How to make FlashLight Application in Android

In Android  |  Last Updated on Sun, 08 May 2016

Hello everyone , as  per  specific demand  I am going to share How to Make FlashLight Application, it give you clear  concept of making FlahLight Application . FlashLight Application helps to turn on  light  in dark.



Prerequisites:
 

• JDK 6.0 or above
• Android Studio

Steps to follow:  
 

1. Create a New Android Studio project name FlashLight.
2. Select minimum  API level 14 so it will run Maximum of Android device that are Active on google Play then click next.
3. Select Blank Activity and your Activity name is MainActivity click next > click finish.
4. Inside MainActivity Class write the following code;

 

public class MainActivity extends Activity {
//flag to detect flash is on or off
private boolean isLightOn = false;
private Camera camera;
private Button btn;

@Override
protected void onStop() {
super.onStop();
if (camera != null) {
camera.release();
}
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
setContentView(R.layout.main);
btn = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
Context context = this;
PackageManager pm = context.getPackageManager();
if (!pm.hasSystemFeature(PackageManager.FEATURE_CAMERA)) {
Log.e("err", "Device has no camera!");
return;
}
camera = Camera.open();
final Parameters p = camera.getParameters();
btn.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {
     
@Override
public void onClick(View v) {
// TODO Auto-generated method stub
if(isLightOn){
Log.i("info", "Flashlight is turn off") ;
p.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
camera.setParameters(p);
camera.stopPreview();
isLightOn = false;

}else{
Log.i("info","torch is turn on");
p.setFlashMode(Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
camera.setParameters(p);
camera.startPreview();
isLightOn = true;
}
}
});
}
}

5. And main.xml will be like below
 

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
android:layout_width="fill_parent"
android:layout_height="fill_parent"
android:id="@+id/relative"
android:orientation="vertical" >
<Button
android:id="@+id/button"
android:layout_height="wrap_content"
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_centerVertical="true"
android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
android:text="Press"
/>
</RelativeLayout>

6. And AndroidManifest.xml of the Application will be like below
 

 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
package="com.tutorial.flash"
android:versionCode="1"
android:versionName="1.0" >
<uses-sdk android:minSdkVersion="14" />

<permission
android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT"
android:permissionGroup="android.permission-group.HARDWARE_CONTROLS"
android:protectionLevel="normal" /> -->

<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA" />
<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.camera" />
       
<application
android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<activity
android:name=".MainActivity"
android:label="@string/app_name" >
<intent-filter>
<action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
<category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
</intent-filter>
</activity>
</application>
</manifest>