Windows Central: Ultimate Torch - a simple Windows Phone flashlight app from the developers of myAppFree While there are plenty of flashlight apps in the Windows Phone Store, Ultimate Torch is a simple option worth considering that has a bit of flare to it. The Windows Phone app comes to us from the ... Ultimate Torch - a simple Windows Phone flashlight app from the developers of myAppFree Nick Lee’s Flash Light iPhone application called Handy Light, looked like any other simple torch app on the iTunes store.

Understanding the Context

But lurking behind the scenes in its code was a camouflaged tethering feature. Flashlight apps are a dying breed. Google began adding them to Android as early as Lollipop, and OEMs have included them on their OEM skins for far longer. The need for this dwindles as the market ...

Key Insights

Power Button Flashlight is an Android app that wants to make it as quick as it possibly can be to get the flashlight started on your smartphone. It does this using the LED that doubles as your camera ... Windows Central: Torch for Band adds a mini flashlight to your Microsoft Band With the recent arrival of the Microsoft Band SDK, we get to see a steady rise in apps for the fitness wearable. A new one just arrived, and it is called Torch for Band. Brought to you by the same ...

Final Thoughts

One of Android's most popular and highly rated apps, Brightest Flashlight Free, has been sharing user location and ID data without their consent, according to the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Security firm SnoopWall warns that torch apps are requesting more access to users’ data than they need A host of Android torch apps come with some strange permissions, including the ability to delete ...