In API 23 or Higher (Android M, 6.0)
Turn On code
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
CameraManager camManager = (CameraManager) getSystemService(Context.CAMERA_SERVICE);
String cameraId = null;
try {
cameraId = camManager.getCameraIdList()[0];
camManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, true); //Turn ON
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
}
Turn OFF code
camManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, false);
And Permissions
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CAMERA"/>
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.FLASHLIGHT"/>
ADDITIONAL EDIT
People still upvoting my answer so I decided to post additional code
This was my solution for the problem back in the day:
public class FlashlightProvider {
private static final String TAG = FlashlightProvider.class.getSimpleName();
private Camera mCamera;
private Camera.Parameters parameters;
private CameraManager camManager;
private Context context;
public FlashlightProvider(Context context) {
this.context = context;
}
private void turnFlashlightOn() {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
try {
camManager = (CameraManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CAMERA_SERVICE);
String cameraId = null;
if (camManager != null) {
cameraId = camManager.getCameraIdList()[0];
camManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, true);
}
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
Log.e(TAG, e.toString());
}
} else {
mCamera = Camera.open();
parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_TORCH);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.startPreview();
}
}
private void turnFlashlightOff() {
if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
try {
String cameraId;
camManager = (CameraManager) context.getSystemService(Context.CAMERA_SERVICE);
if (camManager != null) {
cameraId = camManager.getCameraIdList()[0]; // Usually front camera is at 0 position.
camManager.setTorchMode(cameraId, false);
}
} catch (CameraAccessException e) {
e.printStackTrace();
}
} else {
mCamera = Camera.open();
parameters = mCamera.getParameters();
parameters.setFlashMode(Camera.Parameters.FLASH_MODE_OFF);
mCamera.setParameters(parameters);
mCamera.stopPreview();
}
}
}