[android-developers] Re: Nexus One multicolor LED notifications gone?

I'd like to add that the hardware is capable of doing it. (like it was
on the HTC Hero and all the other Sense devices) Why do they cut
(disable) such features which are really useful? (Do we have bought an
Apple phone?) Why do we need custom roms again to make this possible.
This behaviour really sucks.

On 12 Jan., 15:37, code_android_festival_way
<festival.s...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> I know that. I just like to know why do they kill useful hardware
> features and add senseless things like 3D wallpapers?
>
> On 12 Jan., 15:14, Mark Murphy <mmur...@commonsware.com> wrote:
>
> > code_android_festival_way wrote:
> > > Why are they specified in the Android SDK
> > > and even the Google supported phones drop that feature?
>
> > From the SDK documentation:
>
> > "The color of the led. The hardware will do its best approximation."
>
> > Now, it would be nice if the docs were more forceful on this point, but
> > it has been discussed quite a few times on this list that this pretty
> > much means you can't count on colors working on any given device.
>
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