# Flash Alert, Flashlight

> Turn on Flash Notification for any call, SMS, or app notification!

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flash.free.flashlight.flashalert](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flash.free.flashlight.flashalert)

## Overview

- **ID:** `com.flash.free.flashlight.flashalert`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Mobile tech apps
- **Category:** PERSONALIZATION
- **Downloads:** 273,850
- **Rating:** 4.64 / 5 (1,059 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.2.13
- **Last updated:** 2024-08-12
- **First published:** 2023-02-12
- **Publisher country:** VN
- **Size:** 12 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-12
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.flash.free.flashlight.flashalert)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://sites.google.com/view/flash-alert-policy](https://sites.google.com/view/flash-alert-policy)

## Description

Flash Alert is a powerful Chrome extension that enhances your phone's notification system by activating the flashlight for incoming calls, SMS, and app notifications. Ideal for silent mode scenarios, it ensures you never miss important alerts by blinking your phone's flash. Users enjoy customizable flashing modes, allowing for personalized notification styles.

Beyond standard calls and messages, Flash Alert permits setting flash notifications for a variety of applications on your device. The extension efficiently runs in the background, saving battery by allowing flash use only within safe power limits. Easy to install and free, Flash Alert delivers practical and flexible notification solutions for every user.

## Rankings

- #136,230 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FLASHLIGHT`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.GET_TASKS`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES`
- `android.permission.READ_PHONE_STATE`
- `android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`

## Review summary

Reviews are mixed. Positive feedback highlights a very bright flashlight, fast performance, and a useful visual flash alert for incoming calls or messages when sound is off. Many users find the app generally good and helpful. However, several reviewers complain about excessive ads and accuse the app of being fake or untrustworthy, with others calling it only average. Overall, it is seen as a capable flashlight/alert tool, but has notable annoyances and trust concerns.

### Pros

- Very bright flashlight
- Fast response / quick performance
- Effective flash alert for calls/texts (visual notification when ring is off)
- Generally good and useful app
- User-friendly / easy to use

### Cons

- Ads are intrusive / too many
- Some reviews describe the app as fake or untrustworthy
- Mixed/average quality reported by some users

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/com.flash.free.flashlight.flashalert)