{"id":17752,"date":"2022-03-01T16:44:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T16:44:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/android-13s-flashlight-can-be-less-blinding-if-you-want\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T16:44:44","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T16:44:44","slug":"android-13s-flashlight-can-be-less-blinding-if-you-want","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mailinvest.blog\/index.php\/2022\/03\/01\/android-13s-flashlight-can-be-less-blinding-if-you-want\/","title":{"rendered":"Android 13\u2019s Flashlight Can Be Less Blinding, If You Want"},"content":{"rendered":"

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One thing lacking with Android smartphones is the ability to adjust the brightness. The feature has been available on iPhone<\/a>\u00a0and Samsung phones for a while, and it looks like it\u2019s finally coming to Android 13.<\/p>\n

Currently, Android has toggles that let you turn the phone on and off, but it doesn\u2019t have the option to adjust how bright it is. By default, it seems to go to maximum brightness, because it\u2019s rather blinding, no matter what phone you own.<\/p>\n

According to Esper<\/a>,\u00a0Android 13 is introducing some new API additions called the getTorchStrengthLevel and turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel methods to the CameraManager class. This lets us know that the operating system and third-party apps will be able to control the brightness of the LED light on the back of the phone.<\/p>\n

Because of the openness of Android, not all phones will be able to control the flashlight\u2019s<\/a> brightness. Certain parameters must be met by the phone\u2019s hardware in order for the flashlight to be adjustable.<\/p>\n

Esper explained the limitations, saying, \u201cThe reason support for this feature will be limited is that it will require an update to the camera hardware abstraction layer (HAL). A HAL is the software that defines the interface between the OS and the underlying hardware.\u201d<\/p>\n

As mentioned, Samsung has offered this feature on its modified version of Android for some time, so it\u2019s nice to see the base Android OS catching up to Samsung and iPhone.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> How to Use Your Android Phone as a Flashlight<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n


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