Quick settings does not reflect, when the flashlight has been switched on by a hardware button on LG G5
- /e/ version: 0.9-2020051554230
- Device model: LG-H850
- When it started to occur: since eOS install
- Reproducible with the last /e/ version: NA
- Reproducible with LineageOS: NA
Summary
Background: the LG G5 allows switching on the flashlight/torch by long pressing the Power button. (It is not default settings, it has to be changed in the system.)
Quick settings (pull down from the top, in main screen) does not reflect, when the flashlight has been switched on by a hardware button on LG G5.
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The device is unusable -
The bug is the source of a data loss or a big waste of time -
The bug concerns a third party app -
The bug concerns security -
The bug concerns privacy
The problem
Steps to reproduce
Setup: Allow to switch on the flashlight by Power button (Settings > Buttons > Power > Long press for torch) and switch on the flashlight by holding the Power button.
What is the current behavior?
Actual results: The Quick settings (pull down from the top of the screen) does not reflect that flashlight state. When the flashlight has been switched on by a hardware button on LG G5, the icon for the flashlight says off.
What is the expected correct behavior?
Expected behavior: The Quick settings reflects the state of the flashlight, when switched on by a hardware button. It would say on, when the torch is switched on by Power. And it would allow to switch off the torch by a single touch on the icon.
Technical informations
Relevant logs (adb logcat)
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Solutions
Workaround
The icon of the flashlight has to be pressed twice, alternating the on and off, to switch off the flashlight.
Possible fixes