• After 15+ years, we've made a big change: Android Forums is now Early Bird Club. Learn more here.

No S7 flashlight app for the home page?

I get it. Boy do I get it: most people work inside... flashlights are easy to find. But let's pretend there are tens of thousands of people who choose to work (and recreate) outdoors. We need a place to easily, and I mean EASILY (and quickly) find a flashlight. That means limiting the number of steps to one. Not two three or more... One. My old S7 did this and it was great, but the replacement (original was stolen) doesn't. For this apparently silly reason, I am bummed. Significantly bummed. You have to understand how this simply thing takes this phone from very handy to a total pain in already stressful situations, like working on equipment at night so the crew can work the next day. Plus, have the engineers at Samsung attempted to open the notifications with the phone in an Otter Box, especially if you have large fingers? It's not easy. Now put yourself somewhere dark, at night, under a truck trying to find the flashlight in widgets. Come on folks! Step out into the real world! We don't all work in ideal conditions nor do we want to. This sucks!
 
With my unlocked HTC 10 I can seriously long press the home bottom and get a flashlight. No icons involved. Your best bet is to probably enable it in Quick settings. A swipe, a tap, and Flashlight on.
 
Back
Top Bottom