Glimpse Notifications

4.4
5.13K reviews
500K+
Downloads
Content rating
Everyone
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About this app

Tired of having to press the power button to see new notifications?
Ex-iPhone user and cannot believe your Android doesn't offer such a basic function?
Your new phone doesn't have LED notification anymore?
Want to pull your phone out of your bag or pocket and immediately have it enabled?
Like to get repeated reminders for pending notifications?

Then this app is for you!


FEATURES

• Keeps using the secure system lock screen
• Control how long the lock screen is shown
• Choose which apps whose notifications should turn on the screen
• Quiet Times to prevent the screen from turning on at a bad time
• Supports System Do Not Disturb (DnD) modes
• Extensive pocket mode to prevent the screen from turning on in your pocket
• Double-tap to lock on the lock screen (only < Oreo)
• Recurring notifications
• Motion detection notices when you picket up the phone to check a new notification
• App is as energy efficient as possible
• This is a private pet project - so it's free! No data is being collected!


MEDIA REVIEWS

XDA: http://www.xda-developers.com/an-updated-look-at-glimpse-notifications/
Lifehacker: http://lifehacker.com/glimpse-automatically-turns-your-screen-on-to-see-your-1700901832
Caschys Blog (German): http://stadt-bremerhaven.de/app-tipp-glimpse-notifications/


RESOURCES

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/glimpse-notifications
XDA Development Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/app-glimpse-notifications-t3090575


FINGERPRINT SENSORS AND SMARTLOCKS

Depending on your configuration, this app may need the Device Administrator permission.

To implement several (optional) features, Glimpse Notifications may need to turn off the screen. By default no special permissions are needed for this. To improve security or for a better user experience you may give the app device administrator or accessibility service permissions.


PROBLEMS ON SOME DEVICES

Android devices are quite diverse and not all functions work equally well everywhere. The FAQ (English) contains a lot of hints how to configure this app for devices by Sasmung, Huawei, Xiaomi, OnePlus, ...


HUAWEI, Xiaomi (MIUI)

Glimpse Notifications only shows the lock screen, it doesn't render the notifications. To see notifications from, for instance, your texting app, your need to open system settings and allow the texting app to show notifications on the lock screen.


SAMSUNG EDGE LIGHTING

To avoid conflicts, it is recommended to disable Edge lighting or at least remove Glimpse Notifications from Edge lighting.


REQUIRED PERMISSIONS

• BIND_NOTIFICATION_LISTENER_SERVICE: Core permission to have the app being informed about new notifications.
• WAKE_LOCK: needed to turn on the screen


OPTIONAL PERMISSIONS

• BIND_DEVICE_ADMIN: to close and lock the screen
• BIND_ACCESSIBILITY_SERVICE: can be given to close the screen with perfect user experience (only Android 9+)
• READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE: to determine the duration of custom notification sounds.
• SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW: implement double-tap to lock (only until Android 7)
• VIBRATE: recurring notifications can be indicated using a vibration pattern


EXCLUSION OF LIABILITY

Nullgrad Apps cannot be held responsible for damages happening by using this app. This includes, but is not limited to, notifications being missed or misinterpreted due some function of Glimpse Notifications.
Updated on
Feb 24, 2024

Data safety

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Ratings and reviews

4.4
5.06K reviews
Henry Eastman
October 24, 2023
Excellent. This is 1 app I'd pay for. As good or almost as good as the old-fashioned blinking lights when you get a notification. You can set the screen to stay on up to 30 minutes. I'm usually not away from my phone more than that time. I had to remember to enable "Customize Screen", then slide to "30 minutes". Other settings easy. Excellent, fast support if you get stuck on 1 setting. For late night message or at any time, you can quickly see what's up on the screen from a distance! Henry E.
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Simple Guy
November 23, 2023
Worked like a charm for 15 minutes. After that it said it has "no access to notifications", despite all boxes being checked in my phone settings. I've turned them all off, then turned them back on, and it seemed to have worked, only for the app to display the same "no access" prompt immediately after. UPD. By pure luck I was able to get it working. I'll pray to god I don't have to jump through the same hoops the next time I restart my phone.
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Nullgrad Apps
January 27, 2024
Sometimes, with overly aggressive battery killers (look for those and remove Glimpse from it!) it can happen that the OS won't allow the background service to restart. The only option is then to reboot the phone, unfortunately.
Kelly Werkmeister
November 24, 2023
I love this app! It's made my phone exactly how I wanted it! If you do the accessibility access, then you can change the time it stays on and if you do motion detection so it cancels the custom timer when your phone is moved then it won't turn it off when you're looking at your screen still!!!!! So happy! Thank you so much!!
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Nullgrad Apps
January 27, 2024
Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad the app is useful to you!

What's new

· custom lock screen time: extend lock screen time when new notifications arrive
· update dependencies
· 👏 to all translators!

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