It is safe to install.įeel free to use the app and I encourage you to play with the code if you have any knowledge of it or if you want to learn. It does not run any background services so it does not affect your phone when you are not using the app. I like the Linux philosophy of do one thing and do it well. It has no ads or other stuff that may annoy you. I found many Flashlight apps turn OFF after screen timeout. I tried to keep the functionality focused on just operating the flashlight well when you need. Some of them are very heavyweight with all the unwanted junk. I see many flashlight apps coming with too many unwanted features which are sometimes not even relevant to the app.

No Unwanted Features, No Ads of any kind and works Well The borders toggle between black and white indicating the LED status.

So, I have purposefully kept most part of the screen dark to save battery power. A brighter screen consumes a lot more power than a darker one. This makes it lightweight and probably faster too. I hardly used any fancy animations or images in the UI. I made the toggle button to cover the entire screen so that you need not search for the button and instead just click anywhere on the screen to either turn ON or OFF. Less Fancy but More Useful and Clutter free Interface The app which I made just asks for access to Camera which is required by the Android API to operate the Flashlight LED. It needs permission to access your photos, files, Wi-Fi information, Location, Caller ID and many more which is insane! This is just an example, but there are many other apps that ask for extra permissions. It is one of the top listed flashlight app in Google Play Store. They steal your contact information, caller ID, and other stuff which is a total fraud.Ī top listed flashlight Android app has access to your photos, Wi-Fi, Caller ID and many moreĬheck this Android app in the screenshot above. The only reason they do that is to spy on you. I was wondering why so many apps need access to your contacts, calendar and lots of other information which is not required to run the app. Most Android apps in this category do spy on you. So, I made one which works well and does not annoy. There are many Android apps which are meant to do the same, but I personally did not like many of the apps which I tried.

Why is this made and how does this differ from other apps?

The app turns ON the flash LED as soon as you open the app and you can toggle it by clicking anywhere on the screen. This app turn ON the camera flash LED when you need. Install it from Google Play Store and read this article to know why I made this app and how it differs from other similar apps in the market. I made a flashlight app for Android that actually works well and does'nt have any junk.

Flashlight android app source code