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As it appears, the operating system Android 13 will get a feature that Samsung users have been using for quite some time (and it's the same in iOS for Apple iPhones). According to the company's latest report Esper because it adds Android 13 two new APIs that will allow users of the system to control the brightness of the flashlight on their smartphones. 

Google released the first developer build last month Androidu 13, thanks to which we can get a glimpse of the upcoming features. New privacy protection options, themed icons, language preferences for individual applications, or an improved Quick Launch Panel will be available in it. Perhaps the most users will eventually use the possibility of controlling the brightness of the flashlight, which was not originally discussed. Although there is a slight catch.

One UI is simply the most advanced system superstructure Android, and Samsung is also constantly improving it. Among other things, there is also an option to activate a flashlight from the quick launch panel, which you can then define its lighting intensity. However, other devices with Androidhe can't So Google has noticed that this is a rather useful feature and plans to bring it at least with Androidem 13. It contains two APIs named "getTorchStrengthLevel" and "turnOnTorchWithStrengthLevel".

The first will increase the brightness level of the LED flash, while the second will set it to the minimum value. Previously, there was only one API, "setTorchMode", which allowed users to either turn the torch on or off. Users of other smartphone brands with Androidbut em doesn't have to look forward prematurely. According to the blog, not all smartphones may be able to switch the flashlight's brightness levels, as a camera hardware update will be required to support this feature. As such, Google's Pixel phones could likely be the only phones to get this feature with an update to the Android 13. 

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