The iPhone can flash the camera LED for alerts. It’s under accessibility-> audio/visual. Not sure about android but check in your phone’s accessibility features there’s probably something similar.
The Sony Xperia 5 series has them and they are equipped with higher end parts.
My galaxy s3 had a problem where the notification light never turned off ever. Even with factory resetting it never turned off. So ever since then my brain never registered phone LEDs as information.
iirc the nothing phone and its successor have this feature on steroids
I didn't realize the LED was no longer ubiquitous! I rely on mine, and I take it a step further with missed notification reminder for a repeating audio tone every few minutes. I don't like having to stare at my phone all day long looking for work messages.
My Zenfone 8 has a notification LED. I really appreciate it, because all I have to do is look over and see if the light is blinking to see if I got a text.
Have it on my Samsung XCover 6 Pro but it's not really a feature I care about much, as I have all notificatons disabled anyways.
Ulefone Armor 21 has a RGB notification led on the front and a light ring on the back.
It also has audio jack and get this.. FM radio!
It also weighs as much as my bed, but I wouldn't want anything else!
I missed it (green meant SMS! light blue meant GroupMe!) but Glance (Ambient Display, AOD’s) on my Nokia was a fine replacement (albeit not from across the room obviously) and I eventually got on the custom tones/vibrations train for individuals so I know who it is already.
Now iPhone people who use that option in the menu to use their phone camera flash as a notification light, I fear you.
I have one on mine, but my case obscures it so it's not much help. It's not like I really look at my phone other than when I am actively using it tho.
That feature gave me a lot of anxiety and also was often not right. It would get stuck on even though I didn't have any new notifications. In any case having to make sure to not get distracted by the ominous "check me now" light was not a good thing for me personally
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