A person using the light on an Android phone to look under the couch. - H_Ko/Shutterstock Using the smartphone's rear camera flash as a flashlight is one of the nice-to-have features in a handset.

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 ...

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 ...

Pixel phones could receive native OS-level flashlight brightness adjustment in the upcoming Android 16 QPR 1 update. The update will include a Flashlight Strength slider accessible from Quick Settings ...

The new Android 13 Developer Preview build introduces a small, but useful change for the owners of Google Pixel phones: the flashlight function is now added to Quick Tap. Quick Tap was added last year ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Using the smartphone's rear camera flash as a flashlight is one of the nice-to-have features in a handset. Smartphone vendors figured out ...