Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge: How to Enable or Disable LED Indicator Feature in Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow

When enabled, the LED indicator feature in Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge can help you easily know some conditions of your phone(e.g., when the battery is low, when the battery is being charged, when the voice recording is in progress, etc.) and notifications(e.g., missed call, incoming text or email message, etc.) while the screen is turned off by lighting up or flashing the LED indicator that is located in the left side of the light/proximity sensor.


How to enable or disable the LED indicator feature?
You can turn on or off this feature by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
   
   
2. Scroll down the screen to find Display and then tap it.
   
   
3. Scroll down the screen and then tap the ON/OFF switch next to LED indicator to enable or disable this option. When the switch turns blue , means the LED indicator feature is enabled.
   
   

   FYI, your phone will light up or flash the LED indicator with certain colour when the screen is turned off to easily notify you about the following conditions:
   

   • Blink the red LED: when the battery level is low.
   • Light up the red LED: when the device is being charged.
   • Light up the green LED: when the battery is fully charged.
   • Blink the blue LED per 10 seconds: when receiving notifications.
   • Blink the blue LED per 1-2 seconds: when the voice recording is in progress.

As a note, third-party apps usually have their own LED indicator settings. Thus, your phone may light up or blink the LED indicator with other colour when you receive notifications from those apps.

Samsung Galaxy S5: How to Set LED Indicator in Android 4.4.2 Kitkat

Samsung Galaxy S5 is equipped with a LED indicator or notification light which is located at the top left corner above the screen. When the options within the LED indicator menu are enabled, your phone will light up or blink the LED indicator to notify you of missed notifications, low battery, when the device is being charged or is fully charged, or when the device is recording a voice while the screen is off.

How to set the LED Indicator?
You can do so by using the following steps:

1. On any screen, swipe down the top of the screen to open up the notification panel and then tap to go to the settings menu.
2. With the settings menu is displayed in grid view, scroll down to the Sound and display section and then tap Display .
3. Scroll the screen to the very bottom.
4. Tap LED indicator.
5. Here you'll be provided with the following options:
• Charging: check the box next to this option to enable it and make your phone lights up the red LED when the device is connected to a charger and is charging while the screen is off. When the battery has been fully charged, the phone will light up the green LED.
• Low battery: check the box next to this option to enable it and make your phone blinks the red LED when the battery level is low while the screen is off.
• Notifications: check the box next to this option to enable it and make your phone blinks the blue LED per 10 seconds when you have missed notifications, e.g: missed calls, unread messages, or app notifications while the screen is off.
• Voice recording: check the box next to this option to enable it and make your phone blinks the blue LED per 1-2 seconds when the voice recording is still in the progress while the screen is off. FYI, the voice recording option only available if you have enabled the notifications option.

As a note, the LED indicator won't blink blue when you have notifications of an app if you have set your phone to hide notifications for that app. Also, some third-party apps may have their own LED indicator settings so that you may find your phone glows or flashes the LED indicator with other color.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Know the Meaning of LED Indicator Color

One of the possible way to tell you that you have a missed call or message or battery low is by setting the LED to light on to explaining what's happen to you without having unlocking your Samsung Galaxy SIII.

See also: How to Set LED Indicator on Samsung Galaxy S3

When you want to set LED indicator, you will see four options available. Each option will be delegated with certain color to make you more easier knowing what the LED light means.


How to know the meaning of LED indicator color?
Below are the option available on LED indicator with their each color:

1. Charging: when plugged in charger, red means charging and green means charging is complete.
2. Low Battery: red when not plugged in charger.
3. Notification: blue when you have missed calls, messages or events.
4. Voice recording: blue when you're recording voice.
   

For the record, LED indicator will light up when the screen is off. So, by knowing what's the meaning of the different color of the LED indicator, now you can more easier knowing what the LED wants to tell you about.

Samsung Galaxy S3: How to Set LED Indicator

One of part of the Samsung Galaxy SIII that you can customize is its display. You can do that by utilizing some options available under display settings, such as change the wallpaper you wish to use on your phone or adjusting the brightness of the screen.

See also: How to Adjust the Screen Brightness on Samsung Galaxy S3

While you're on the display setting page, you will also see another option to customize called LED indicator. This option will allow you to determine in which conditions you wish the LED on the top left corner of your phone will light.


How to customize LED indicator?
To do so kindly follow the steps listed below:

1. Go to Settings.
2. Under Device section, tap Display.
3. Under General section, tap LED indicator.
4. Now you will see four options available. They are:
   • Charging: enable this option if you wish the LED to light when your phone is connected to charger.
   • Low battery: enable this option if you wish the LED to light when battery level is low.
   • Notifications: enable this option if you wish the LED to light when you have missed calls, messages or application events.
   • Voice recording: enable this option if you wish the LED to light when you're recording voice.
5. Tap the required options you wish to use. When the checkbox next to the option is ticked means the option is enabled.
6. Tap Home button to return to the standby mode.
   

For the record, the LED will only light up when the screen is off. So, by knowing how to enable or disable the option available under LED indicator option, now you can set the LED to light up on the conditions you wants.