How to Control the Video Recording Red LED on Nothing Devices

When you record a video, the back of your Nothing device will start blinking a red LED light. There’s no built-in setting that can be used to customize this light. However, I did some digging around and found a nifty workaround using which you can take control of this light. So without any further ado, let’s check it out.

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  • How to Control the Video Recording Red LED on Nothing Devices The Prequisites Controlling the Red LED on Nothing Phone 2 Via Module Via ADB Command Controlling the Red LED on Nothing Phone 3 Via Module Via ADB Commands

How to Control the Video Recording Red LED on Nothing Devices

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The Prequisites

  1. To begin with, root your device Magisk / KernelSU / APatch .
  2. Then enable USB Debugging and connect your device to the PC via a USB cable.
  3. Now download and extract the Android SDK Platform Tools on your PC.
  4. Next, open Command Prompt inside the platform-tools folder.
  5. Then enable the rooted shell via the following commands: [If you’re using APatch/KernelSU, then first open the app, go to SuperUser, and enable the toggle next to Shell, and only then execute the below commands. Magisk users can skip this step]. adb shell su
  6. In case of Magisk, you’ll get a prompt, tap on Allow/Grant.

Controlling the Red LED on Nothing Phone 2

Via Module

Benefit: It is the shorter and easier of the two methods

Drawback: I have made it to increase and decrease the brightness value in 10s. So using a specific value might not be possible.
  1. Download NP2_Red_LED_Brightness_Control_by_Droidwin and flash it via Magisk / KernelSU / APatch .
  2. Then press the Volume p key to increase the brightness value by 10 or use the Volume Down key to lower the value by 10.
  3. It will start from the default value of 128 and can go till the maximum value of 255. On the lower side, the minimum value attainable is 8.
  4. Once you have made the choice, hit the Power key to confirm it. Finally, restart your device for the change to take place.

Via ADB Command

Benefit: Gives you more granular control over the brightness value.

Drawback: This is the lengtheir and a tad complicated of the two methods.
  1. First off, type in the below command to turn on the controller echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/led_strips/operating_mode
  2. You may now take control of the Red LED via the below command: echo 13 128 > /sys/class/leds/led_strips/single_brightness
  3. Here, 13 is the LED ID, and 128 is the brightness. You may change the latter as per the requirement.
  4. For example, to increase the brightness to 255, the above command will transform to: echo 13 255 > /sys/class/leds/led_strips/single_brightness

If the aforementioned commands don’t work out, then use the below ones: [If you’re using APatch/KernelSU, then first open the app, go to SuperUser, and enable the toggle next to Shell, and only then execute the below commands. In case of Magisk, you’ll get a prompt after executing the below command, so make sure to hit Grant]. Also, replace 128 with the desired brightness value.

adb shell su -c 'echo 1 > /sys/class/leds/led_strips/operating_mode'

adb shell su -c 'echo 13 128 > /sys/class/leds/led_strips/single_brightness'

Controlling the Red LED on Nothing Phone 3

Via Module

The best part about his module works even without root [using Shizuku]. Moreover, it allows you to control the LED light on your Nothing Phone 3 as follows:

  • Static: Constant On (0-100% Brightness).
  • Blink: Rhythmic blinking (Adjustable Speed & Brightness).
  • Breathe: Smooth, glowing animation.

To use it, simply download and install the app from GitHub , launch it, and give it root/Shizuku access.

Via ADB Commands

  1. Type the below command to turn on the LED: echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
  2. Then use the below command to turn it off: echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/red/brightness
  3. If the above command doesn’t work, then use this one: adb shell su -c ’echo 255 > /sys/class/leds/red/brightness’ adb shell su -c ’echo 0 > /sys/class/leds/red/brightness'
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