Flashlight apps are a dying breed. Google began adding them to Android as early as Lollipop, and OEMs have included them on their OEM skins for far longer. The need for this dwindles as the market ...

The flashlight feature on your Android phone is a versatile tool that can be incredibly useful in various everyday situations, from navigating through dark spaces to providing emergency lighting. Here ...

A flashlight is a basic tool that's good to have as part of any emergency kit. They come in various sizes and different brightness levels. It's also an item that most of us carry around in our pockets ...

Tens of millions of Android users have been "deceived" by a developer who covertly gathered personal data, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) said. GoldenShores Technologies took ID and location ...

Google may add native flashlight brightness controls to Pixel phones in the next quarterly release of Android 16. While the hardware has long supported it, Pixel users currently need to use an app to ...

It's a tool that comes in handy often. Since the dawn of the smartphone, the back-facing camera array's LED camera flash has led a double life as a flashlight. Most modern smartphones now have an ...

Android 13 is in the wild, although it's a long way from finished, and you need a Pixel phone to try it. Still, it's a new version of Android with changes big and small. A change to the Quick Tap ...

Google’s Android 16 is set to introduce native flashlight brightness controls, a feature Pixel users have long awaited. Spotted in the latest beta, this update promises to enhance hardware ...

We may earn a commission when you click links to retailers and purchase goods. More info. Whoever realized that using the flash on a smartphone camera as a flashlight was a smart secondary use idea is ...