Torchlight (PFA) was a tools app developed by Karlsruher Institut für Technologie. It was removed from Google Play May 26, 2025 and is no longer available for download.
Download Statistics
Torchlight (PFA) had been downloaded 6.6 thousand times before it became unavailable.
User Ratings
The app had no ratings.
App Information
Torchlight (PFA) was free to download. The APK download size was 2.60 MB. The last available version was 1.3.3. The last update was on January 7, 2025.
Technical Requirements
Torchlight (PFA) required Android 4.1+ or higher. The app had a content rating of Everyone. The app had been available on Google Play November 2015.
Description
The Privacy Friendly Torchlight application uses the smartphone’s flash light in order to provide the functionality of a simple torchlight. It belongs to the group of Privacy Friendly Apps.
Our Privacy Friendly Torchlight App differs with respect to two aspects:
1. The Privacy Friendly Torchlight App only requires the minimum amount of permissions, namely:
In category "Camera/Microphone": CAMERA
This permission is required to control the smartphone’s flash light (on/off).
Most of Torchlight Apps in the Google Play Store require additional permissions. E.g. accessing the network or Internet which is mostly used to display advertisement. Some apps have access to GPS or telephony data.
2. The Privacy Friendly Torchlight App completely relinquishes advertisement. Many other apps in the Google Play Store display advertisement.
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Recent changes: Adds dark mode and a feature to report errors. Improves ui.
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★★★★★
Needs a widget button to activate w/o launching full app. Other than that is good; free and open-source software which does the job without spying on users.
★★★★★
For operations, this App requires only the camera permission to perform the job.
★★☆☆☆
Privacy not included. This app requires you to include permission to record
video.
Technologies used by Torchlight (PFA)
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