Torch quick access

DigitalSoup

No idea what this app is like.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.rnazarevych.shaketorch

madduck

Works like advertised. But I am a little sceptical about accidentally turning the torch on when e.g. mounted to my bike's handlebar. KeyMapper works okay for now, despite requiring two keys to be pressed.

thrik

https://www.f-droid.org/en/packages/io.github.sds100.keymapper/

I use this to quick toggle the flashlight. It's a very versatile app. I have it set to toggle whenever I press volume up and then volume down directly after (I just roll my finger on it).

You can even use swipe up/down/left/right on a fingerprint reader to do the same.

madduck

thrik Thanks, it works, except for when the device is locked. But I think this is a Pixel 6 Pro problem, and also I cannot use the fingerprint gestures on this device.

madduck

MetropleX Thank you.

madduck

aika KeyMapper, as suggested by others, can be set to turn the torch on. It doesn't work for power, or when the screen is off, but I can now turn the screen on and hold down vol-down to toggle. Better than nothing.

thrik

madduck I think it's a limitation of what Keymapper is able to do. But yes, it is better than needing to go all the way into the dropdown menu toggles IMO. Glad it's working out for you

Groetg

Keymapper, great tip! Vol up is now toggle bluetooth at my pixel 6

Graphite

I got used to toggling the torch with a lock screen gesture. But I understand this is out of scope for GrapheneOS. Automation can be done with 3rd party apps.

rbird2

Starting with Android 13, it's possible to control multiple brightness levels of the flashlight.

The links provided are for a cool little app that has the following features:

Features:

dimming your flashlight level by level
shortcut buttons for different brightness levels
SOS flash button
morse code flash mode
quick settings tile for fast access
private, no ads, no internet connection
modern Material You (M3) design elements
app colors adapt to device's system colors

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cyb3rko.flashdim&hl=en

https://f-droid.org/packages/com.cyb3rko.flashdim/

https://github.com/cyb3rko/flashdim

A little OFF topic, but I thought some may find it useful...

MetropleX

rbird2 not off topic at all and very useful for those interested. Love to see people so passionate to help others like this. Makes the community a valuable appreciable resource having people offering solutions.

cyb3rko

rbird2
MetropleX
Thank you guys :)

hemlockiv

Torchie toggles the flashlight with a simultaneous volume key press, and TapTap replicates the latest Pixels' feature of double-tapping the back of the phone, and can be set to toggle the flashlight. Both have a few minor quirks and I'm still deciding which I like better, but you can check those out too!

Regarding the dev's behavior: Yeah, that person is known for being... brusque. I've noticed they have particularly little patience for issues about UX bugs. Those interactions tend to go similarly to what you saw, if the dev doesn't just delete your bug report completely. (Guess that's one way to keep the issue tracker tidy?) Tldr: If you have any concerns about usability or glitches, you'll get more help if you post it here in the discussion forum than on the github.

ve3jlg

FU6QydnIELkx Here's an example of a much more important usage for the power button long-press: shutting down or rebooting the phone from in your pocket when forced to surrender it.

This use of the button supports maximizing privacy and security. I like it.

SeaSaltIceCream

Hey all, I just installed GrapheneOS for the first time (Pixel 7 Pro user), so this is all a bit new to me, but so far I'm absolutely loving it! :D I was wondering about a quick access way to toggle the flashlight (having used OnePlus in the past, I'm used to doing a "V" swipe on the lockscreen to toggle the flashlight), so I dug up this thread.

Using the beforementioned Keymapper/Torchie/TapTap all sounds great, however I cannot get them to work, since GrapheneOS seems to compeltely block Accessibility setting access for downloaded apps. (Settings -> Accessibility -> Downloaded Apps shows me a greyed out app with the message "Restricted setting - For your security, this setting is currently unavailable"). Is there a way to bypass this? Or would this be a major security risk and is this no longer allowed in the most recent version of GrapheneOS?

matchboxbananasynergy

SeaSaltIceCream This is not a GrapheneOS change, but rather an Android 13 one.

It means you installed an app manually or via an app store like F-Droid that doesn't utilize modern installation methods.

You can bypass that warning by following the steps here:

https://support.google.com/android/answer/12623953?hl=en

That said, I urge you to be careful about which apps you grant these extremely invasive permissions to.

[deleted]

SeaSaltIceCream if you place torch quick tile within the first four quick tiles all you need to do is press power button, slide down and tap on torch. Useful?

SeaSaltIceCream

Thanks @matchboxbananasynergy, that's what I was looking for :)

And good to know @[deleted]. I'll give it a try as well!

Sifer

TranceSeven This is exactly how I'd solved this problem. There is no twist to turn on torch so I use and combiation of vol up, down. to turn on and off torch.

I only wish GOS were to implement a timer on the torch. If you were to leave it on the torch stays on for what seems hours. I've left the torch on for that 70 minutes.

My last phone, a motorola, automatically turned that torch off after 10 minutes.

If anybody has a solution for this, please reply.

hemlockiv

Install a phone automation app like Macrodroid, and create a script to make it turn off the torch after it's been on for X minutes. Very straightforward to do.

There's no way to do it without a 3rd party app, though.

Sifer

hemlockiv Thanks. I will check this out

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