FlashWidget: One-Tap Light

MJ BLACKEND

About this app

The fastest way to turn on your flashlight—no searching, no opening apps, no delays.

Flashlight Widget adds a sleek, instant ON/OFF button directly to your Android home screen. One tap turns the torch on; another tap turns it off. It is the ultimate lightweight utility for your device.

🔦 WHY CHOOSE FLASHLIGHT WIDGET?
Most flashlight apps require you to unlock your phone, find the app icon, open it, and wait for it to load just to tap a button. When you need light urgently—during a power outage, searching for keys in the dark, or in an emergency—every second matters. Flashlight Widget puts a dedicated power switch right at your fingertips.

🌟 KEY FEATURES:
• Instant Toggle: Tap the home screen widget, and your LED camera flash turns on or off immediately.
• Zero Ads & No Bloat: 100% ad-free. No annoying pop-ups, no background services, and zero unnecessary battery drain.
• Tiny Footprint: A minimalist 1x1 widget layout that fits perfectly into a single grid cell on your home screen.
• Highly Compatible: Works seamlessly with all Android launchers and home screens that support widgets.
• Reliable Performance: Utilizes the modern Android Camera2 API for rock-solid, reliable torch control across all major smartphone brands.
• Clear Visual Feedback: Features clean, high-contrast ON/OFF icons so you always know the current state of your flash.
• Smart Error Handling: Safely detects devices without a physical camera flash—no crashes, just a helpful on-screen message.

🔒 PRIVACY & PERMISSIONS EXPLAINED:
• Camera Permission: This is strictly required to access and control the physical device flash/torch hardware. Flashlight Widget respects your privacy—your camera feed is NEVER opened, viewed, or recorded. The app requires no internet permission, meaning your data never leaves your device.

📱 COMPATIBILITY:
Supports Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) and all newer versions. Optimized and tested across a wide range of devices including Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, OnePlus, Xiaomi, Motorola, and more.

🛠️ HOW TO ADD THE WIDGET TO YOUR HOME SCREEN:
1. Long-press any empty area on your home screen.
2. Tap "Widgets" from the menu.
3. Scroll to find "Flashlight Widget" (or "FlashWidget").
4. Press, hold, and drag the icon to your preferred screen location.
5. Done! Tap it anytime for instant bright light.

Ratings and reviews

Exactly what I was looking for. Just a single simple icon for my home page to toggle my flashlight. 6 stars if the dev updates later with multiple choice icons

Why does a flashlight widgit need to access camera AND RECORD AUDIO??? In the permitions

Install it, touch it and nothing happens. Uninstalled.

What’s new

• Rebuilt from the ground up targeting Android 15 (API 35)
• Replaced legacy Camera API with the modern Camera2 API for better compatibility and stability
• Proper runtime camera permission handling
• Widget now works correctly on all modern Android launchers
• Removed unnecessary WAKE_LOCK permission
• Performance and reliability improvements across all supported devices