This app makes the Pixel 11’s HiLight feature actually useful
A third-party app called HiLight Studio has been developed to expand the functionality of the Pixel 11 Pro's notification LED. The app allows users to customize colors, patterns, and triggers that the official Google software restricts.
Why it matters
Demonstrates the role of the developer community in enhancing hardware features that are limited by original equipment manufacturers.
Google’s new HiLight notification LED on the Pixel 11 Pro is nearly useless. Out of the box, the only two things it can glow for are when the phone is face down and you’re interacting with Gemini, or when you get a call from a favorite contact. And even then, it can only glow one of five colors!
This is a massive wasted opportunity for a feature that used to be so beloved on older Android phones, so developers have wasted no time doing what Google won’t.
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