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Apple Approves iPhone 4 LED Flashlight Apps
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Well, obviously there're tons of these now but if you're looking for one that's very fast (and attractive) try lightOn: http://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/lighton/id379854699?mt=8
It doesn't have any unnecessary buttons, it just starts the LED as soon as the app opens (with fast app switching it's super, super fast).
Disclaimer: I made it, but I do think it's the most attractive and I personally favour the instant switch on approach.
It doesn't have any unnecessary buttons, it just starts the LED as soon as the app opens (with fast app switching it's super, super fast).
Disclaimer: I made it, but I do think it's the most attractive and I personally favour the instant switch on approach.
It wasn't an app
Wrong. The scammer phished peoples' iTunes logins and passwords. He then logged into those accounts and bought copies of iBooks that he himself published (infringing on copyrights, BTW.)
The iTunes Store wasn't hacked, and it wasn't an app.
Wrong. The scammer phished peoples' iTunes logins and passwords. He then logged into those accounts and bought copies of iBooks that he himself published (infringing on copyrights, BTW.)
The iTunes Store wasn't hacked, and it wasn't an app.
Agree. I'll download just one LED flashlight app, and only if it's free. I'll just wait and see for a while...
The iPhone display is so bright it works as a flashlight. Can see fine with that.
But holy **** the LED is pretty bright.
It has an ad.
Will you never stop? Go buy an Android, it better meets your requirements.
It should up to the users, you're right, but given that millions of people buy the product and are fantastically happy with it, it would suggest that you are wrong or misguided in product desire. You desire Apple and deride them for not making the product to suit *your* needs - get over it and go elsewhere. Thanks to the concept of competition, there are many alternatives out there.
Or perhaps, you just like complaining about things that will never change??
Never said it was hacked or an app did the hacking.
I said a scammer used the AppStore to scam people. Which is what he did.
So even with Apple's safeguards, there's still ways to scam people no matter how tightly you try to control things.
Reminds me of a South Park where Mr. Garrison says, "No such thing as stupid questions, just stupid people."
You're right, the competing app stores will never be allowed - why would they when this one is so incredibly successful and is one of the major USPs for all Apple iOS devices?
I agree bro, It's their product they did R&D for it and created it and their rules. And if someone doesn't like it they can just create their own phone and app store.
I like that! And free. (Are there ads?)
Does the thingy at the bottom change the strobe speed? It looks draggable. It would be neat to have a really fast strobe for mind-bending (battery-sucking) fun!
Roundup of some others at AppShopper:
http://appshopper.com/blog/2010/07/07/roundup-iphone-4-led-flashlight-apps/
(None of those grab me, but instant-on upon launch sounds like a nice feature.)
Well I personally think it's more attractive than most of the others, maybe you don't, that's cool. But I do.
Why bother with a app when all I need to do is start the video camera and turn the LED on there?
Alternative App Store
I'd just like to add to the conversation that you can install HTML5 web apps to the iPhone. I realise this is currently quite a limited environment to produce apps in but it is certainly possible to create some useable apps in this manor and bypass the app store. This option should increase in capability over time as well.
I'd just like to add to the conversation that you can install HTML5 web apps to the iPhone. I realise this is currently quite a limited environment to produce apps in but it is certainly possible to create some useable apps in this manor and bypass the app store. This option should increase in capability over time as well.
The Flashlight App got approved today as well!
6 different themes including a Strobe light and Morse machine. The app even let's you continue music in the background!
http://tinyurl.com/tfa-iphone
6 different themes including a Strobe light and Morse machine. The app even let's you continue music in the background!
http://tinyurl.com/tfa-iphone
Good question: the screen has smaller lights, but more of them. Certainly faster than having the light AND the screen BOTH on, though. (So a flashlight app that could turn off the main screen—or allow you to sleep it—would be nice.)
Not all LEDs are alike. This isn’t just some little indicator—it’s high-power, like a flashlight (or, say, a camera-flash) and those do use up enough battery to matter. Someone who turned this on for an extended time to read by or something might find themselves without a phone eventually--so I don’t think the warning is such an awful thing to have. People sure are complaining about that warning
Good question: the screen has smaller lights, but more of them. Certainly faster than having the light AND the screen BOTH on, though. (So a flashlight app that could turn off the main screenor allow you to sleep itwould be nice.)
Not all LEDs are alike. This isnt just some little indicatorits high-power, like a flashlight (or, say, a camera-flash) and those do use up enough battery to matter. Someone who turned this on for an extended time to read by or something, and might find themselves without a phone eventually--so I dont the warning is such an awful thing to have. People sure are complaining about that warning
See above. They are always desperate to find something negative to say about Apple in every story...