iPhone, You Make a Terrible Flashlight!

katie ta achoo · Sep 4, 2007, 01:53 AM

There have been horrid, terrible storms for the last few days. Why, yesterday I got flooded a block and a half away from my house. I had to pull over for 45 minutes before I could drive the 100 feet to get to my driveway. (Thanks, mysterious neighbor whose driveway I borrowed!)

Today, though… today was fun. I had just finished closing down the registers when

BOOM!

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CBJammin103 · Sep 4, 2007, 02:31 AM

I've actually had great success with my iPhone as a flashlight, but this is a pretty funny way to take that to another level.

macduke · Sep 4, 2007, 02:42 AM

I've found the iPhone works great as a flashlight. I went camping about a month ago in southern Pennsylvania and every time the girlfriend needed to go to the bathroom at night we would head off into the wilderness with the iPhone shining the way. I would just pull up a webpage before it loads (which was easy to do since there was hardly any service at the campsite), crank the iPhone up to full brightness, and turn off the auto-brightness for some flashlight filled fun. It is much brighter then my last cell phone. Too bad there isn't a built in flash for the camera as that would work great as well.

megfilmworks · Sep 4, 2007, 03:08 AM

Works great in strange hotel rooms at night! Woke my girlfriend up it was so bright in a pitch black room.

Nanaki · Sep 4, 2007, 03:26 AM

I tried this... didn't think it was all too great. You know what works great? GOOGLE!

fastbite · Sep 4, 2007, 04:06 AM

As the iPhone is not out in the UK yet, I'm getting by with an old boring flashlight.

LimeiBook86 · Sep 4, 2007, 04:22 AM

I turned the brightness all the way up and the iPhone before and it worked great as a flashlight for me.

When the power goes out, you can't be picky. Of course the MacBook would make a much better flashlight but, these devices obviously aren't designed to be used as one.

Cleverboy · Sep 4, 2007, 06:22 AM

I just talked with a friend about this the other day. Turn the brightness all the way up, and go to a web page that is mostly white, and you're perfectly fine. I don't know if these images will help narrow the beam, but my friend (who's Ericcson had a Flashlight in it) had to agree completely, that the iPhone "flash light" (without the images) worked perfectly well (brightness turned up). His phone does SOS too (morse code). Honestly speaking, this needs to just be a native app, that can temorarily reset the brightness controls, etc.

~ CB

calculus · Sep 4, 2007, 06:34 AM

Funnily enough my torch (flashlight) is no good as a phone...

PowerFullMac · Sep 4, 2007, 06:54 AM

So if you just get a plain white image it will work just fine as well? I agree it would be easy for a programmer to easily make a app that shows up plain white and temporarily turns up the brightness to full.

SirOmega · Sep 4, 2007, 07:58 AM

I used my iPhone as a flashlight this weekend, on the way to and from the bathroom from my hotel bed. Ugh, that'll teach me to drink entirely too much...

bobobo · Sep 4, 2007, 08:24 AM

The iPhone isn't a $800 phone.

"So, I get home and google iPhone flashlight, just for giggles. The best thing ever came up: iPhone flashlight. "

Why didn't you just check it up on your iPhone.

Silly.

bdj21ya · Sep 4, 2007, 09:39 AM

I don't really see the point of the images at all. When you want a flashlight, just turn the brightness all the way up-then leave it on that page (the brightness page is plenty close enough to white, AND then you don't have to go anywhere to turn it back down.)

This picture thing is way too many complicated steps. If you don't want full brightness, just turn the brightness up less, and you cut off several steps over doing it using these pictures.

However, I think I just found the application that could get me into native development. I think I'll look into how easy this would be as soon as I have some free time.

LimeiBook86 · Sep 4, 2007, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calculus

Funnily enough my torch (flashlight) is no good as a phone...

Really? I'd call up the manufacturer right away, sounds like it's defective!

amemoryoncelost · Sep 4, 2007, 11:31 AM

Was filming for two nights in the woods for this indie film I'm working on and didn't have one of the head lamps most people use. We had about a 200 yard path to walk down, kind of by a river. iPhone performed wonderfully. Brightness all the way up and a white page like everyone else. No need for silly images I think, but eh....

dfnj123 · Sep 4, 2007, 11:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bobobo

The iPhone isn't a $800 phone.

"So, I get home and google iPhone flashlight, just for giggles. The best thing ever came up: iPhone flashlight. "

Why didn't you just check it up on your iPhone.

Silly.

including tax and monthly bill, hell yes it's worth $800

calculus · Sep 4, 2007, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LimeiBook86

Really? I'd call up the manufacturer right away, sounds like it's defective!

I'm going to start a class action - who's with me?

gregdrummeraz · Sep 4, 2007, 03:06 PM

when you play hide n seek or like sardines... I am sick of people using there phones as cheating devices in the game... I brought it up to apple. they promised me they would make things good for me!!!

sorry this one is my fault

jk

what was the final resort of the power?

xfsasx · Sep 4, 2007, 04:23 PM

install ilight and it will show up on your home screen as a button

http://iphone.natetrue.com/Light/

bdj21ya · Sep 4, 2007, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by xfsasx

install ilight and it will show up on your home screen as a button

http://iphone.natetrue.com/Light/

But this doesn't automatically change the brightness, does it?

That's what the app ought to do.

A Pittarelli · Sep 4, 2007, 08:17 PM

thats like the "flash" on a computer web cam, the screen just brightens for a sec

ghall · Sep 4, 2007, 09:53 PM

Geez, it can do all that cool stuff, but it sure makes a cruddy flashlight.

NewSc2 · Sep 4, 2007, 10:03 PM

It makes a better flashlight than my two previous options (razr or nano)

DaftUnion · Sep 5, 2007, 03:15 AM

Mine works great for that for finding my way from my room door to the bed at night. Other than that though that's about all I use it for.

louiek · Sep 5, 2007, 03:23 AM

I didn't think the iphone did flash.

Sep 4, 2007, 01:53 AM	#1
katie ta achoo macrumors 601 Join Date: May 2005	iPhone, You Make a Terrible Flashlight! There have been horrid, terrible storms for the last few days. Why, yesterday I got flooded a block and a half away from my house. I had to pull over for 45 minutes before I could drive the 100 feet to get to my driveway. (Thanks, mysterious neighbor whose driveway I borrowed!) Today, though… today was fun. I had just finished closing down the registers when BOOM! Read Full Article

Sep 4, 2007, 03:08 AM	#4
megfilmworks macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Sherman Oaks	Works great in strange hotel rooms at night! Woke my girlfriend up it was so bright in a pitch black room. __________________ 17" MacBook Pro 2.33 - Dual G5 w/ Pro Tools iPod Gen1 - Nano Gen1 - iPhone Gen1 - iPhone 3G DA42 G1000 Gen1 BE G58 (2008)

Sep 4, 2007, 04:06 AM	#6
fastbite macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: London	As the iPhone is not out in the UK yet, I'm getting by with an old boring flashlight. __________________ If the movie is a turkey, stuff it! http://www.turkeyornot.com/

Sep 4, 2007, 04:22 AM	#7
LimeiBook86 macrumors Demi-God Join Date: May 2002 Location: Hanging around in NJ with his cutie. :)	I turned the brightness all the way up and the iPhone before and it worked great as a flashlight for me. When the power goes out, you can't be picky. Of course the MacBook would make a much better flashlight but, these devices obviously aren't designed to be used as one. __________________ my site my blog Mac's Comic Mac's Shop "Just you try and stop me..."

Sep 4, 2007, 06:22 AM	#8
Cleverboy macrumors 65816 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Pocket Universe, nth Dimensional Complex Manifold	I just talked with a friend about this the other day. Turn the brightness all the way up, and go to a web page that is mostly white, and you're perfectly fine. I don't know if these images will help narrow the beam, but my friend (who's Ericcson had a Flashlight in it) had to agree completely, that the iPhone "flash light" (without the images) worked perfectly well (brightness turned up). His phone does SOS too (morse code). Honestly speaking, this needs to just be a native app, that can temorarily reset the brightness controls, etc. ~ CB __________________ Contemplations.com - Never under estimate the power of a good idea! Website-Toolkit.com - Best of the Net for Website Mastery!

Sep 4, 2007, 02:31 AM	#2
CBJammin103 macrumors member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Louisiana, United States	I've actually had great success with my iPhone as a flashlight, but this is a pretty funny way to take that to another level.

Sep 4, 2007, 02:42 AM	#3
macduke macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: KC	I've found the iPhone works great as a flashlight. I went camping about a month ago in southern Pennsylvania and every time the girlfriend needed to go to the bathroom at night we would head off into the wilderness with the iPhone shining the way. I would just pull up a webpage before it loads (which was easy to do since there was hardly any service at the campsite), crank the iPhone up to full brightness, and turn off the auto-brightness for some flashlight filled fun. It is much brighter then my last cell phone. Too bad there isn't a built in flash for the camera as that would work great as well.

Sep 4, 2007, 03:26 AM	#5
Nanaki macrumors member Join Date: Jan 2007	I tried this... didn't think it was all too great. You know what works great? GOOGLE!

Sep 4, 2007, 06:34 AM	#9
calculus macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2005	Funnily enough my torch (flashlight) is no good as a phone...

Sep 4, 2007, 06:54 AM	#10
PowerFullMac macrumors 68040 Join Date: Oct 2006	So if you just get a plain white image it will work just fine as well? I agree it would be easy for a programmer to easily make a app that shows up plain white and temporarily turns up the brightness to full.

Sep 4, 2007, 07:58 AM	#11
SirOmega macrumors 6502a Join Date: Apr 2006	I used my iPhone as a flashlight this weekend, on the way to and from the bathroom from my hotel bed. Ugh, that'll teach me to drink entirely too much...

Sep 4, 2007, 08:24 AM	#12
bobobo macrumors member Join Date: Aug 2007	The iPhone isn't a $800 phone. "So, I get home and google iPhone flashlight, just for giggles. The best thing ever came up: iPhone flashlight. " Why didn't you just check it up on your iPhone. Silly.

Sep 4, 2007, 09:39 AM	#13
bdj21ya macrumors 6502a Join Date: Sep 2006	I don't really see the point of the images at all. When you want a flashlight, just turn the brightness all the way up-then leave it on that page (the brightness page is plenty close enough to white, AND then you don't have to go anywhere to turn it back down.) This picture thing is way too many complicated steps. If you don't want full brightness, just turn the brightness up less, and you cut off several steps over doing it using these pictures. However, I think I just found the application that could get me into native development. I think I'll look into how easy this would be as soon as I have some free time.

Sep 4, 2007, 11:31 AM	#15
amemoryoncelost macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2004	on set Was filming for two nights in the woods for this indie film I'm working on and didn't have one of the head lamps most people use. We had about a 200 yard path to walk down, kind of by a river. iPhone performed wonderfully. Brightness all the way up and a white page like everyone else. No need for silly images I think, but eh.... __________________ dual 2.7 G5 / 1.2 iBook / 667tibook / 4gb iPhone sold to: 4JNA bought from: marissa, ChrisBrightwell

Sep 4, 2007, 03:06 PM	#18
gregdrummeraz Banned Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Glendale, az	it is so you cant cheat when you play hide n seek or like sardines... I am sick of people using there phones as cheating devices in the game... I brought it up to apple. they promised me they would make things good for me!!! sorry this one is my fault jk what was the final resort of the power?

Sep 4, 2007, 04:23 PM	#19
xfsasx macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	install ilight and it will show up on your home screen as a button http://iphone.natetrue.com/Light/

Sep 4, 2007, 08:17 PM	#21
A Pittarelli macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jun 2007	thats like the "flash" on a computer web cam, the screen just brightens for a sec __________________ Anthony Pittarelli

Sep 4, 2007, 09:53 PM	#22
ghall macrumors 68040 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rhode Island	Geez, it can do all that cool stuff, but it sure makes a cruddy flashlight. __________________ Blog \| Twitter \| Facebook \| Flickr

Sep 4, 2007, 10:03 PM	#23
NewSc2 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Orange County, CA	It makes a better flashlight than my two previous options (razr or nano) __________________ Mac Pro + 30" ACD, 15" MBP, iPhone 3GS Logic & Ableton user Canon 40D + 17-55 f/2.8 IS

Sep 5, 2007, 03:15 AM	#24
DaftUnion macrumors 6502a Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Wisconsin	Mine works great for that for finding my way from my room door to the bed at night. Other than that though that's about all I use it for. __________________ iMac G5 Rev. B/20"/2Ghz/SuperDrive/1GB RAM/400GB HD/Mac OS X.4.11 Switched 8/25/05 Custom 2.4Ghz Core2Duo/1GB Ram/NVIDIA 7600 iPhone 8gb

Sep 5, 2007, 03:23 AM	#25
louiek macrumors member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia.	I didn't think the iphone did flash.

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