A fundamental and downright essential app on a smartphone is the flashlight. There are free flashlight apps for all platforms, and it is often the first app downloaded to a new phone. From the ...

Choosing a flashlight isn't as straightforward as it ... and testing over a dozen different options to bring you the best flashlights of 2024.

Avast has found that simple flashlight apps in the Google Play Store ask of 25 permissions, on average. Of the 937 apps analysed by Avast, 77 were asking for the right to record audio with others ...