WhatsApp has long become the messaging app par excellence. So much so, that there are many users who are highly dependent on the famous app. To the point of not being able to stay for a long time without looking to see if there is someone who has written or answered any of your messages. This means having to pick up the phone, unlock it and check for new notifications. However, there is another much easier way to know if we have new messages without having to walk unlocking the phone. This way you can make the led flash of your mobile phone notify you of new WhatsApp messages.
Today there are many models of smartphones that have LED flash accompanying the phone’s camera. An element that allows us to capture images with a better result in low light situations and that, as we will show below, we can also make it warn us of WhatsApp notifications. Therefore, we will be able to know if we have new messages if the flash light blinks, so we will not have to unlock it to know that we have new messages.
How to configure the led flash for notifications on mobile
On both Android and iPhone it is possible to configure the notifications of our messages and calls through the device’s led flash. However, depending on the version of the system, the options or settings may vary a little.
In the case of Android, the usual thing is:
- Let’s go to the system settings.
- We select the Notifications option .
- Depending on the version, we may have to enter More notification settings .
- There we will find the switch to activate the led flash for notifications.
In the Apple environment, depending on the iOS version, the options may also change slightly. However, the normal thing is:
- We enter into them settings or system configuration.
- We select the General option .
- Accessibility .
- We activate the option Flashing LED warnings . In other versions of iOS we may have to enter Audience> Visual and activate this option there.
From that moment on, any WhatsApp messages, SMS, application notifications, emails or calls that come to our phone will activate the mobile led flash to notify us of all of them.
Activate led flash only for WhatsApp notifications
However, if what we want is for the led flash to notify us only of WhatsApp notifications, then we will have to use a third-party tool , since the system settings do not allow us to make this configuration. In this way, only when WhatsApp messages reach us will the led light of the front flash of the camera of our phone blink.
In the case of Android, we can find several apps that have been designed to offer this function, such as Flash Notification for All App or Flash Notifications . Both apps are available for download and installation on Google Play from the previous links.
Once installed on our phone we must proceed to configure each of the options that they offer us. In the case of Flash Notifications, we can configure the flash to notify us of WhatsApp notifications when the mobile is silent, the screen is locked or if we want them to be disabled in pocket mode, for example.
In addition, in the event that our mobile does not have a front led flash, we can use the one of the main camera. Of course, it will only be activated if the mobile is face down. Of course, with Flash Notifications it is possible to indicate in which applications we want the led flash to be activated. In this case, if we only want it to be for WhatsApp messages, we will have to exclude the rest from the settings.
In the case of Notification for All, the app also allows a lot of settings such as the type of flash, power-on repetitions, how often or for which applications we want the led flash to notify us of notifications. If we want the led light to turn on when we receive a WhatsApp, we will have to activate the Notification App service and choose the messaging app so that the led flash blinks when we receive a WhatsApp.
Of course, our phone has to have a led flash for it to work properly, although in the event that it does not have it, we can use the flash of the main camera that is located on the back of the phone.
What if my mobile doesn’t have a led flash?
The two apps mentioned above work for the front led flash of our device, but in case we don’t have it, it will work with the flash of the main camera. Now, to be able to see the flashes of light, we will have to have the mobile upside down or in a suitable position.
However, there is an app that, although we do not have a led flash on the mobile, simulates the flash itself on the mobile screen. We refer to NotifyBuddy , available for Android devices on Google Play from this same link. Once installed, the first thing we have to do is accept the permissions so that you can access the phone’s notifications, activate the service and then go to the list of applications to activate WhatsApp notifications through it.
From the settings it is possible to choose the size of the led, the color and the frequency or time it will take to blink. It is also possible to choose the location of this led simulation on the screen so that it is visible wherever we want.
How to change the color of the LED flash
If your phone has a built-in LED flash, you’ve already seen how easy it is to make it serve as a call notifier, but what if you want to change the color so it’s not always boring white? Well, doing this is possible and we are going to explain how.
In the case of iPhone, the operating system does not allow this modification, however, if your phone is Android, you can do it. To do this, you only have to download an app that allows you to customize the notification LED. We recommend Light Manager and Light Flow that although they are paid, they have more limited free versions.
With these applications you can not only change the color of the light, but you can also say what color you want it to show depending on the notification you receive. For example, you can choose that the notification LED turns green or blue when we receive a WhatsApp.
