One of the most simple yet useful features of an iPhone is the flashlight feature. This feature lets you quickly use your iPhone’s camera flash as a flashlight in dark conditions.
If you want to learn how to turn on flashlight on iPhone, then this guide is for you. Here we have shared three different ways that you can use to turn on or turn off flashlight.
Method 1: Turn on the Flashlight from the Lock Screen
Perhaps the easiest way to turn on the flashlight is through the Lock Screen. To do this, just long press on the flashlight button located right above where it says Swipe up to unlock. If you don’t have the flashlight button on the lock screen, then you can quickly add it by following these steps.
- Long press on the Lock Screen wallpaper.
- Tap on the Customize button.
- Remove any existing control by tapping on the ‘-‘ button above it and then tap on the ‘+’ button.
- Search for ‘Flashlight’ and tap on it to add it.
After the flashlight button has been added you can long press on it to turn the flashlight on or off.
Method 2: Turn on the Flashlight from Control Center
You can access the Control Center screen by swiping down from the top right corner of your iPhone’s screen. From the Control Center find and tap on the icon with a flashlight on it. If you can’t find the flashlight icon, then you can add it by following these steps.
- Access the Control Center screen.
- Tap and hold in any empty area.
- Tap on the Add a Control option.
- Search for Flashlight and add its control to the control center.
After adding the flashlight control you can quickly turn on flashlight by tapping this button.
Method 3: Turn on the flashlight with the Action button
On iPhone 15 Pro and all iPhone 16 models, you can use the Action button to turn on flashlight. Here’s how you can set it up.
- Open Settings and go to the Action button option.
- On the next screen scroll left or right until you have selected the Flashlight option.
That’s it, this is how you can turn on the flashlight on iPhones running iOS 18 or later.
