Torchlight (Privacy Friendly)
(SECUSO) Torchlight app with minimal permissions (CAMERA) and no advertisement
- Developer
- SECUSO - Security Usability Society
- License
- GPL-3.0-only
- Package
com.secuso.torchlight2- Category
- Flashlight, System
- Latest version
- 1.3.5 · Jul 24, 2025
- Minimum Android
- Android 4.2
Screenshots
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.
Feel free to contact us via:
Bluesky - @secusoresearch.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/secusoresearch.bsky.social
Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/
Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers.php
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.
Feel free to contact us via:
Bluesky - @secusoresearch.bsky.social https://bsky.app/profile/secusoresearch.bsky.social
Mastodon - @SECUSO_Research@bawü.social https://xn--baw-joa.social/@SECUSO_Research/
Job opening - https://secuso.aifb.kit.edu/english/Job_Offers.php
All versions
| Version | Released | Minimum Android | Size |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.3.5 | Jul 24, 2025 | Android 4.2 | 2.6 MB |
| 1.3.3 | Jan 13, 2025 | Android 4.2 | 2.6 MB |
| 1.3.2 | Oct 27, 2023 | Android 4.1 | 2.7 MB |
| 1.3 | Dec 14, 2016 | Android 4.1 | 1.8 MB |
| 1.2 | Nov 21, 2016 | Android 4.1 | 1.8 MB |
| 1.1 | Jan 4, 2016 | Android API 14 | 1.6 MB |
How to install an older version of an Android app · How to install an APK file on Android
From the developer (GitHub)
APK files published by the developer on GitHub. They are signed by the developer and may not install over the other builds on this page (different signature). Links open github.com.
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