Google plans to address that with Android 13 by offering a native brightness control feature for the flashlight. While the custom Android skins from some OEMs, like Samsung, include a brightness control slider for the flashlight, such a feature is not available on devices from most other OEMs. In essence, these new APIs will let users adjust the brightness of their phone’s flashlight, which could come in handy in various scenarios.įlashlight brightness slider in Samsung’s One UI 4įor the unaware, Android currently only offers a toggle to turn the flashlight on or off. The first returns the current brightness level of the flashlight, while the second sets the brightness level from a minimum of 1 to a maximum determined by the hardware. In addition, recent reports suggest that Android 13 will also include another flashlight-related feature that has been available on iPhones for a while.Īccording to Esper’s Mishaal Rahman, Android 13 introduces two new APIs to the CameraManager class - getTorchStrengthLevel and turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel. Along with major changes like new privacy features, themed icons, improved language controls, etc., Android 13 also includes a couple of minor improvements, like the ability to turn on the flashlight using Quick Tap gestures on Pixel devices. Google rolled out the first developer preview build of Android 13 last month, giving us a look at some of the new features coming in the next big Android release.
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