With a single device, modern cell phones like the iPhone provide us access to calls, pictures, and the internet. They have also shown to be a useful substitute for the flashlight, another essential home item. With an iPhone, you don’t need a torch or flashlight. The phone’s camera flash LED can be used as a light source to illuminate dimly lit or dark spaces. You can always access a light source if you have an iPhone. Let’s look at how to activate or deactivate the flashlight on an iPhone.
How to Turn Off or Turn On the iPhone Flashlight
The procedures listed below will enable you to switch your iPhone’s flashlight on or off if you have a relatively modern iPhone (such as an iPhone X or higher):
- On your iPhone’s Lock Screen, press and hold the Flashlight button for a brief period of time until you receive haptic feedback.
- If the flashlight is on, it will have a white circle around it; point it in the direction you need light.
- Tap the flashlight symbol on the Lock Screen and keep it there until you get haptic feedback to turn it off.
- The flashlight will turn off, and the icon’s circle will vanish.
It’s important to note that, if you pay close attention you can hear a sound notification when you turn it on and off. In an emergency, having access to your flashlight from the lock screen is crucial, especially if you only have your phone and no real flashlight.
How to Use Control Center to Access the iPhone Flashlight
Although you can easily turn on or off your iPhone’s flashlight from the Lock Screen in an emergency, you can also do so via the Control Center. The Control Center will also provide you with more control over the flashlight’s brightness.
From Control Center, click the iPhone flashlight to use it:
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- With one finger, tap the battery icon in the top-right corner of the iPhone screen and swipe downward.
- Locate the Flashlight icon in the Control Center and press it.
- To adjust the flashlight’s brightness, long-press the icon until you get haptic sensation. Swipe up to make the brightness brighter or down to make it darker.
How to Turn Off or Turn On the iPhone Flashlight (iPhone 9 and Older)
The flashlight function is available on older iPhones with a Home button, such as the iPhone 9 and earlier. However, the route to there is a little different. Using an iPhone 9 or an earlier model, turn the iPhone flashlight on or off by:
- To open Control Center, swipe up on the home screen.
- Toggle the flashlight on or off by tapping the symbol twice.
- When you long-press the flashlight symbol, a screen where you can swipe up or down to change the brightness will appear.
How to Add a Flashlight to the iPhone’s Control Center
In the Control Center, the flashlight is not visible. It might have to be added manually.
The flashlight may now be found in the Control Center menu.
- Click on Control Center under Settings.
- Locate Flashlight on the following screen’s More Controls section and drag it over to Control Center’s Included Controls area. The location of the flashlight icon in the Control Center can also be changed.
How to Turn on the iPhone Flashlight using the Back Tap feature
Using the iPhone’s Back Tap ability to swiftly and conveniently turn on the flashlight is probably one of my favorite techniques. My iPhone is set up so that a double tap will activate the flashlight and a triple tap will activate the camera.
- Go to Settings > Accessibility > Touch to set your Back Tap preferences.
- Scroll down and select Back Tap from the menu.
- Next, select either the Double Tap or Triple Tap option to add the flashlight.
The iPhone Back Tap has the wonderful feature of not even needing an unlocked phone to function.
Making Use of the iPhone Flashlight
Your iPhone is all you need to illuminate your surroundings; no flashlight is required. The flashlight on an iPhone should be able to be turned on or off in an emergency if the preceding instructions are followed.
How to turn on or off the iPhone’s flashlight FAQ’s
Q: What are the ways to turn on the iPhone’s flashlight?
A: There are two ways to turn on the iPhone’s flashlight:
- Using Control Center:
- Swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen to open Control Center.
- Tap the flashlight icon.
- Using Siri:
- Say “Hey Siri, turn on the flashlight.”
Q: What are the ways to turn off the iPhone’s flashlight?
A: There are two ways to turn off the iPhone’s flashlight:
- Using Control Center:
- To access the Control Center, swipe downward from the screen’s upper-right corner.
- Tap the flashlight icon again.
- Using Siri:
- Say “Hey Siri, turn off the flashlight.”
Q: How to change the brightness of the iPhone’s flashlight?
A: To change the brightness of the iPhone’s flashlight, follow these steps:
1. Control Center can be accessed by swiping downward from the top-right corner of the screen.
2. Touch and hold the flashlight icon.
3. Drag the slider up or down to adjust the brightness.
4. Release the slider to save the brightness level.