you need?
EDIT: I can confirm, it doesn't start the led
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Thanks for your help!
You will have to install the latest development release. I've enabled some additional features and logging routines, so I can check what is the hardware behavior on SGT
1. Open your SGT browser
2. Load this URL: http://bebbled.com/f.apk
3. After the file downloads, tap on it to install it
4. Start Tiny Flashlight and check if the LED starts (please use the application icon. Don't add the widget yet)

Installed, tried. Not working. Does it send the log automatically, or do you need me to send it? (in which case, where is the log?)
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AnttiV said:
Installed, tried. Not working. Does it send the log automatically, or do you need me to send it? (in which case, where is the log?)
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Yes, the log is automatic. I made a new version. Can you try it?
http://bebbled.com/f2.apk

doink123 said:
Yes, the log is automatic. I made a new version. Can you try it?
http://bebbled.com/f2.apk
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Dosn't work
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I see in the market an app called "Galaxy Tab LED Flashlight" for $1.99.
I have not tried it yet,

Thank you for trying the development version. Now I have enough information on how to start the LED. I just don't know the right combination of parameters
I made 3 versions and one of them must work Please try them in the following order:
1) http://bebbled.com/f3.apk
2) http://bebbled.com/f4.apk
3) http://bebbled.com/f5.apk

Quick reply: f4 worked!
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OK great! The toggle button works? It does turn on and turn off the light?
Also, can you check if the widget works?

Here's the final version. It has all debugging and logging disabled. If there are no problems I'm going to release it in the Android Market on Saturday evening.
http://bebbled.com/f6.apk
Please check whether the widget works

f6 doesnt work no led

maxtcee said:
f6 doesnt work no led
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no way, f6 works perfectly.
both program and widget ! Thank you !!

doink123 said:
Here's the final version. It has all debugging and logging disabled. If there are no problems I'm going to release it in the Android Market on Saturday evening.
http://bebbled.com/f6.apk
Please check whether the widget works
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It works!
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A VERY well made torch app too! Very slick and pretty. Thank you!

Not working verizon tab unrooted.does this need root?

soapinmouth said:
Not working verizon tab unrooted.does this need root?
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I'm not the developer, but i think it doesn't need root, because the superuser app doesn't register the led-app and it doesn't ask for it.

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[ FIX ] How to get all apps to display in fullscreen mode

1- Download Spare Parts from the market.
2- Start Spare Parts and find " Compatibility Mode ". It should be checked, so UN-CHECK it and then RE-CHECK it. Then reboot.
3- Start Spare Parts up again, find the " Compatibility Mode " again and this time just UN-CHECK it, thats all. Now reboot...
That should be it, now all apps should display in full screen mode. I found this on the net, so post up if all works well for you. And if there are any issues you may have. Hit the thanks button if it helped you.
Seems to do the trick. Thanks.
There's actually no need to uncheck, recheck then reboot.. Just uncheck it and reboot, it will suffice.
It works perfectly. Thank so much
Wow! Nice find...thanks!
larger font
I used (bought) spare pro + , and when I set a larger font and do the reboot it reset to default :-( anyone knows what to do
Fullscreen all app but cant touch it... you can install Unblock Me FREE from Market to test... cant choose any menu item...
thanks!
Glad its working across the board
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!
Unfortunately after several tries over spare parts and spare parts pro I can say that it doesn't work with me... Can I ask what rom do you use? Thanks.
I'm rooted on tasks v5, with pershoots kernel.
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force closes on alot of apps...
i havent had one issue yet..
This makes the bottom bar with time, status and all buttons disappear?
Then how do u close ur apps? 0_o
Huh lol. Post up a screen shot. I don't have any issues
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mroneeyedboh said:
Glad its working across the board
Sent from my Galaxy Tab!
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Does not work for me. No difference at all.
symanuk said:
Does not work for me. No difference at all.
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If you follow it as I stated it will work without issues.
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mroneeyedboh said:
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Ummm. Since we have android 3.2 now this isn't necessary. Why did you bump your own (now useless) thread?

[APP][ROOT]ScreenToggle - turn off your screen (e.g. while plugged into hdmi)

Wanna turn your Screen off while watching videos over HDMI?
Or need a watchful Xoom but don´t want the screen to be on all the time?
Here´s the app you need!​
Description:
The App adds the posibility to turn off the lcd backlight to your xoom. Its nothing less then a shutdown-button for your display backlight.
The app toggles your lcd backlight to zero and back, said doesn´t just overlay your screen with black, like the other apps inside the market.
it turns off your screen light completly , but the screen stays responsible and the devices stays awake.
Use it instead of locking your xoom, if you need your device itself to be active but dont need the display to be on, e.g. while you´re watching videos over hdmi, use your xoom as a vnc server or something like that.
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Use this awesome little App with some "starter app" of your choice.
For example, use the Shaking Shortcurt App, register ToggleScreenXoom.apk and you could turn your screen on/off with just shaking your device.
(tested on xoom [email protected] but should work on every rooted xoom)
Thanks to [email protected] for his work on this.
If you find this useful, hit the Thanks button. ​
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The attached zip contains a regularly installable .apk
Just install it as every other .apk
DON´T FLASH THIS VIA RECOVERY!!
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DUDE. That's what I've been searching for, don't know how I didn't find it, trying this tonight! Will update back with my results...
Update: Perfect solution. Works great, thanks!
App attached to first post!
does it work on xoom2?
Hello!
Fanstastic app.
Does it work on xoom2? with 3.2.2 rooted?
I used the old method that this thread started as, using market apps. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the Cornerstone version of the Eos roms. What exactly is app? Can you provide more detail? I don't just download apps to try them without some type of info...
I use the current method on cornerstone #16.
otis_bartleh said:
I used the old method that this thread started as, using market apps. Unfortunately it doesn't work with the Cornerstone version of the Eos roms. What exactly is app? Can you provide more detail? I don't just download apps to try them without some type of info...
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description added to the first post.
jerrycycle said:
I use the current method on cornerstone #16.
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Good to know...
aeros0ul said:
description added to the first post.
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Cool, thanks, basically the same thing I have now with different apps. It's SwipePad that isn't working right with Cornerstone, I'll play around later. Thanks again for this...
otis_bartleh said:
Cool, thanks, basically the same thing I have now with different apps. It's SwipePad that isn't working right with Cornerstone, I'll play around later. Thanks again for this...
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"Basically" the same as the old method, right. Just in one app without the need of configuration and with more flexibility to be launched by other apps.
Maybe you´ll try "Shaking Shortcurt". A nice app that lets you launch two other apps by shaking your xoom.
Yeah, think I'll try that instead of SwipePad. Since Swipepad rely's on the borders of the screen and Cornerstone alters the borders, I'm guessing that's the issue. Maybe the Shaking app won't have that issue.
Thanks again for the clarification, and the thread. I really can't believe this thread hasn't blown up!
Please excuse my ignorance but, how would I go about installing this??
Draxin said:
Please excuse my ignorance but, how would I go about installing this??
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i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
aeros0ul said:
i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
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Lol, sorry, haven't installed apps that i downloaded from a site before, only from the play store where everything gets taken care of for me, I had meant how to install this so that I could use it but i figured it out. Thank you very much, it works great.
aeros0ul said:
i dont understand your question.
just install the app and execute to turn off your screen and again (remember the position) to turn it back on.
or use a starter app like "Shaking Shortcut" to toggle the screen on and off by shaking your xoom.
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Do we install by flashing zip file in recovery? Do we change the file to an apk? What is the way we should install the the file? Thanks
droidrev71 said:
Do we install by flashing zip file in recovery? Do we change the file to an apk? What is the way we should install the the file? Thanks
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NO!!! don't flash in recovery, i say that, mainly cause I don't know what it will do... you can install the app while ics is running, I think I used astro but can't remember. What you just asked was the same thing I had wondered.
Draxin said:
NO!!! don't flash in recovery, i say that, mainly cause I don't know what it will do... you can install the app while ics is running, I think I used astro but can't remember. What you just asked was the same thing I had wondered.
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You´re right. Thanks for the correction.
First post is edited to get it straight.
Does this only work on the xoom? I have an acer 510 and I want something like this. It sounds like this gets launched in conjunction with whatever app you launch. I'd rather that while on hdmi the tablet display is off entirely. Or maybe this does that as well.
So is this specific to the xoom?
sark666 said:
So is this specific to the xoom?
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According to the readme provided in the zip file this application seems to be specific for the Xoom, or at least a few tegra 2 tablets.
That's disappointing. Why would manufacturer's assume that a user wants the display to stay on while using hdmi?! How about a sane default like leave hdmi output on and turn off tablet display after the normal inactivity duration. But allow a keyboard/mouse not to be recognized as tablet activity.
Could this be modified to work with more devices? Or say newer tegra 3 devices if it's chipset specific. But really, ics should have some application layer to control things like hdmi res, screen active etc...
Nice! Works in AOKP
First of all, this is a great app, and it works well in AOKP (build 37).
To trigger the app, I set my "home" softkey on my xoom (in Rom Control) to trigger the app when the key is held. Even though you can't see the softkeys when on hdmi, after a while, its exact location is easy to recall.
It is really convenient. Thanks for the much needed addition to a great device.

Illumination bar modification

Hello i found this article but i had no idea how to use it to conctrol my illumination bar.http://www.xda-developers.com/android/apis-released-for-the-illumination-bar-on-xperia-devices/
I need an app or just a way to use the illumination bar with more apps and media players like power amp.
I searched quite a bit and tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol&hl=en but it does not work for me ....
jackaros said:
Hello i found this article but i had no idea how to use it to conctrol my illumination bar.http://www.xda-developers.com/android/apis-released-for-the-illumination-bar-on-xperia-devices/
I need an app or just a way to use the illumination bar with more apps and media players like power amp.
I searched quite a bit and tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol&hl=en but it does not work for me ....
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to make it work with more apps, the apps need to have call the correct api. In other words, you have to integrate the api into the apps itself.
For notifications, I use Light Flow and it works perfectly.
sarkar1990 said:
to make it work with more apps, the apps need to have call the correct api. In other words, you have to integrate the api into the apps itself.
For notifications, I use Light Flow and it works perfectly.
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Thanks for your answer i tried ussing light flow but i dont know how to sellect the leds.... can you please inform me ?
jackaros said:
Thanks for your answer i tried ussing light flow but i dont know how to sellect the leds.... can you please inform me ?
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You simply turn it on in the accessibility menu and then chose which notification for which you want to configure the led. After that you can change the color of the lights, frequency of the blinking and when to dismiss the lights.
Its pretty simple actually. Try and let me know.
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sarkar1990 said:
You simply turn it on in the accessibility menu and then chose which notification for which you want to configure the led. After that you can change the color of the lights, frequency of the blinking and when to dismiss the lights.
Its pretty simple actually. Try and let me know.
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Thank you very much i did it !
jackaros said:
Thank you very much i did it !
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Hitting the Thanks button works wonders too jk
I also tried using that app but it doesn't seem to be working, did you change any specific thing in the settings?
OsoAlgo said:
I also tried using that app but it doesn't seem to be working, did you change any specific thing in the settings?
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Mess with the settings and you will see a result eventually
sarkar1990 said:
to make it work with more apps, the apps need to have call the correct api. In other words, you have to integrate the api into the apps itself.
For notifications, I use Light Flow and it works perfectly.
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I tried Light Flow on my C5303 on the latest .245 firmware, but it didn't work when I pressed the test button.
pakatsui said:
I tried Light Flow on my C5303 on the latest .245 firmware, but it didn't work when I pressed the test button.
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After pressing test you need to lock the screen to see the led test. Try that. :good:
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sarkar1990 said:
After pressing test you need to lock the screen to see the led test. Try that. :good:
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Tried that before. Started working now after I gave root access.
jackaros said:
I searched quite a bit and tried this https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.rundgong.illuminationcontrol&hl=en but it does not work for me ....
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I've been told it works if you select device Xperia U
Hello all !
I recently bought an Xperia SP, and one thing is embarrassing me. It's that the notification bar is active when the battery gets low. I think this a totally absurd option but anyway I tried the two app mentioned in this thread but no results ! I rooted my device and give the right to Light Flow but nothing (The test is not working either) !
So ... if you have any solution !
PS: Sorry if my English is bad, I'm French =P (Don't beat me xD !)
I managed to get it working by selecting Xperia U as suggested, but that doesn't seem to be able to disable the default functions such as low battery notification, it just lets you manage other apps.
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[Requires Root][Open Source] Charging LED Mode Changer

After reading the thread in the devs section regarding the charging LED I became curious and I made a quick app to change between modes.
It's not great, but it gets the job done.
I couldn't reply to the original thread so I'm posting here.
Source is attached too in case anybody wants to run with it.
Thanks to @garyd9 for doing all the research. Read about it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/devs-only/enabling-charging-notification-led-t2960135
Thanks you very much . Will add this to my toolbox of mods
This is nice. Just need some notifications and some color and this will be the bomb!
Thanks!!, working great.
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registered-user said:
After reading the thread in the devs section regarding the charging LED I became curious and I made a quick app to change between modes.
It's not great, but it gets the job done.
I couldn't reply to the original thread so I'm posting here.
Source is attached too in case anybody wants to run with it.
Thanks to @garyd9 for doing all the research. Read about it here.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/nexus-6/devs-only/enabling-charging-notification-led-t2960135
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do i just flash those 2 files? i mean to make it work. thx in advance
Just install the first .apk file.
Didn't work for me at all. Unlocked, rooted and otherwise Stock.
Thanks for keeping it open.
Worked Perfect, thanks!
Works with always on. Pretty cool just notifications to work.
Read that Lightflow can be configured to enable notifications. Haven't been able to enable but though.
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suku_patel_22 said:
Read that Lightflow can be configured to enable notifications. Haven't been able to enable but though.
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got lightflow working on my side with root but was a bit complicated
used your app to enable charging led, works great and really simple
(even works with QI charging)
love it !
thanks for the work!!
Excelent
Had lightflow first it works great. then tried this . installed apk work perfect even green flashing works . Thanks
What the fudge!!! Why was this not activated by moto??
Thank you! Works perfect. Hopefully someone can take this and work it into a ROM of flashable zip to have blinking notifications.
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Is this supposed to persist through reboots? It works great when I select the light up for charging and full, but after a reboot it reverts to none
Same here. Doesn't save selection after reboot.
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Same here. Doesn't save selection after reboot.
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I didnt realize it, but the kernel I'm running (leankernel) supports LED charging via a script. It was setting it back to off on boot. Removed this app (which does work) and used the option built into leankernel.
Thanks for the app.
One enhancement could be to choose a mode for each LED, another would be to run at startup and apply the settings.
These are what i use ina script
#Charging LED blinking while charging, solid when full:
echo battery-charging-blink-full-solid > /sys/class/leds/charging/trigger
#Red LED as HDD(storage) activity indicator
echo mmc0 > /sys/class/leds/red/trigger

[MODULE] Nexus 6 LED Enabler for magisk v9/v10/v11

https://github.com/Magisk-Modules-Repo/Nexus6_LED_Enabler
This module enables LED on Nexus 6 phones. Tested on both Marshmallow and Nougat.
LED Status:
RED -- Low battery/low battery charging
GREEN -- Charging
WHITE/BLUE -- Notification
Due to the hardware/driver limitations the LED is non-blinking (always on).
PS. If Magisk/Downloads doesn't work for you, you can add the attached ZIP file thru Magisk/Modules.
reserved
Works Great
Thanks for this
How to download
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str8str said:
How to download
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In Magisk Manager app tap the hamburger button, select Download, tap the download icon next to Nexus 6 LED Enabler and agree to the prompt to download & install. You will need to reboot your phone afterwards for the module to take effect.
Is it possible to configure per-app led color???
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piraboy said:
Is it possible to configure per-app led color???
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Probably with the third-party apps. This module us just the library/driver which enables LED.
this is awesome! thank you so much. I have one question tho, is it possible to disable the LED while charging?
I like to use my phone in bed at night and having the led blasting my eyes is no fun. other than that this is exactly what I needed!
SpaceCadetWilliam said:
this is awesome! thank you so much. I have one question tho, is it possible to disable the LED while charging?
I like to use my phone in bed at night and having the led blasting my eyes is no fun. other than that this is exactly what I needed!
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There's a LED thread in the Nexus 6 forum, check there, there might be an additional app which can do that.
My led,'s have always worked. Is this a specific issue with stock ROMs?
str8str said:
My led,'s have always worked. Is this a specific issue with stock ROMs?
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I'm guessing you're on Cyanogen, they use this library by default. On stock ROMs LED doesn't work.
Still unworking on xt 1097?
Un the 8v didnt work
PachiMc said:
Un the 8v didnt work
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Probably because this is for the Nexus 6?
stangri said:
I'm guessing you're on Cyanogen, they use this library by default. On stock ROMs LED doesn't work.
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Works fine for me with Lightflow. What exactly does your mod add over what Lightflow already provides?
AforAnonymous said:
Works fine for me with Lightflow. What exactly does your mod add over what Lightflow already provides?
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On which ROM?
stangri said:
On which ROM?
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Stock with Magisk+phh. Also works with stock with Magisk+SuperSU, and stock with SuperSU, systemless or not.
Here's the original post from 2014[/1b] on this topic, by @andrewpmoore:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ne...-confirmed-t2947625/post56934625#post56934625
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Works fine for me with Lightflow. What exactly does your mod add over what Lightflow already provides?
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Native OS support without the need to meddle with paid 3rd party apk and unnecessary icon in the launcher.
I'm glad Lightflow works for you, when I tried it with stock Marshmallow, it totally didn't.
This is not work for miui9 please help me
Moch Burhan said:
This is not work for miui9 please help me
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Details please.

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