Apple Watch flashlight?

[cmChimera]

This is pretty much exactly what I was imagining. I would use it all the time.

Wouldn't your arm need be straight down the whole time for this concept to work?

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Wouldn't your arm need be straight down the whole time for this concept to work?

Good point. Bend the wrist up and you'll block the light.

 

[T-Will]

I'd be happy if the "flashlight" was simply an app that made the entire watch face white.

 

[EthanLMT]

I'd be happy if the "flashlight" was simply an app that made the entire watch face white.

Or maybe it would be a complication that will make the screen white when you press it..

 

[JonMPLS]

I'd be happy if the "flashlight" was simply an app that made the entire watch face white.

Me too! And then swipe to control brightness.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

Talk about blocking and unblocking the flashlight as you move your wrist up and down. No thanks!

 

[Technodynamic]

Talk about blocking and unblocking the flashlight as you move your wrist up and down. No thanks!

They could make a suction cup add on that would redirect the light up 3 inches before it moves forward so you could have full range of your wrist. Or simply learn to use it as designed.

 

[JayLenochiniMac]

They could make a suction cup add on that would redirect the light up 3 inches before it moves forward so you could have full range of your wrist. Or simply learn to use it as designed.

Hold on, let me find that suction cup I placed somewhere!

Much easier to simply use your iPhone flashlight rather than hold your wrist in a cerebral palsy position for an extended period of time.

 

[twisted-pixel]

2nd gen will have it for sure. And it will be thinner, be more useful

 

[chrise2]

I'd use it to find my dog's crap in the dark so I can pick it up. Its what Steve Jobs would have wanted me using the watch for.

 

[Mildredop]

For sure.

And another great comeback. Today is 'proud day' for you.

 

[JonMPLS]

reading a menu in a dark restaurant, opening the door when the outside lights are off . .. having a subtle light on your left hand would leave the right one free. sounds better than using my phone. Plus you can't drop it.

 

[ardchoille50]

I suppose it would be extremely easy for a developer to make a simple app that lights up the screen bright white with a single push of the icon. I do not think there would be a flashlight unless and until Apple puts a camera with flash on the watch, which is very unlikely in the near future.

From what I understand, the screen on the Apple Watch is an OLED display. Those displays use less power for darker colors and more power for lighter colors. So, a completely white screen would gobble up a lot of power. It's not a bad idea for an app, though.

 

[Technodynamic]

reading a menu in a dark restaurant, opening the door when the outside lights are off . .. having a subtle light on your left hand would leave the right one free. sounds better than using my phone. Plus you can't drop it.

in this scenario, I could imagine a watch band that has a small led on the bottom (where the button in on the sport band) that could illuminate on press (shining light on the area under)

 

[mchoffa]

I would definitely rather have the laser instead of the flashlight

 

[ardchoille50]

I would definitely rather have the laser instead of the flashlight

After reading that, I immediately thought of Buzz Lightyear!

 

[mchoffa]

After reading that, I immediately thought of Buzz Lightyear!

that might be even better than a real laser!

 

[mbh]

I'm sure it was near the very beginning of whatever it was and was Star Trek.

Check out the second photo with Neelix.

http://www.startrek.com/article/shedding-light-on-star-trek-flashlights

 

[eoblaed]

Imagine pressing the crown in, for instance, and the center of the crown could contain an LED for the flashlight.

Ahhhh. That would be friggin' awesome. Much want!

 

[Multiverse223]

Check out the second photo with Neelix.

http://www.startrek.com/article/shedding-light-on-star-trek-flashlights

It's a bad idea. Holding your arm up, extended like that can only be done for a short period of time, before your anterior deltoid begins to fatigue, and you'll seriously feel the effects. Not to mention that it's just an awkward way to shine light, arm fully extended... The LED in the digital crown as others have said is also a bad idea because the light would be blocked and unblocked constantly as you move your wrist.

The best way currently to do it just for the sake of having light if absolutely necessary, would be an app that turns the screen white and to full brightness, as others have mentioned. The best possible way, as others have suggested, is to implement LEDs into a band, the best place would be the upper side of the wrist so you could simply hold your arm up, thumb facing your body, and this way very little muscle is being used.

 

[kingoftherealm]

I was thinking about different ways the Apple Watch could be used in place of pulling your iPhone out of your pocket. One thing I find myself using constantly is the flashlight function on my iPhone. It seems like the watch would be a perfect place for this function. The obvious battery life concerns aside, I hope we see this in later revisions. Imagine pressing the crown in, for instance, and the center of the crown could contain an LED for the flashlight. Or maybe you would shake your wrist for light.

Anyone else think this would be an awesome (obvious?) addition to the watch?

[doublepost=1458185981][/doublepost]If you take a picture of a white screen on your iPhone. Then create an album of just that white screen photo then sync that album with your watch you now have a version of the original screen flash light.

 

[Armen]

An Apple watch Flashlight app is not practical just based on the fact that you'd have to twist your wrist in an awkward fashion just to illuminate something unless your goal is to illuminate your face.

 

[Apple fanboy]

An Apple watch Flashlight app is not practical just based on the fact that you'd have to twist your wrist in an awkward fashion just to illuminate something unless your goal is to illuminate your face.

Perfect for all those selfies people want to take!

 

[FrisbeeK9]

This, to me, actually sounds like a killer feature.

I agree. Great feature.
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reading a menu in a dark restaurant, opening the door when the outside lights are off . .. having a subtle light on your left hand would leave the right one free. sounds better than using my phone. Plus you can't drop it.

Point at a would be attacker for temporary blindness to get away. Ok that might be a bit much.

 

[Armen]

Perfect for all those selfies people want to take!

Actually selfies would make more sense.