You won't have to put up with a flashlight strength that's too bright or too dim for your needs for much longer.

The new Android 13 Developer Preview build introduces a small, but useful change for the owners of Google Pixel phones: the flashlight function is now added to Quick Tap. Quick Tap was added last ...

A future Android 16 build will finally introduce native flashlight brightness controls for Google Pixel phones. More details here.

If you use a Samsung or Apple phone, you’ve probably been adjusting your flashlight since as far back as the Stone Age.

In Android 13, Quick Tap can toggle the flashlight. Quick Tap debuted in Android 12, allowing Pixel phones to execute actions with a quick double tap on the back of the phone.

Many of the top downloadable flashlight apps are accessing sensitive user data and compromising the safety of your device. Here’s a rundown of the top offenders and what to do about it.