If you don’t own a Samsung Galaxy Nexus or HTC Nexus One, move along. I guess this app works for other phones in a limited capacity, but from what I can tell I would just as well skip it. However, if you have one of the two mentioned phones, this app is a must.
Light Flow lets you completely customize your build in multi-color LED for notifications. What it does is make sure that the LED blinks a specified color for any notification that your phone receives, that way you can tell exactly what kind of message is waiting for you even with the screen off. It supports all the built in apps like Voice Mail, Messaging, and Gmail, as well as third party apps like Foursquare and Tweetdeck. It can also activate the LED for low battery, no signal, bluetooth connectivity, etc.
This functionality should really just be built in, and is on some custom roms. To me, it is indispensable. You can pick it up in the Google Play Store for $1.99. There is also a “Lite” version that doesn’t have as much third-party app support.
This is why I love Android. With a custom rom loaded on my phone, the developers can add features that you would never see on stock software from manufacturers.
This little option tries to prevent phone communications while under the influence by making you solve math problems before you can phone or text during preset late night hours. The best part is that you can set it to only block certain people; so while your friends can still enjoy your hilarious drunken ramblings, your ex will not get the opportunity.
While it’s not officially released yet, you can find this feature added into the latest nightly builds for CyanogenMod 7.
