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Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus on Windows Pc

Developed By: nionsoftware

License: Free

Rating: 4,3/5 - 9.211 votes

Last Updated: December 24, 2023

Compatible with Windows 10/11 PC & Laptop

App Details

Version	2.0.2
Size	302.4 KB
Release Date	May 27, 19
Category	Tools Apps
App Permissions: Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming. [see more (1)]
What's New: v2.0.2:- fix flashlight turning itself off immediately when activated through the widget and having multiple (logical) cameras v2.0.1:- do not play sound on... [see more]
Description from Developer: This application uses the LED of the camera at the back of the phone as a flashlight. Flanex is simple, but beautiful. Overview: -Keep the LED on when switching the application or... [read more]

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About this app

On this page you can download Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus and install on Windows PC. Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus is free Tools app, developed by nionsoftware. Latest version of Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus is 2.0.2, was released on 2019-05-27 (updated on 2023-12-24). Estimated number of the downloads is more than 500,000. Overall rating of Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus is 4,3. Generally most of the top apps on Android Store have rating of 4+. This app had been rated by 9,211 users, 840 users had rated it 5*, 6,260 users had rated it 1*.

How to install Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus on Windows?

Instruction on how to install Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus on Windows 10 Windows 11 PC & Laptop

In this post, I am going to show you how to install Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus on Windows PC by using Android App Player such as BlueStacks, LDPlayer, Nox, KOPlayer, ...

Before you start, you will need to download the APK/XAPK installer file, you can find download button on top of this page. Save it to easy-to-find location.

[Note] You can also download older versions of this app on bottom of this page.

Below you will find a detailed step-by-step guide, but I want to give you a fast overview of how it works. All you need is an emulator that will emulate an Android device on your Windows PC and then you can install applications and use it - you see you're playing it on Android, but this runs not on a smartphone or tablet, it runs on a PC.

If this doesn't work on your PC, or you cannot install, comment here and we will help you!

Install using BlueStacks
Install using NoxPlayer

Step By Step Guide To Install Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus using BlueStacks

Download and Install BlueStacks at: https://www.bluestacks.com. The installation procedure is quite simple. After successful installation, open the Bluestacks emulator. It may take some time to load the Bluestacks app initially. Once it is opened, you should be able to see the Home screen of Bluestacks.
Open the APK/XAPK file: Double-click the APK/XAPK file to launch BlueStacks and install the application. If your APK/XAPK file doesn't automatically open BlueStacks, right-click on it and select Open with... Browse to the BlueStacks. You can also drag-and-drop the APK/XAPK file onto the BlueStacks home screen
Once installed, click "Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus" icon on the home screen to start using, it'll work like a charm :D

[Note 1] For better performance and compatibility, choose BlueStacks 5 Nougat 64-bit read more

[Note 2] about Bluetooth: At the moment, support for Bluetooth is not available on BlueStacks. Hence, apps that require control of Bluetooth may not work on BlueStacks.

How to install Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus on Windows PC using NoxPlayer

Download & Install NoxPlayer at: https://www.bignox.com. The installation is easy to carry out.
Drag the APK/XAPK file to the NoxPlayer interface and drop it to install
The installation process will take place quickly. After successful installation, you can find "Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus" on the home screen of NoxPlayer, just click to open it.

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Download older versions

Other versions available: 2.0.2.

Download Flanex - Flashlight for Nexus 2.0.2 on Windows PC – 302.4 KB

This application uses the LED of the camera at the back of the phone as a flashlight.

Flanex is simple, but beautiful. Overview:
-Keep the LED on when switching the application or locking the screen.
-Create a notification for fast off-switching of the LED when not in the application itself.
-Turn on the LED on application start to save even more time.
-It is fast. You do not have to wait for multiple seconds to start the LED flash.
-Resizable Widget: Turn on the LED right from your homescreen
-Put the widget on your lockscreen (Android 4.2 only)
-Customizable widget to make it look like a standard app shortcut in order to integrate it nicer with other app shortcuts on your homescreen(*) [DOES NOT WORK ON THE NEXUS 5]
-Shortcut to quickly toggle the LED without opening the main application
-Customizable widget text size (Android 4.1.2+ only)

The standard size of the widget is 1x1. However, it can be resized to any size you like. Just tap and hold the widget and resize afterwards.

(*) Supported launchers are: Default launcher (AOSP), Nova Launcher, Nova Launcher HD, Holo Launcher, Holo Launcher HD, Apex Launcher.
However, in landscape, text below the customized widget is only supported on Nova Launcher, because the others mess up the layout in landscape.

Note: If you use the "Mimic launcher shortcut" option, the widget icon will not resize, if you enlarge the widget. Only use this option if you intent to use the widget as 1x1.

[Permissions]
-Camera - take pictures and videos: Needed to start the camera and turn on the led. Controlling the led is not possible without access to the camera. There are no pictures taken and they could not be uploaded, because there is no permission request to access the internet.
-Prevent phone from sleeping: This is needed to prevent some devices (e.g. Samsung Galaxy S3) from turning off the LED automatically when turning off the screen.

** If you encounter any issues, please send a message to my email address. **
The app was previously known as 'Nexus Flashlight'. The name had to be changed to obey Play Store policies.

v2.0.2:
- fix flashlight turning itself off immediately when activated through the widget and having multiple (logical) cameras

v2.0.1:
- do not play sound on notification

v2.0:
- completely reworked camera handling to turn on flashlight even faster
- fix widget being broken on Android 9 after the app has been sent to the background

Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.