Wonder if you could do more with your Android phone’s flashlight than just use it in the dark? It was a pleasant surprise to find out that you can use your Android phone’s flashlight as a strobe light, a party light, an SOS signal, and more! However, there is a ton of apps on the Play Store that simply turn on your flashlight and nothing else. This listicle by Cashify is a departure from the mundane and covers 5 flashlight apps that either make your torch more accessible or add utility with something new.
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Let’s begin!
1. Icon Torch – Flashlight
A simple and direct flashlight application for Android that has no interface and just uses an icon. Rated – 4.6 with 12k reviews and 1M+ downloads.
It has no annoying advertisements, has no settings, is not a widget, and is free. You can place the toggle in this application in any place on the phone home screen. Place it on the phone desktop, in the quick launch bar, the bottom navigation bar or in the notification bar itself.
To activate the flashlight instantly, press the shortcut. To turn it off, press it again. You can also manage the power settings by installing a companion application that enables your phone’s power button to switch the flashlight ON/OFF, even on a locked device. Just press the power button three times, and you can easily turn ON/OFF the Icon Torch Flashlight.
Download it here.
2. High-Powered Torch
Claiming to be the brightest LED flashlight for Android, High-Powered Torch is rated 4.4 on the Android Playstore with 487k reviews and 10M+ downloads.
This application turns your phone into a bright flashlight in fast and accessible taps. It has three lighting modes that work by activating the camera flash, a clean layout and an easy to use interface. Powerful, fast, simple and free, it comes with a strobe mode with 10 different flash frequencies and a built-in SOS signal mode. A compass that works without the internet is an obvious plus. So if you’re looking for a versatile Flashlight with a compass, this is the one.
Download it here.
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3. Torch – Tiny Flashlight.
One of the best productivity tools, Torch – Tiny Flashlight has a 4.4-star rating, 4M reviews and a massive 100M+ downloads.
Tiny Flashlight + LED is a simple, free torch application with LED lights and several screen modes. It has free plug-ins like the Strobe, warning lights, Morse and Blinking lights. A highly optimised and reliable torch app that is light on your phone’s battery too. It is a tiny Android flashlight app with a download size of only 6.99 MB.
Download it here.
4. Flashlight
This unassuming torch/flashlight app is rated 4.3 with 460k reviews and has 10M+ downloads. Flashlight app is a free, intuitive and easy to use torch app for Android which uses the built-in camera LED flash and provides the brightest light possible.
If your device does not have a Camera flash (or if it’s broken, or glitching out), you can use the white screen mode. For quick access to the Flashlight app, you can use the status bar buttons in the notification area or click the flashlight widget on your home screen. With ease of access and simplicity, it does what it says.
Download it here.
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5. Shake Flashlight.
Offering a unique way to turn on your flashlight on Android, Shake Flashlight is rated 4.1 with 55k reviews and 1M+ downloads for a reason that’s obvious from the name.
The Shake Flashlight turns on and off by just shaking your device. It comes with settings that allow you to adjust the Shake sensitivity.
It works on Android devices that support gyroscopic shaking detection when the screen is off, and on Android devices that do not support this function, you may have to keep the screen on when you use the shaking feature. So if you’re looking for a unique way to turn on the flashlight, this app is for you.
Download it here.
Those were our top 5 picks for the best Android flashlight apps that expand what you can do with the torch under your rear camera, and in some cases, your screen. We tried out all the top-rated ones and narrowed it down to a handful so that you don’t have to. Which one did you download, and how do you plan to use it? Let us know in the comments below.
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