Samsung Galaxy S10 Reinvents the Notification LED

Samsung’s Galaxy S10 is now official with a lot of major upgrades, including completely new display technology that avoids implementing the notch by using front-facing camera cutouts in the glass.

And because Samsung wanted to increase the available screen estate as much as possible, some features had to go, and one of them is none other than the classic notification LED.

Originally a top BlackBerry feature, the notification LED quickly evolved to become a must-have option on all Android smartphones, allowing users to configure different colors for the apps they installed.

And after using it on many Galaxy S generations, Samsung kills off the classic notification LED and replaces it with a much modern approach.

New LED notifications

The front-facing camera cutout comes with a clever ring of light that animates in several scenarios, such as when enabling the selfie camera. Furthermore, users will be allowed to change the color of the ring dependi...