Make the Most of your Rovyvon A8 Gen 4 

Run the dim mode for more than 3 mins, then shut the flashlight off. This activates the memory mode. Now when you double click, the dim mode will activate first.

I've gone through a dozen reviews of guys talking about this Rovyvon A8 while cycling through the features on some cool tabletop, but seeing it in these real-world scenarios and creative applications is hugely helpful, I love this so much! Thank you for doing something different!

The A8 is amazing! The A8 attached to a SAK Signature has been my EDC for a while now, and I have had no reason to change it. An idea I’ve used many times with the A8 is sticking the magnetic pocket clip to the invisible metal corner bead that runs up the entire corner of almost all drywall, and then using the side lights. For example, I do that next to my son’s changing table with the red light to change him while keeping the room mostly dark so he can fall back asleep or wake up more gently.

Flashlights have come a long way and the Rovyvon A8 is high tech. Thanks for the demo. Your husbands' comments took me back to the late 1970's when I used my scuba mask mounted MiniQ40 Underwater Kinetics flashlight for a rifle mounted light, strapped onto the barrel. I still have a MiniQ40 and have taken it down 100ft under water during night dives and it was a great hands free light for spearfishing. Keep the videos coming.

Thanks for the demonstrations, Anne. That game of fetch looked like alot of fun! Have a great weekend!

Thank you for the great review! I have been trying to decide between the A3 and the A8 for a long time, but now I'm convinced to buy the A8! It has so much more value and way more use cases!

Thanks for the real-life application examples! Really show the strength of the flashlight.

Mine totally stopped working after only 2 charge cycles and not much use at all except for quick on and off use. But Rovyvon was super quick and easy to send me a replacement... so wanted to offer that plug here. I hope after this their product matches their customer service.

Bright ideas for something simple as a flashlight. Magnet cap, USB-rechargeable battery, variety of light modes - turns into versatile tool. Thank you for such detailed review!😊

I’ve recently been obsessed with flashlights recently; Keychain, pocket, tactical Flashlights. I’ve been amazed at the lumens on them from 180, 500, 1000, 1200, 1750, 3,000….diverse tail-switching, some magnet and even different ways to charge, I’ve been learning about the throw distances. I’ve never even thought about the distance a light shines or spot focusing-I’m a lite prepper although toast if any chaos or disasters erupt. I do love this flashlight features and think more flashlights need to add a couple of these. I hope you do more videos, it’s nice to see prepared and inform women. I’ve been learning so much lately

Great video! I am going to order a Rovyvon now! Thanks for sharing. Robert

Fantastic video thank you, this EDC flashlight has been connected to my keychain, with my Keyzmo, since it came out. For my outdoor/camp light I use it’s larger sibling the A28 Gen 2. It’s bigger, brighter, and has a much longer run time but all the same versatility & features this one has.

This was so informative and yet so entertaining. Thank you for your humor and analysis. You have a funny personality, lol!

I’m rarely without an a8 or other small light on my neck lanyard. Great video. Thanks.

Hey Anne 👊 Cool video, the A8 makes for a fantastic EDC - need to get another one, as I gave my last one to my brother. I really appreciate all the mini demo's👌 I have always liked the S18 in yellow, when Dave showed it at Knife Centre... need to still get one and you've made my mind up, if they are still available 😊 Thanks for sharing, Atb Gus👍

This is the best review of the A8 flashlight. Greetings from Ecuador.

Excellent demonstrations, thank you.

This was a great video on this light. Thank you

Fantastic video. I’m looking for my first edc flashlight and this was very helpful!

Great review with very resourceful ideas!!

I absolutely love my A8. It never leaves my pocket, even when I'm in bed. Lol. Anyways, love your reviews. Great work. Thank you!

These ideas are fantastic. This might be the flashlight I choose for backpacking from now on. Reduces the need for so much redundant gear now

Great overview & ideas!

I've got several Rovyvon models including the A8 and a couple of copies. They are awesome little torches. The SAK ideas are really handy 👍😁

Great list of near all possible uses for this little torch that I'd actually do, very useful and well produced info. Thank you.

Excellent use suggestions. Thanks!

Simply excellent! Thank you.

Thanks for this post. That's a impressing flexible flashlight.

Fantastic little torch, I own one.

Congrats on 700!

Morning Anne, I've been using the a5x for a few years now, clipped to a Ti carabiner with a leatherman squirt. It's never not in my pocket. Absolutely nothing wrong with it but I might upgrade just for the usb C charging. Cheers 🍻

Pairing the magnet with the Swiss army light is super clever. The funny ones with the car and dog were not so bad. It makes me wonder if there are light-up dog toys for nighttime fun.

Flashlight fetch! 😂 This video is awesome.

Great review❤

Have one of those on my key ring very useful flashlight. 🦉

Very helpful video, thank you.

That was a really good video, thanks

Ok i'm halfway trough the video and already convinced 😅

Thanks for the nice overview. An all-in-one "SAK" light is nice but I'd want a laser too. There are some junky UV/laser/white lights out there but I'm waiting for a nicer company like this to release one. [Olight ones lack UV, last I checked, and seem a bit pricey.] Laser is a great safety feature because you can signal for help a mile or more away. You don't need to shine it in their eyes but if a police officer or park ranger sees a street sign (or some other reflective structure) in the distance flashing SOS, they'd go investigate why.

You are really ingenious. :-)

Thank you for that! It's great to see a female perspective as you have come up with uses that I've not seen elsewhere! I've just ordered one along with the A28 (larger version) to compare. I'll keep the A8 whatever as a keychain light and whether I keep the A28 or not depends on how much brighter (if at all) the body and sidelights are.

Some great tips for this light! Regarding the door tip -- I think it would be better balanced on the top of the door trim against the wall rather than the door. Many doors tend to get out of adjustment and tend to swing and/or not hang straight, which might make it fall off pretty easily. (Plus, I would think in a multi-person household, someone would just instinctively close the door without realizing that the other person balanced the light there.) And regarding the using the light as a lanyard to a SAK, I'd also consider a magnet attachment, such as a MagNut from Keybar or a MagConnect from KeySmart. This would make it easier to use the SAK when the light is in the way of using the knife or tools. I've attached my keys to my 58mm SAK via a MagConnect and have used MagNuts to connect paracord or other stuff to some of my 91mm SAKs. (Although, I would state that I'd use these for items that tend to say in the pocket or pouch as sometimes it's easy to snag something and pull them apart)

Great ideas! FYI, I believe A8 has the memory feature, and remembers the last intensity setting used for more than 3 minutes (I believe.) I just got the A8, and have set mine to start from the lowest intensity when I double click. Just set it on the intensity you want as default and leave it on for 3 minutes. Not sure if this was already mentioned in the comments, but thought it's worth pointing out.

Nice watch have the same exact one😊

I replaced my Nitecore NU25 headlamp with the USB-C A8 with the red light. I have to carry a hat anyway because I am bald, and it can hook on the bill when I need it to perform like that. I often prefer to hold it in my hand when hiking because I don't like blinding people when I walk up on trail and would rather focus on the ground before me at night rather than down trail. It has been great for that, although I am kind of scared that the clip will fall off and I can't find it. haha. Also good for road walking or emergency with the red blinky while hiking.

Hello ! I'm a part of your 1% females followers 😉 I'm a little bit late on this one but I really enjoyed it ! I don't own an A8 but an E7 which I enjoy so much here's why : the blue GITD, the 2 buttons for the torch and lantern and the dual fuel... those 3 features are strong enough (especially the 2 firsts) to make me choose the E7 a year ago over the A8 and its tinyness and its 2 magnetic features (BTW this last one could be easily done for the E7 I think). If Rovyvon updates the A8 with the GITD and two buttons features, I couldn’t help myself to buy it 😅 Thanks a lot for your sharing 🌿🍁🌸

I love the A8. It knocked the OLight S1 Mini out of my pocket. My only problem with it is the method of setting the default mode. There have been a few times that I thought it was in moonlight mode, and I lit up the room when I was trying to be discreet.

That magnetic clip looks pretty useful. Sadly I use mine as a keychain torch, so had to unclip all the magnetic accessories as they would just constantly catch on the keys or metal objects I leant against.

Nice FJ

It is a great little light! I ❤ mine . New sub 🤗💞

If you leave the "moonlight" mode running for 3 minutes, that becomes the default double-click mode.

Clarification and other uses: Dim mode clarification -- Hold against hand, THEN DOUBLE CLICK (for turbo), then it takes just one click to moonlight every time and you can do it with your eyes closed. You can feel the heat go away instantly so you have no chance of accidentally blinding yourself. Attaching it to a watchband (she used hairties) during walks is handy. (also a WAY more reasonable solution to the completely unreasonable idea of using it as a weapon light) When night walking you can turn the red flasher on and just chuck it in your back pocket...it is BRIGHT. The magnet is quite strong and can be used to hang very light things to something magnetic. a couple keys will hold to a metal door or racking very securely. Wall corners, that stick out (not the interior corner of a room), often have a strip of metal to protect from the drywall getting chipped off. This thing holds to them just fine. The magnetic tailcap can be glued on for more security if you know you dont plan on removing it. A friend of mine has one attached to his multitool as shown in the video. He leaves the light dangling outside his pocket and the clip is oriented so it is open at the top (like a U) when hanging. He can quickly slip his car key and fob on and off the clip (he prefers they hang outside his pocket for whatever reason) and has never had the clip come loose. A small rangerband or shrinktubing, or even a single wrap of 550 cord inner line would remove that chance altogether if you are paranoid. He will turn on the red flasher when he is walking around a warehouse so forklift drivers notice his butt sticking out from under racking or the like while he does inspection. It is indeed THE keychain light and zipper-pull light for winter coats and go-bags. I EDC a Warrior 3, but almost anything with a keychain or zipper has one of these A8s attached.

How do you activate the amber modes? any help would be appreciated.

Somehow your husband's answer regarding a weapon mounted light surprises me about as much as the existence of your channel 😅 I can imagine you have a happy marriage

The Rovyvon A8 is an outstanding weapon light for all your Nerf pistols. Always blind your friends before shooting their eye out.

thanks for making such an involved and creative hands on video!! any real need for the A28? 🤔

I appreciate all the various uses you've shown, but basically I want a reliable, sturdy, small but bright flashlight for my granddaughter to carry at college when she walks to her dimly light campus or to the parking structure at night. Would this work for that?

I love the A8 but mine fell from my front pocket, hit the sidewalk and stopped working. Nothing. Nada. It wasn't that far of a fall. I doubt I'll buy another one because an EDC light should be able to take that sort of thing and still work. I also have the E8 which is awesome (and I hope I dont drop it). Love your channel and always look forward to your vids

👍 Thanks

You have a fantastic attitude! Very refreshing! I don't have this light but you've got me thinking about it. How does it carry on a belt vs. A pocket? Does the clip go fully on the belt or will it go halfway down? Is the high run time decent? Thank you!

Hi, Nice to see you reviewing Flashlights. You describe the Rovyvon as 'The Swiss army knife of Flashlights'. Have you seen the Glowstone Flashlight though? That's designed specifically to be adapted to any scenario, be it DIY, biking, camping or even SCUBA diving. Would love to see you review it! Love your videos btw. Please keep creating them 😍

Your husbands a smart man “weapon mounted” is the first thing I would have said too

Thanks for the video about rovyvon A8, great video. And if you are interested in other rovyvon flashlight, please let me know here freely. Thanks again.

I just bought an A8, and I have 2 questions about it. 1. How do you access the red/blue modes? It says triple click, but that doesn’t work. I just find the UV light and can switch between it and the different red and red flashing modes. 2. How do you swap the end clip to the magnetic clip? I’ve tried needle nose pliers and squeezed hard enough I was afraid of breaking the existing clip. I tries a screwdriver 🪛 tip forcing down one end trying to force the clip to release by side pressure, but was unsuccessful. Help me please? 😊

The UV doesn't work on body fluids, but it works on bed bugs.

Actually I followed you because I like victorinox and it is nice to find more common ground

Thanks for for the vid and A8 uses. Considering getting a Royvon E7(R) but will look at the A8 also. I have to admit I had a little chuckle at your expense when you started talking about using it as a weapon light. 😄 Love to hear your husbands reaction to that segment. Seems durable if can survive playing fetch. How about longevity? Let me know and again thanks for sharing!

I carry one every day and agree with all your comments. One use for the UV is for all the dog lovers. Did you ever have your dog on your lap or next to you on the couch and note the distinct odor of anal glands? The UV light shows all the spots for immediate clean up!!

Great video about a great little light, I will be copying your dog tracking method

It is almost perfect, but not perfect. For being perfect for me, the side white light should be not 4000K but 3000K. The side light is very useful for reading in the night or for lightening the room and the best color temperature for night, before sleep is 2700K - 3000K. I suggest this color temperature for the next generation of this model. Thank you for the nice review! I watched it and ordered the light.

If you let it 3 minutes in the moonlight setting ( lowest ) then it memorises that settings and next time you push the button 2 times it starts with the lowest setting I am surprised you haven't figured it out.

please do not point a magnet at your laptop screen. Great video btw

I put the magnetic tail on my little light but I didn’t know the clip was magnetic 🧲 😂 I fill silly 🙃 but thanks 🙏

How much life does the battery give you?

A cheap upgrade you can do, use a soft flame lighter and some leather gloves to unscrew the cap (heat to 500f to melt the loctite), remove the guts and paint the inside with glow in the dark paint, taking care not to coat the little window the side lights shine through. Voilà! glow in the dark polycarbonate that still lets you use the UV as a UV

It wasn’t made to be a candle, a weapon light, or two lights in the first place.

Only the limitation is IP grade for water proof.

I have an A7

It's jot the Swiss army knife.. It's a way to overprized copy of the tunenge flashlights. The tunenge S12+ goes for under 20$ and got the exact same functions and exact same led

Your husband sounds based. lol (weapon mounted light comment)

Whenever I hear anyone compare something to a swiss army knife, I think, "Idiot alert!" This video was no exception. Stop babbling and waving your arms. I have the A8. While not terrible, it isn't great. In that respect, perhaps your comparison is apt. The A8 is lacking in so many ways. The magnets are a problem. Even removed, there are issues. Not useful to have to hold the knife, so it can hold the flashlight. The clip is not secure. The flashlight falls out if you actually do anyghing. The clip is just a way tolose the flashlight. Just move a bit. Gotta love the light shining in yours eys on the laptop. The A8 UI keeps going into lockout mode on its own. The A8 makes a lousy camp light, a loust bedside lights. The A8 has PWM issues. You don't have a car flashlight? In most modes, the A8 drops down, making it less than ideal for many purposes. This video was a waste of time to watch.

Rovyvon is cheap chinese crap (I had one and hated it... then it malfunctioned and burned a hole in the pocket of my jacket). Buy an Olight... still made in China, but has an American subsidiary (Olight USA), and much better quality. I know you're getting paid to shill for them, so I forgive you your ignorance.

Very nice edc carry

The UV light is useful when camping for looking for arachnids (mainly scorpions) which fluoresce. They are worth avoiding!