# Why are most cell phone flashlight apps pointless? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 16, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-cell-phone-flashlight-apps-pointless/789105 "2017-06-16T10:42:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 1
**Author:** ![dude\_robert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e7dd6/32.png) [@dude\_robert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dude_robert)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2017, 10:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-cell-phone-flashlight-apps-pointless/789105/1 "2017-06-16T10:42:43Z")
So, I was wondering if there were some apps that could make the default flashlight as bright as the camera burst flashlight or something. Because the quick burst of light is brighter than the normal flashlight. I was wanting an all that would make it the brightest light all the time. But I guess either the company locked this up as a trademarked product which is their thing OR it is impossible as maybe it runs off a capacitor or something perhaps? Because the fleshlight apps are useless, they have thousands of ads and crap all junked up everywhere and the worst thing is that they die when you turn the screen of and lick the phone. Cracked has a decent article on it. wwwDOTcrackedDOTcom/blog/exploring-dumbass-extra-features-flashlight-apps/ Might be NSFW so replace DOT with dots. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-are-most-cell-phone-flashlight-apps-pointless/789105)._