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Flashlight App, Instant ON Dimmable Flashlight, Free for limited time, No ads

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Jul 25th, 2021 7:59 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 7:59 pm

Flashlight App, Instant ON Dimmable Flashlight, Free for limited time, No ads

Retailer:: Apple App Store

Flashlight App, Instant ON Dimmable Flashlight, Free for limited time, No ads
https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/id3797459 ... mpt=uo%3D4

Reviews are 4.8 out of 5

Price history of the app:
https://appsliced.co/app?n=flashlight-12957&l=dev

This app can dim the LED flashlight of iPhone, which is quite nice.

Edit: as pointed out in Post#8, iOS has a built-in feature to dim flashlight. Deal is still alive, but set thread to expired because app is not as useful as I thought.

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Jul 25th, 2021 8:02 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:02 pm

OK. The first vote I got is a downvote for not a good price. You expect the developer to pay you for using the app?

+1

Jul 25th, 2021 8:04 pm

ProfessorChaos: Deal Fanatic; Oct 13, 2002; 5608 posts; 2114 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:04 pm

iPhone doesn't have a flashlight button? WTF?

+1

Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

blazed16: Deal Guru; Jul 8, 2009; 12508 posts; 6338 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

ProfessorChaos wrote: ↑ iPhone doesn't have a flashlight button? WTF?

Im android myself but we have a couple iphones here we use as spares in the vehicles and they have flashlights built in

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Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

ProfessorChaos wrote: ↑ iPhone doesn't have a flashlight button? WTF?

Did you read the post? This app can dim the flashlight, not just on and off.

+1

Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

Jeeverz: Sr. Member; Jan 17, 2012; 521 posts; 575 upvotes; Red Deer

Jul 25th, 2021 8:06 pm

qfli78 wrote: ↑
This app can dim the LED flashlight of iPhone, which is quite nice.

You can do this on iOS without having to download an app?

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+10

Jul 25th, 2021 8:10 pm

chemicalxv: Deal Fanatic; Dec 26, 2014; 7721 posts; 8547 upvotes; Winnipeg, MB

Jul 25th, 2021 8:10 pm

qfli78 wrote: ↑ OK. The first vote I got is a downvote for not a good price. You expect the developer to pay you for using the app?

I mean this is a functionally pointless app.

Also super red flag

The developer, i4software, has not provided details about its privacy practices and handling of data to Apple. For more information, see the developer's privacy policy.

+5

Jul 25th, 2021 8:11 pm

pendragon: Sr. Member; Oct 22, 2005; 903 posts; 442 upvotes; Toronto

Jul 25th, 2021 8:11 pm

Thanks OP for this ...it's great to have the capability to now DIM the light using the slider in the app ...works great...
I was hoping to find something like this as when I use the OS flashlight button it is always full bright....even thought iOS offers dimming...it's pre-defined stages of brightness, whereas this is a little more smoother and granular

cheers

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Jul 25th, 2021 8:13 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:13 pm

Jeeverz wrote: ↑ You can do this on iOS without having to download an app?

Good to know. I was not aware of this iOS feature.

Set thread to expired as this app is not as useful as I thought.

Last edited by qfli78 on Jul 25th, 2021 8:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.

+2

Jul 25th, 2021 8:14 pm

Mlj223: Deal Addict; Aug 13, 2020; 1590 posts; 4094 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:14 pm

Love the defensive OP posts like this lol

+5

Jul 25th, 2021 8:16 pm

fatcowxlive: Deal Addict; Oct 26, 2012; 1183 posts; 1867 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:16 pm

qfli78 wrote: ↑ OK. The first vote I got is a downvote for not a good price. You expect the developer to pay you for using the app?

Just because it's free it doesn't mean that you're not paying by other means... by possible data mining, app tracking, or fingerprinting. Especially for something that's built into the iPhone natively. You can access the flashlight from anywhere on the phone by pulling down and you can change the brightness, what more do you want?

+1

Jul 25th, 2021 8:26 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 8:26 pm

fatcowxlive wrote: ↑ Just because it's free it doesn't mean that you're not paying by other means... by possible data mining, app tracking, or fingerprinting. Especially for something that's built into the iPhone natively. You can access the flashlight from anywhere on the phone by pulling down and you can change the brightness, what more do you want?

See pendragon's post above for what people might want.

There is a reason why this app is well-reviewed: 4.8 out of 5 with 948 Ratings.

Jul 25th, 2021 8:58 pm

chemicalxv: Deal Fanatic; Dec 26, 2014; 7721 posts; 8547 upvotes; Winnipeg, MB

Jul 25th, 2021 8:58 pm

fwiw practically all the reviews are from before Apple finally included a native flashlight utility with iOS 7 in 2013.

There's only 13 reviews that say they are less than 7 years old, and I suspect most the ones that do say they are 7 years old will flip over to 8 years old by the time September rolls around (there's already some that do say they are 8 years old).

+1

Jul 25th, 2021 9:08 pm

essjayess: Deal Addict; Aug 6, 2018; 1196 posts; 11712 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 9:08 pm

Mlj223 wrote: ↑ Love the defensive OP posts like this lol

At least they're trying to contribute something. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but looking at your started threads, you've posted one "hot" deal before (which got 12 upvotes and 7 downvotes), while OP's posted 150+. Don't think you've earned the attitude.

+2

Jul 25th, 2021 9:14 pm

Mlj223: Deal Addict; Aug 13, 2020; 1590 posts; 4094 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 9:14 pm

essjayess wrote: ↑ At least they're trying to contribute something. Please correct me if I'm wrong, but looking at your started threads, you've posted one "hot" deal before (which got 12 upvotes and 7 downvotes), while OP's posted 150+. Don't think you've earned the attitude.

LMAO. Who’s keeping score though right? What a weird fking post.

Jul 25th, 2021 9:51 pm

qfli78 [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 5, 2019; 1819 posts; 11617 upvotes

Jul 25th, 2021 9:51 pm

chemicalxv wrote: ↑ fwiw practically all the reviews are from before Apple finally included a native flashlight utility with iOS 7 in 2013.

There's only 13 reviews that say they are less than 7 years old, and I suspect most the ones that do say they are 7 years old will flip over to 8 years old by the time September rolls around (there's already some that do say they are 8 years old).

You are right that most reviews are old, but some reviews are quite recent. Also, in the US app store, there are more relatively recent reviews for this app:
https://apps.apple.com/app/id379745980? ... ll/reviews

IMO this app still is a good complement to the native flashlight utility. It is able to continuously adjust the brightness, while the native one have four levels. I also like its UI.

+1

Jul 26th, 2021 4:54 am

chasjunk: Newbie; Mar 22, 2020; 56 posts; 60 upvotes

Jul 26th, 2021 4:54 am

Along with the (un-dimmable) red flags on the app, it’s developer, and the OP, nearly all “utility” apps like this are malware/spyware/tracker/etc fronts. Avoid.

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