True, when I had iPhones, I won't know I had a notification if I missed it when it first came in. The led lets me know. But I think the best way is having the app icon appear on the always on display.
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How to Enable LED Flash Notifications on iPhone and iPad Pro
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Can also use one of these cheap cases to make the front of the phone emit a visible alert
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I wish it would automatically adjust the brightness at night. I’ve about blinded myself sometimes.
In reference to the bright LED if you were wondering.
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Although (to me) using Android is a yucky experience, I love the bright LED lamp on the front of my Samsung Galaxy that shows battery charging when it's plugged in (and can be used for notifications). That's about all like about the phone
Also, if you have a "crystal" case, you don't even have to put it upside down, the light will be partially absorbed by the case and reflected around 
Quite useful.
Quite useful.
The notification LED was the only thing I really liked about using an Android phone as well. I found it useful. It was also cool, in a gimmicky way. I remember it turned blue for a Facebook alert, purple for a Yahoo alert, etc. Apple doesn't like lights, let alone colored ones. lol
I've turned this on ever since it took me a panic stricken 15-20 minutes to find my iPhone 5 in a dark club/bar.
That said, now that I have an Apple Watch, I can probably turn it off since if you press and hold the iPhone ping button the camera flash will strobe, and I never go to clubs/bars anymore 🤷♂️
That said, now that I have an Apple Watch, I can probably turn it off since if you press and hold the iPhone ping button the camera flash will strobe, and I never go to clubs/bars anymore 🤷♂️
It's an accessibility feature.
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Right, in the case of iPhones it's the flash LED.
I have use this since Apple add this option years ago (can’t remember how long ago). Clear case or coloured clear case are awesome for this flash. Yeah I like that light all around iPhone effect when on desk etc.
Right, for hard of hearing people. Which, in my experience, very few of the people who use it are; they just want attention.
Good old front notification LED was always missing from the iPhone... ("Can't innovate")
I used to have a blue led for new emails, green for texts and red for missed calls on phones had actually had features.
While we are on notifications: That you can't get the phones notifications into OSX notifications or Windows Notifications bar (when iCould is installed) is one of those things where Apple demonstrates its limited innovation... Same goes for having the iOS screen on the desktop WITH input. That this is not possible in 2020 is a real shame... instead you have pick up your phone or align your head on top of it to unlock FaceID.
I used to have a blue led for new emails, green for texts and red for missed calls on phones had actually had features.
While we are on notifications: That you can't get the phones notifications into OSX notifications or Windows Notifications bar (when iCould is installed) is one of those things where Apple demonstrates its limited innovation... Same goes for having the iOS screen on the desktop WITH input. That this is not possible in 2020 is a real shame... instead you have pick up your phone or align your head on top of it to unlock FaceID.
Yes, because nothing preserves the peace quite like a 1k lumen strobe out of nowhere; very subtle.
I got this IPhone 12 as a gift but I come to find out this phones is horrible they’re so sleppery it falls out off your hand and the square design makes it hard to text with one hand no led light notification it has a flash notification weird who wants to see the big flash flashing is loud annoying iPhone the most horrible phone I had in my entire life and I’m almost 50 stupid phone is so private I can’t get no apps with led light notifications you paying for damm name apple yikes