Other Use dual led as torch

[Zozone]

Since the introduction of dual led flash on iPhone I’ve never seen anyone being able to use the 2 leds simultaneously as a flashlight. What is this? Another API limitation by Apple? Tell me an app that does this exists

 

[maerz001]

I did a search a couple of years ago cos i wanted the „orange“ led instead of the blueish. but nothing

 

[MacCheetah3]

Apparently, this trick no longer works (if it ever did):

How To Turn On Dual LEDs In iPhone For Brighter Flashlight

How To Turn On Dual LEDs In iPhone For Brighter Flashlight? Some little guidelines and techniques that not a lot of individuals know about. Read here

dnacademy.in

 

[macsound1]

I've often wanted this at night or when I'd really prefer a soft glow to a blinding light.
I wish Apple could expose the API for someone to make a flashlight app that had more than a couple brightness options and allowed color mixing.

 

[Zozone]

Apparently, this trick no longer works (if it ever did):

How To Turn On Dual LEDs In iPhone For Brighter Flashlight

How To Turn On Dual LEDs In iPhone For Brighter Flashlight? Some little guidelines and techniques that not a lot of individuals know about. Read here

dnacademy.in

Just tested on 6s with iOS 12, won’t work

 

[Zozone]

I wish Apple could expose the API for someone to make a flashlight app that had more than a couple brightness options and allowed color mixing.

So are we actually confirming that this is an API limitation? If so this time Apple really outdid themes, wow.. this is next level useless user limitation right here. Treating every user as a kid and preventing them from blinding each other with a flashlight?

 

[MacCheetah3]

So are we actually confirming that this is an API limitation?

The article below appears to — it’s a few years old.

Demystifying iPhone’s Amber Flashlight

Back in 2013, iPhone 5s was launched. It introduces True Tone Flash feature to make photos “right”. An additional amber LED is added to the…

medium.com

Doing a skim of some related documentation, I’m only seeing general LED access, not array level.

UIImagePickerController.CameraFlashMode | Apple Developer Documentation

Constants that specify the flash mode to use with the active camera.

developer.apple.com

 

[Zozone]

very good article thanks