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FlashDim vs Veilleuse: catalog facts
FlashDim	Veilleuse
Best for: Android 13+ phone owners who want a dimmable torch	Best for: A simple timed night light on an Android phone
Free Free and open source under the Apache 2.0 licence.	Free Free and open source with no ads.
Android	Android
Adjustable flashlight brightness levels Uses the native Android 13 torch API All 3 strengths for FlashDim Adjustable flashlight brightness levels Uses the native Android 13 torch API Actively maintained with a large user base	Flash or warm-tinted screen as the light source Automatic shutdown after 1 to 120 minutes with optional fade All 3 strengths for Veilleuse Flash or warm-tinted screen as the light source Automatic shutdown after 1 to 120 minutes with optional fade No Internet permission and no trackers
Dimming only works on phones whose hardware supports it Requires Android 13 or later for the dim feature	Android only Small single-developer project
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: Apache-2.0	License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Offline features available
Official website Full listing and sources Sources for FlashDim github.com/cyb3rko/flashdim f-droid.org/packages/com.cyb3rko.flashdim Catalog checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Sources for Veilleuse github.com/pic38/Veilleuse f-droid.org/packages/io.github.pic38.veilleuse Catalog checked October 2, 2026

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