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HiLight Studio

HiLight Studio is an experimental Android application by Dhananjay Bhosale for controlling the eight-LED HiLight array on Pixel 11 Pro, Pixel 11 Pro XL, and Pixel 11 Pro Fold devices running Android 17. It supports solid colors, animated patterns, per-app foreground and notification rules, per-contact colors, presets, wallpaper-derived colors, camera and microphone activity rules, face-down notification behavior, quiet hours, and battery-related controls.

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Overview

The app requires privileged access to Android's lights service and can obtain it through root, Shizuku, or ADB. It is installed as a signed APK through ADB, uses notification access for LED alerts, and includes renderer diagnostics and cleanup handling. The project describes itself as experimental and unaffiliated with Google; the videos also state that it operates without internet or contacts permission and applies brightness and duration limits.

What HiLight Studio is used for

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  • An Android application that drives the eight-LED array on the Pixel 11 Pro with per-app rules and per-contact colors derived from notifications. It operates without internet or contacts permission and enforces limits on brightness and duration.

Videos mentioning HiLight Studio

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