U nlike other smartphones from companies like Apple and Samsung, Google doesn't let you control the flashlight intensity of your Pixel. While that might mean the torch is a bit brighter than you may like in some cases, at least it's always as bright as can be, right? Wrong.

Google has placed a default ceiling of half intensity for the flashlight on the Pixel 8 series. Here's how you can get the full brightness.

As Redditor Adnaks spotted, though, there's a solution to this problem. You can use a third-party flashlight app from Google Play, like Simple Flashlight or FlashDim, to control the Pixel 8's flashlight intensity. Bumping the intensity to 100% leads to a noticeable increase in the LED flash's brightness.

Google Pixel 8 and 8 Pro — and some older Pixel models — cap the LED flash brightness at 50 percent when using it as a flashlight. The oddity was spotted by Redditor ‘Adnaks‘ (via Android Authority).