Searchlight 1.7



Publisher Description



Switch on (and off) your device's LED by holding the Search button, no matter which application you're in.

Or, if you prefer (or have no hardware Search button), use the Searchlight shortcut to toggle the LED instead.

You can even switch off the screen whilst keeping the LED on. Just note that you won't be able to toggle the LED with the screen off — switch the screen on, unlock it if necessary, then hold Search or tap an icon.

Are you harvesting and selling off my personal data?
I don't request enough permissions to be able to do anything like that, even if I wanted to. Note in particular that no kind of communication (Bluetooth, NFC, WiFi) is required.

I go in to more detail about the exact permissions used in the Permissions section below.

This application is for giving you light so you can see what you're doing or where you're going. Nothing more, nothing less.

Making Searchlight the default search action:
To make Searchlight the default, simply hold Search, then tick the "Use by default for this action" checkbox, then select Searchlight. This means that you won't need to select Searchlight from a list when you next hold Search.

I don't want Searchlight to be the default search action any more:

What's that Searchlight service all about?
Searchlight uses a Service to keep the LED on whilst the device's screen switched off. You can kill it if you like, but you don't have to — it'll close itself when the LED is switched off.

Known issues:
Only supports devices that implement the standard flash interface. If it doesn't work on your device, drop me an e-mail and I'll see if I can get it working.
Don't open any application that uses the camera while Searchlight is on, such as Camera, Barcode Scanner, Shopper, etc. They probably won't work — just hold the Search button to switch off Searchlight, and re-open the broken app. I'll try and fix this if it's possible to.
• As above, don't open Searchlight whilst using an app that's using the camera. I can't guarantee what might happen!

Permissions:
android.permission.CAMERA
Searchlight uses the camera's flash to light up the LED. I'm not taking any pictures, honest! And even if I were, I don't request any permissions that would allow me to transfer them anywhere. :)
android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
Searchlight uses wake lock to keep the LED on when the screen switches off on devices that need it.



About Searchlight

Searchlight is a free app for Android published in the System Maintenance list of apps, part of System Utilities.

The company that develops Searchlight is Alex Palmer. The latest version released by its developer is 1.7. This app was rated by 1 users of our site and has an average rating of 4.0.

To install Searchlight on your Android device, just click the green Continue To App button above to start the installation process. The app is listed on our website since 2014-09-26 and was downloaded 26 times. We have already checked if the download link is safe, however for your own protection we recommend that you scan the downloaded app with your antivirus. Your antivirus may detect the Searchlight as malware as malware if the download link to com.xanderx.android.searchlight is broken.

How to install Searchlight on your Android device:

  • Click on the Continue To App button on our website. This will redirect you to Google Play.
  • Once the Searchlight is shown in the Google Play listing of your Android device, you can start its download and installation. Tap on the Install button located below the search bar and to the right of the app icon.
  • A pop-up window with the permissions required by Searchlight will be shown. Click on Accept to continue the process.
  • Searchlight will be downloaded onto your device, displaying a progress. Once the download completes, the installation will start and you'll get a notification after the installation is finished.



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Users Rating:  
  4.0/5     1
Downloads: 26
Updated At: 2024-03-05
Publisher: Alex Palmer
Operating System: Android
License Type: Free