Control Center → Flashlight

Turn On the Flashlight on iPhone

iPhone · Handy Extras
ActionTurn On the Flashlight
ShortcutControl Center → Flashlight
PlatformiPhone
CategoryHandy Extras

About this shortcut

On iPhone, you can turn on the flashlight with Control Center → Flashlight. Tap the torch icon in Control Center or on the Lock Screen. It sits in the Handy Extras group and is one of the iPhone shortcuts people look up most, so it is worth committing to memory — it works the same way across almost every app that follows standard iPhone conventions.

How to use it

1

Get ready

Open the app or screen where you want to turn on the flashlight.

2

Press the keys

Press Control Center → Flashlight.

3

Done

Tap the torch icon in Control Center or on the Lock Screen.

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