LED Light / Flashlight

[Guest AceGreg]

Has anybody found an LED Light / Flashlight App that works yet or created one?

I have tried over 20 Apps from the store and none have activated the LED light on the back of the phone.

I have been searching for hours...

Please help!

[Guest rymate1234]

Its a hardware issue - the LED on the phone is apparently only useful as camera flash. It cannot be used as a flashlight. Seriously though, torches are cheap :P

[Guest Dazzozo]

[Guest AceGreg]

Hey. I tried that torch app but no luck. Am I asking the impossible? LOL

[Guest BLu3HaZe]

Yes, you are. Hardware limitations.

Though I can't figure why they can't keep a little LED constantly powered. Then again, it doesn't seem to have flash power levels like other phones, does it Daz?

[Guest Dazzozo]

Hey. I tried that torch app but no luck. Am I asking the impossible? LOL

That's the point of the app. Actually read the thread it's in.

Yes, you are. Hardware limitations.

Though I can't figure why they can't keep a little LED constantly powered. Then again, it doesn't seem to have flash power levels like other phones, does it Daz?

I don't think it's a power issue, the camera just doesn't declare the torch mode for the flash. I have no idea why because it seems it would be capable of it.

[Guest BLu3HaZe]

Well I meant the flasher doesn't seem to change the power level whatever the ambient lighting is, and if the flasher would be in ON mode at full power like that, it'd drain the battery way too fast and probably overheat the cam module too. That's the only plausible explanation as I see.

[Guest Dazzozo]

Well I meant the flasher doesn't seem to change the power level whatever the ambient lighting is, and if the flasher would be in ON mode at full power like that, it'd drain the battery way too fast and probably overheat the cam module too. That's the only plausible explanation as I see.

It's definitely plausible but I imagine we'll never see an answer. :P

[Guest Titas]

This is Amorphas's FlashLED - it repeatedly flashes the led ie., it cannot stay on continuously but it does work on my FnC

https://play.google....youare.FlashLED

Edited June 22, 2012 by Titas

[Guest CurtisAndroidSF2]

This is Amorphas's FlashLED - it repeatedly flashes the led ie., it cannot stay on continuously but it does work on my FnC

https://play.google....youare.FlashLED

Works fine on CM7, didn't work on CM9 though.

Thanks for the link.

[Guest Dazzozo]

That's identical to C3C0's app I translated. It proves the same and in that thread it was also stated that it doesn't work on ICS. Probably because of the HAL.