Not like different smartphones from corporations like Apple and Samsung, Google would not allow you to management the flashlight depth of your Pixel. Whereas which may imply the torch is a bit brighter than you might like in some instances, a minimum of it is at all times as brilliant as could be, proper? Flawed.

Because it seems, not solely does Google preserve you to at least one degree of brightness on your Pixel’s flashlight, that set brightness is not even the LED’s most. It isn’t 90%, 80%, or 70%, both. Actually, it is 50%—half its potential brightness. Should you’ve ever had bother discovering one thing at the hours of darkness along with your Pixel 7 or Pixel 8, that could be why.

Redditor Adnaks seen the issue and posted about it on r/GooglePixel on Sunday. Fortunately, they’ve an answer: Should you use the correct third-party flashlight app, you may manually alter your flashlight’s depth, together with to levels above 50%. Adnaks’ advice is Flashlight Tiramisu, a flashlight app it’s essential sideload onto your Pixel, however Android Police says different flashlight apps on the Play Retailer ought to work as nicely.

Whichever app you select, fireplace it up and verify what your flashlight’s depth is ready to. If it is working off the Pixel’s default setting, it needs to be at 50%, or precisely as brilliant as your Pixel’s flashlight has at all times been. Simply bump up the depth in the event you want that further brightness to seek out what you are searching for at the hours of darkness.

It isn’t clear why the Pixel of all telephones will not allow you to alter the brightness, or caps your brightness at 50%. It is doable Google thinks you will injury the LED or your telephone in the event you preserve it at 100% for too lengthy, however since loads of different gadgets haven’t got this restriction, it appears a bit foolish. That mentioned, Apple enforces the alternative restrictions: Your iPhone’s flashlight can truly be much less brilliant than the bottom iOS setting, however you want a shortcut to make the most of it.