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Help Red light whilst on text messages

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alexhickman89

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Whilst using my phone in the dark i have noticed whilst sending a text a red glow from the first hole next to the front camera, it looks like infared but what for? Is it to help the smart sleep function try to locate your eyes? But i have this feature turned off yet the red light is still there!

Thanks
 
It's the LED notification light. It probably means you haven't cleared some notifications out. So far, I have noticed on mine:
Blue blinking - Email or Text
Red blinking - Facebook post
Purple steady - Facebook message
Red steady - charging
Green steady - charged

Any others? OKCupid also lights up, but I can't remember the color.
 
Thanks for the detailed reply !

However its not the notification light to the left, its from one of the two tiny holes next to the bigger camera hole you can hardly see the redglow in day light have a look in a dark room its the first circle. It only comes on while in your messages
 
Those are the proximity and light sensors. It's likely what you are seeing is just a reflection from the light sensor (like if you look into a cat's eyes at night, or red eyes in a photograph). It doesn't create light of its own, just reflects it.
 
I noticed this as well, the red light comes on as soon as I go to compose a text and turns off as soon as I back out of the text... very odd wonder what the purpose of it is.

Edit: Did more searching found out its for the direct call feature so when you're in the text and move the phone to your ear it calls the person you're texting. If you turn this feature off the light will not turn on anymore.
 
alexhickman89 said:
Hi

Whilst using my phone in the dark i have noticed whilst sending a text a red glow from the first hole next to the front camera, it looks like infared but what for? Is it to help the smart sleep function try to locate your eyes? But i have this feature turned off yet the red light is still there!

Thanks
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my galaxy s 3 is also like this you can go to task manager and then active apps and kill the messaging ! also if u got viber u must force stop it ! !
this is just for update
with another mobile camera take picture from this red light it will turn into purple! its very dangerous
 
alexhickman89 said:
Hi

Whilst using my phone in the dark i have noticed whilst sending a text a red glow from the first hole next to the front camera, it looks like infared but what for? Is it to help the smart sleep function try to locate your eyes? But i have this feature turned off yet the red light is still there!

Thanks
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its a proximy sensor light ok understand when you turn off direct call option then this light will not shown. ok thanks............

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