But you should stop relying on it (and putting your phone in peril) right now.
Why Stop Using Your Phone as a Flashlight?
In the past we’ve strongly recommended youstop using flashlight apps on your phone.
Related:Stop Using Flashlight Apps
I won’t pretend that I never use my phone flashlight.
You canadjust the flashlight brightness on your phone, but that doesn’t help enough.
YourApple Watch has a flashlight mode, but it also doesn’t work as well as it needs to.
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But smartphones are expensive and, relatively speaking, quite fragile.
You might find you want more than one pop in.
Below are some rock-solid suggestions for everything from your keychain to your toolbox.
Forget those wimpy little coin cell keychain flashlights. This tiny light is smaller than a keyfob, rechargeable, IPX8 water resistant, throws 180 lumens in high-mode and 5 lumen in low-mode.
Forget those wimpy little coin cell keychain flashlights.
From car repairs to inspecting your furnace, this bright little penlight is so handy to have around.
The high mode is 120 lumens and the low mode is 40 lumens.
From car repairs to inspecting your furnace, this bright little penlight is so handy to have around. The high mode is 120 lumens and the low mode is 40 lumens. Features an IPX4 water resistance rating and a rechargeable battery.
Features an IPX4 water resistance rating and a rechargeable battery.
Afraid you won’t have a flashlight on hand?
Buy this 5-pack and leave a flashlight everywhere you might need one.
These compact rechargable work lights feature a bright LED bar that has two brightness levels as well as a red warning/night vision mode and a red strobe mode. The arm rotates completely around and the base is magnetic, making them perfect for home repairs, tucking in your glove box, or even using out by the grill.
Or not: Maybe skip the cheap flashlight and live fast and free with your new phone.
Maybe evenuse your phone without a caseand live on the edge.
(Or maybe at least get the flashlight before ditching the case!)
Want a tradition heft-in-the-hand flashlight with plenty of power, perfect for a hike or things that go bump in the night? The Anker LC90 has a high, medium, low, strobe, and SOS mode, with a peak brightness of 900 lumens. You’ll be able to illuminate the path in front of you and, if you wish, people hundreds of feet away.
Afraid you won’t have a flashlight on hand? Buy this 5-pack and leave a flashlight everywhere you might need one. These IPX6 water-resistant flashlights have a high/low/strobe mode with a max output of 300 lumens, run off a single AA battery, and are cheap enough to tuck everywhere.
