Apple is reportedly considering adding a flashlight on its future smartwatches. A newly filed patent application granted to the company revealed ‘Modular Light Assembly For A Wearable Device’. The schematic in the patent application also gives us an idea of how the Cupertino-based tech giant might add an external flashlight, how it could work, and more details. Read on to know everything below. 

Apple may add external flashlight to its Watches in the future

Apple Watches have a flashlight feature that cranks up the smartwatch’s brightness and turn the display completely white. This allows users to see things in a dark environment but is often inconvenient as they have to turn their wrists and point the watch’s screen. 

As per the schematic in the patent, Apple will add a modular light assembly i.e. the flashlight on to the band of the Watch. This will allow the user to point it anywhere like a torch from a distance where they want to see. The application also reveals that the external flashlight will have its own battery so that the smartwatch’s battery won’t take a hit. It could also feature a button to enable or disable it without having to interact with the Apple Watch. But the patent mentions that “modular light can receive communication from the wearable device to activate (turn on) or deactivate (turn off) one or more light sources of the modular light assembly,”

Another interesting information the patent application reveals is that the modular light can be separated from the watch’s band, however, in some cases, it might be permanently attached. This suggests the possibility that the external flashlight may also be sold as a separate accessory or Apple might launch new bands with the modular light. 

It’s worth noting that patent applications don’t often materialize into the final product that arrives in the market. An external flashlight on the Apple Watch does sound interesting. Garmin already offers this on some of its high-end smartwatches. 

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