iPhone and Samsung flashlight tricks you should know

Most radical dainty their telephone flashlight similar a basal connected and disconnected switch. You pat it erstwhile you driblet thing nether the sofa oregon locomotion done a acheronian parking lot. That's it.

But with the latest bundle updates, some iPhone and Samsung phones person softly turned the flashlight into thing overmuch much useful. You tin power however agleam it is. On immoderate devices, you tin adjacent alteration however wide the beam spreads.

Once you cognize wherever to look, it feels similar you conscionable upgraded your telephone without spending a dollar.

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iPhone flashlight features you're astir apt missing

Your iPhone flashlight does much than crook connected and off, and a fewer hidden controls tin wholly alteration however you usage it.

How to set iPhone flashlight brightness

On astir each iPhones:

• Swipe down from the apical close to unfastened Control Center
• Press and hold the flashlight icon
• Drag the vertical slider up to summation brightness oregon down to little it

This has been astir for years, but galore radical inactive pat alternatively of holding. That's wherever the existent power lives.

How to alteration iPhone flashlight beam width (Pro models)

This is the diagnostic astir radical person ne'er seen. On newer Pro iPhones moving the latest software:

• Swipe down to unfastened Control Center
• Press and hold the flashlight icon
• When the flashlight power appears astatine the apical of the screen, swipe near oregon right to set the beam width

You tin spell from a narrow, focused beam to a wide flood of light.

That means:

• Narrow beam = amended for seeing farther ahead
• Wide beam = amended for lighting up a afloat area

This diagnostic was introduced successful iOS 18 and is inactive disposable successful iOS 26.4, but it lone works connected iPhone 14 Pro and newer Pro models, including iPhone 15 Pro and aboriginal versions. You won't spot it connected modular models.

How to crook connected iPhone flashlight from the Lock Screen

You don't adjacent request to unlock your phone:

• Press and clasp the flashlight icon connected the Lock Screen

It turns connected instantly, which is faster than digging done menus.

How to usage Siri to power your iPhone flashlight

You tin say:

• "Hey Siri, crook connected the flashlight."
• "Set flashlight to 50 percent."
• "Hey Siri, crook disconnected the flashlight."

It's 1 of the fastest hands-free options erstwhile your hands are full.

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Bonus: Use iPhone flashlight for alerts and notifications

Your iPhone tin usage the flashlight arsenic a ocular alert:

• Go to Settings
• Tap Accessibility
• Tap Audio/Visual
• Scroll down and crook connected Flash for Alerts

Your flashlight volition blink for calls and notifications, which helps if your telephone is connected soundless oregon successful a noisy place.

Samsung flashlight features you should know

Samsung takes a antithetic attack and, successful immoderate ways, gives you much flexibility close retired of the box.

Note: Settings whitethorn alteration depending connected your Samsung instrumentality exemplary and One UI version.

How to set Samsung flashlight brightness

On astir Samsung Galaxy phones:

• Swipe down to open Quick Settings
• Press and hold the flashlight icon
• Use the brightness slider (labeled "Brightness") to set the airy level

Many radical miss this due to the fact that a speedy pat lone turns the flashlight connected oregon off. The brightness controls look aft you property and hold, giving you much power depending connected your situation.

How to crook connected the Samsung flashlight with your voice

If you usage Google Assistant:

• "Hey Google, crook connected the flashlight."
• "Hey Google, crook disconnected the flashlight."

It works good erstwhile your hands are afloat oregon erstwhile you request speedy access.

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How to customize Samsung flashlight access

Samsung gives you a fewer ways to support the flashlight wrong casual reach. To support it successful your main Quick Settings panel:

• Swipe down from the apical of the screen to unfastened Quick Settings
• If you bash not spot the flashlight icon successful the main panel, pat the pencil icon to edit
• Tap Edit 
• Find Flashlight successful the disposable buttons
• Hold and resistance the flashlight icon  into the main Quick Settings area
• Tap Done or Save if prompted

Bonus: Use the Samsung flashlight for alerts and notifications

Samsung phones tin besides usage the flashlight for ocular alerts:

• Go to Settings
• Tap Accessibility
• Tap Advanced settings
• Tap Flash notifications
• Turn connected Camera flash notification

You tin besides crook connected Screen flash notification if you privation your show to airy up instead.

When iPhone and Samsung flashlight features really matter

This is wherever it becomes practical:

• Walking astatine night: a constrictive beam helps you spot farther ahead
• Power outage: a wide beam lights up much of the room
• Looking for thing nearby: little brightness avoids harsh glare
• Emergency situations: faster entree tin prevention time

Once you commencement adjusting the airy alternatively of conscionable turning it on, it becomes acold much useful.

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As Samsung shifts to Google Messages, galore radical are receiving confusing alerts that tin beryllium casual to misinterpret. (Kurt "CyberGuy" Knutsson)

Kurt's cardinal takeaways

The flashlight is 1 of the astir utilized features connected your phone, yet astir radical ne'er spell beyond the basics. Apple improved power with hardware and software, portion Samsung focused connected flexibility and customization. Both approaches marque a elemental instrumentality acold much capable.

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