How notifications work without LED?

[Trameur]

that looks interesting.. thanks for the tip.

EDIT: I can't get AOE to show up on my OP7T when the screen is off? Am I missing something obvious? I gave it all of the permissions I saw it asking for... but still no visual way to tell I had a notification without touching the phone.

You have to allow the app the run in background, also don't forget to save everytime you change a setting (it will make you watch an ad)

 

[Macusercom]

This is the best AOD app I could find. I'm currently measuring the battery drain with and without it: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=io.github.domi04151309.alwayson

 

[Sinergie]

I wholeheartedly agree with the OP that the notification LED is a very convenient way to see if you have missed notifications or not. Though I think you could solve this issue with AOD with the following implementation which I also posted on the OnePlus forum, but I doubt a developer will read that.

The best way for for OnePlus to implement AOD is by adding 3 options in OxygenOS (from least to most impact on battery):

1. AOD off
2. AOD semi (where AOD is only active when you have new notifications, just like the good old notification LED)
3. AOD on

And of course the placement of AOD on the screen will have to shift constantly to prevent burn-in.

Also I assume the AOD is off when your phone is in your pocket, to further preserve battery life.