MyTorch

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About this app

MyTorch - Light your way

Use your android phone's camera LED flash as a torch (flashlight).

Features:
- Widget to control torch from home screen.
- Small app size (< 1 MB).
- No ads.
- Free (with widget)!!
- Torch timeout.
- Supports non-rooted and rooted devices.
- Brightness control for rooted phones.
- Use screen as torch if you do not have a flash LED.

**** MyTorch is now 10 years old ****

Please let me know (in comment) if this app works on your phone so I can expand the list of supported phones and also improve support :)

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Please try [Clear data/storage] in case you face any issues.
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Goto Settings->Apps->MyTorch [Clear data]
OR
Goto Settings->Apps->MyTorch->Storage [Clear data]
OR
Goto Settings->Apps & notifications->MyTorch->Storage->Clear Storage

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Adding Widget
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1. From you default Launcher go to "Widgets" section or use "Add to home screen"
2. Select MyTorch from the list.

The widget icon will show the status of the torch. If you want to change the settings please do so from inside the application settings.

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NOTES:
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1. If you do not like to see MyTorch notifications you may turn it off from Settings->Apps & notifications->MyTorch->Notifications->Show notifications

2. Please grant MyTorch the permission requested (Use Camera to take photos and record videos). MyTorch uses this permission to only use the Camera Flash.

3. A new popup menu for use in full screen mode has been added. Long press the torch on/off button for the popup menu.

4. Widget will not work if the application is moved to SD card.

5. Task killers are known to cause undesired behaviour especially when using time-out mode. Please make sure to add this app to ignore list if you use time-out mode.

What’s new

- Release after several (~6) years
- Add ability to control Brightness for non-root users
- Add Settings to control Flash LED turned on by system icon
- Forground notifications
- Update app compatibility for Android 16 (API 36)
- Fix flash automatically turning on (on boot)
- Fix timing issue during phone sleep
- Fix widget state sync with system flash state
- First use of AI assistance to code this app (after 25 years!)