iPhone 5 Flashlight Issue with iOS10

[Resist]

Just upgraded my old iPhone 5 with iOS10 and noticed that now it's not a bright bluish light anymore, it's more yellowish now. Not sure I like that.

 

[Applejuiced]

What?

 

[Resist]

I'm just saying that iOS10 has changed the color and brightness of the flashlight app on my iPhone 5 from a bright bluish color to a dim yellowish color.

 

[mellofello]

You do realize that the phone software has nothing to do with the hardware right?

 

[C DM]

You do realize that the phone software has nothing to do with the hardware right?

Well, to be fair, with 3D Touch there are actually controls as to how bright the flashlight could be.

 

[mellofello]

Well, to be fair, with 3D Touch there are actually controls as to how bright the flashlight could be.

It certainly doesn't change the hue though.

 

[C DM]

It certainly doesn't change the hue though.

But at the same time it is software controlling hardware on the level of changing how the light is emitted from the LED flash.
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I'm just saying that iOS10 has changed the color and brightness of the flashlight app on my iPhone 5 from a bright bluish color to a dim yellowish color.

Does the flash work properly otherwise?

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Did you try the native iOS flashlight?

Cheers

 

[44267547]

I'm just saying that iOS10 has changed the color and brightness of the flashlight app on my iPhone 5 from a bright bluish color to a dim yellowish color.

Are you using the stock iOS flashlight feature or a third party?

 

[m4v3r1ck]

Are you using the stock iOS flashlight feature or a third party?

He uses an app for it, to what I can make out of his replies!

Cheers

 

[Resist]

Yes, I am using the native flashlight app. All I know is that the light was much brighter before upgrading to iOS10. I'm sure Apple tweaked the software so it gives a more natural looking picture with the flash, which is actually a dimmer light.

 

[Applejuiced]

I never heard of such thing and I highly doubt that is the case but whatever you say
Maybe its all in your head or an issue with your particular LED light. Try to compare to other same model devices on ios 10.

 

[Shirasaki]

Yes, I am using the native flashlight app. All I know is that the light was much brighter before upgrading to iOS10. I'm sure Apple tweaked the software so it gives a more natural looking picture with the flash, which is actually a dimmer light.

However this results into bad flashlight performance in very low light. I took the same photo with someone using iPhone 6. His picture looked way better than mine in terms of flashlight brightness. That is, his photo could see what is what while mine was a blurry yet seriously unclear image.