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> flaslight app wants to read my SMS I got so frustrated with flashlight apps asking for Internet access to show ads and getting stuck when there is no Interne

> flaslight app wants to read my SMS I got so frustrated with flashlight apps asking for Internet access to show ads and getting stuck when there is no Internet (typically the same time when I need a flashlight) that I wrote one and made it completely permission free: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigosaur.lampa https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.bigosaur.l...

phpnode 12y ago
hey, this looks great, but it's not actually working on either on either of my nexus 5s, is that a known issue? There's no crash or anything, the flashlight just doesn't actually turn on.
- babuskov 12y ago
  Apparently there are two APIs available for this. Unfortunatelly, none of the devices I have at hand use the other API so I cannot test. :( If you want, I can send you the source code to try to modify it. Just e-mail me.
TeMPOraL 12y ago
Beautiful in its simplicity. It Just Works. Tested on S4. Sharing with friends ;).
- wprzyb 12y ago
  because using system flashlight app is too edgy, huh? Why you need extra app for thing you have just build in Android ? Check your widgets for "Assistive light". Problem solved.
  - TeMPOraL 12y ago
    Becase that thing is built-in in Android since 4.2, which is fairly recent. People needed flashlight apps even two years ago.
fencepost 12y ago
I'll also note the TeslaLED app as another good one - it requires camera permissions to control the LED, plus screen drawing and sleep control - I suspect around the minimum that would be needed for a flashlight app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.flashlight&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoils...
- boyaka 12y ago
  This is what I've always used. LampA doesn't work on my Galaxy Nexus. I was hoping it would start up quicker because my biggest peeve with Tesla is that it takes time not only to open the app but there is a hundreds of ms delay in turning on the LED. I assume the complexities causing this are also what prevent LampA from working.
triplesec 12y ago
here's the one referenced in the Fox inerview from Snoopwall. They seem legit. http://www.snoopwall.com/flashlight-apps-spying-revealed/ http://www.snoopwall.com/flashlight-apps-spying-revealed/ also http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/android-app-permissions-security-need-know/ http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/android-app-permission...

phpnode 12y ago

hey, this looks great, but it's not actually working on either on either of my nexus 5s, is that a known issue? There's no crash or anything, the flashlight just doesn't actually turn on.

babuskov 12y ago
Apparently there are two APIs available for this. Unfortunatelly, none of the devices I have at hand use the other API so I cannot test. :( If you want, I can send you the source code to try to modify it. Just e-mail me.

TeMPOraL 12y ago

Beautiful in its simplicity. It Just Works. Tested on S4. Sharing with friends ;).

wprzyb 12y ago
because using system flashlight app is too edgy, huh? Why you need extra app for thing you have just build in Android ? Check your widgets for "Assistive light". Problem solved.
- TeMPOraL 12y ago
  Becase that thing is built-in in Android since 4.2, which is fairly recent. People needed flashlight apps even two years ago.

fencepost 12y ago

I'll also note the TeslaLED app as another good one - it requires camera permissions to control the LED, plus screen drawing and sleep control - I suspect around the minimum that would be needed for a flashlight app. https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoilsw.flashlight&hl=en https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.teslacoils...

boyaka 12y ago
This is what I've always used. LampA doesn't work on my Galaxy Nexus. I was hoping it would start up quicker because my biggest peeve with Tesla is that it takes time not only to open the app but there is a hundreds of ms delay in turning on the LED. I assume the complexities causing this are also what prevent LampA from working.

triplesec 12y ago

here's the one referenced in the Fox inerview from Snoopwall. They seem legit. http://www.snoopwall.com/flashlight-apps-spying-revealed/ http://www.snoopwall.com/flashlight-apps-spying-revealed/ also http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/android-app-permissions-security-need-know/ http://resources.infosecinstitute.com/android-app-permission...