Flashlight gets hot (Fairphone 3)

[Marmo]

Hi, I am not sure if this is device specific, but my flash led gets so hot that I can't press my finger onto it after a few seconds. I just checked that this is not the case when I switch it on using the torch tile in my quick settings.

If there is any information that could help you track down the root cause, I'll try to provide it.

[berdosi]

Apologies for the late reply. It is likely that a built-in torch doesn't use the full power of the flash led – maybe exactly to avoid overheating.

Limiting the LED's power is available Android 13 onward to my knowledge – something I would be adding (once I set myself to create a settings screen). I understand that as of now, that would only help a rather limited amount of users.