by Christian Shelton
Version 1 (February 16, 2025)
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Torch lock turns your phone's torch back on when the system times it out.
This version of the flow does not use the proximity sensor to determine whether to turn the torch on or off for in certain situations(eg turn torch back on when phone placed down), if you want this ability - please use the proximity version of this flow!
With this flow your torch can be "locked" or "unlocked" by tapping its automate notification - when "locked", this flow will monitor if your torch is turned off and will turn it back on. When "unlocked" this flow will be disabled from monitoring your torch and normal torch behaviour will resume.
Notes:
Provided this flow is in the "locked" state - your torch will not turn back off, so you need to turn it off manually! If you want to use the proximity sensor to better determine when your torch will stay off or on in certain scenarios(eg phone placed down) - please use the proximity version of this flow.
When you turn your torch off this flow will automatically turn your torch on - to turn the torch off in the "locked" state simply turn your torch off a second time within 5 seconds and it will stay off until you turn it back on again. A double tap of the torch toggle works well!
When this flow is in the "locked" state - it could potentially interfere with other apps that utilise the torch(such as other torch apps or camera apps). If you see any interference either "unlock" your torch by tapping this flows notification or stop this flow via automate. I will be updating this flow in the future to partially mitigate this issue while using the stock android camera app.