Christmas lights are dazzling all on their own. But one viral TikTok is taking the magic up a notch, showing off an LED light app that lets users draw on their Christmas tree. The viral TikTok, ...

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If you own an Android smartphone or tablet, you’re likely familiar with your device’s LED notification light. It’s a way for Android to communicate information to you even when your screen is off. A ...

In the dark days, before the introduction of native tools on Android and iPhone smartphones, we were left to fend for ourselves in app stores if we found ourselves in need of a little light. While the ...

The Google Pixel 6 and 6 Pro come without an LED notification light, as the vast majority of smartphones do these days. Well, there is an app on the Play Store that can create one for you, kind of.

The iPhone 4 has an LED flash for use when snapping photos or shooting videos. So it didn’t take long for developers to come out with third party apps that can keep that LED light on indefinitely, ...

Flashlight apps are a dying breed. Google began adding them to Android as early as Lollipop, and OEMs have included them on their OEM skins for far longer. The need for this dwindles as the market ...

It was questionable whether Apple would approve LED flashlight apps. After all, having used the LED as a flashlight recently, I can tell you it will drain the battery faster than not having a big ...

Description: LED Blinker is an Android app that aims to make it much easier to help you figure out which notification is which. Using the LED light on your Android device, you can choose from a range ...

The light intensity curves for LEDs, regardless of whether they are collimated with a lens or reflectors, follow a bell shaped curve (often referred to as a “Lambertian“ curve). The 50% intensity ...

Flashlight apps are a dying breed. Google began adding them to Android as early as Lollipop, and OEMs have included them on their OEM skins for far longer. The need for this dwindles as the market ...