fire 14 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 On some of my previous phone, I found apps to turn on the back LED (lamp!) in super bright mode. Some of them give the option to dimm the light. And another question, how can I create a shortcut to turn on the light? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
_DW_ 628 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Do you mean flash light / torch? If so it's just in the pull down settings menu for quick access. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fire 14 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 1 hour ago, _DW_ said: Do you mean flash light / torch? If so it's just in the pull down settings menu for quick access. Yess.. As I said, looking for quicker access (in the launcher). This is why it can be an app or a way to get a shortcut. And having an app able to dim the torch and/or putting is superbright mode will be awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hook 2,821 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 7 minutes ago, fire said: Yess.. As I said, looking for quicker access (in the launcher). This is why it can be an app or a way to get a shortcut. And having an app able to dim the torch and/or putting is superbright mode will be awesome! Ummmm, what exactly is not quick about a pulldown quick tile? Probably faster than launching an app. (I am operating from DW saying it is there on Stock, I'm not on stock myself to test). It should be simply lower the shade and tap. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
OKSun 103 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 Not sure I understood exactly the question: I use the app flashlight from zeroneapps.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FlyingAntero 812 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 In the past I used Power Button Flashlight (or similar) app to activate torch. You can also try Icon Torch for instant activation and combine it with Tasker, MacroDroid or some gesture etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fire 14 Posted August 25, 2020 Author Share Posted August 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, FlyingAntero said: You can also try Icon Torch This app works great. But curious to see if there's an app to open the lamp in full bright... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CornholioGSM 256 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 (edited) ...using flash led as lamp for long time is not good idea. You can simple smash led or meltdown led mounting....if is led not good cooled Edited August 25, 2020 by CornholioGSM 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SchattengestaIt 553 Posted August 25, 2020 Share Posted August 25, 2020 The LED will not melt by itself and although it's not cooled actively (you can actually burn your fingers when holding on it), there will be some safety circuit. Using phone LEDs as a flashlight is common since years. Regarding quick access: If you have LineageOS, you can control the flashlight by holding the power button while the display is off. It won't get faster than that. The Moto G3 had a shaking control which was also quite fast (and probably looked cooler), maybe the code/app can be extracted for other phones. Still, seeing all the advantages of LineageOS I would really recommend that. And it's definitely bright. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CornholioGSM 256 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 I have to disagree. I am service technician for more than 15 years...and i have seen in my work many molten covers or burned leds. Now it's not so frequent, but it's happening. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fire 14 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 14 hours ago, SchattengestaIt said: Regarding quick access: If you have LineageOS, you can control the flashlight by holding the power button while the display is off. Yes I turn on this feature. It's good but if I can setup the "long press" can be great, so be able to decide the long the press is (between 100ms to ***ms).. Cornholio notice that the LED can heat up and he's right. The app used on my Samsung, super bright LED, have a protection that if I using it for too long time, shut the phone for protection. Was just curious if super bright LED exist for the Pro1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SchattengestaIt 553 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 46 minutes ago, fire said: ...have a protection that if I using it for too long time, shut the phone for protection. You can set that up in LineageOS as well, I have set it to 5min (not for temperature reasons, I've also used it 15-30 minutes as well, but to prevent battery drainage if the button is used by mistake. You can set it to 1min, 2min, 5min and 10min (and never, if you don't want to disable it). Regarding the 100ms to xy ms - that setting sure could be set in some system file. However, since there is battery optimization when on Standby, this setting wouldn't work as intended since it takes some time to activate the counter itself. 3 hours ago, CornholioGSM said: I have to disagree. I am service technician for more than 15 years...and i have seen in my work many molten covers or burned leds. Now it's not so frequent, but it's happening. May I ask on which phones you have seen that? I guess my expectations about some safety resistance or thermal resistor were too high... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fire 14 Posted August 26, 2020 Author Share Posted August 26, 2020 32 minutes ago, SchattengestaIt said: You can set that up in LineageOS as well, I have set it to 5min (not for temperature reasons You can set it to 1min, 2min, 5min and 10min (and never, if you don't want to disable it). In Settings ???? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VaZso 1,988 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 22 hours ago, SchattengestaIt said: The Moto G3 had a shaking control which was also quite fast (and probably looked cooler), maybe the code/app can be extracted for other phones. I use an app called "Shake Light" because I missed this function I used with my Moto G6 phone. Usually I press power button then shake the device because it is more reliable this way (it may not work when the phone is in deep(er) sleep mode). I like it anyway. 🙂 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SchattengestaIt 553 Posted August 26, 2020 Share Posted August 26, 2020 8 hours ago, fire said: In Settings ???? Settings -> System -> (I don't know how it's called in english, maybe 'gestures'?) -> On/Off key, at the same place where you can set up the long press action itself. 1 hour ago, VaZso said: I use an app called "Shake Light" because I missed this function I used with my Moto G6 phone. Usually I press power button then shake the device because it is more reliable this way (it may not work when the phone is in deep(er) sleep mode). I like it anyway. 🙂 I remember having a faulty display (proximity sensor mesuring wrong numbers) and getting angry over that function a lot. But when it worked it was awesome. Still, I'm very happy with the LineageOS feature and it's very fast and reliable (as well as very usable without getting sore handwrists). It might be a good option for those with stock Android though. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
internationaltraitor 84 Posted September 8, 2020 Share Posted September 8, 2020 On 8/25/2020 at 7:28 PM, SchattengestaIt said: Regarding quick access: If you have LineageOS, you can control the flashlight by holding the power button while the display is off. It won't get faster than that. sounds useful. i didn't know it can do that. thanks for the tip. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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