iPhone and Samsung flashlight tricks you should know

Most group dainty their phone flashlight for illustration a basal connected and disconnected switch. You pat it erstwhile you driblet thing nether nan sofa aliases locomotion done a acheronian parking lot. That's it.

But pinch nan latest package updates, some iPhone and Samsung phones person softly turned nan flashlight into thing overmuch much useful. You tin power really agleam it is. On immoderate devices, you tin moreover alteration really wide nan beam spreads.

Once you cognize wherever to look, it feels for illustration 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 move connected and off, and a fewer hidden controls tin wholly alteration really you usage it.

How to set iPhone flashlight brightness

On almost each iPhones:

• Swipe down from nan apical correct to unfastened Control Center
• Press and hold nan flashlight icon
• Drag nan vertical slider up to summation brightness aliases down to little it

This has been astir for years, but galore group still pat alternatively of holding. That's wherever nan existent power lives.

How to alteration iPhone flashlight beam width (Pro models)

This is nan characteristic astir group person ne'er seen. On newer Pro iPhones moving nan latest software:

• Swipe down to unfastened Control Center
• Press and hold nan flashlight icon
• When nan flashlight power appears astatine nan apical of nan screen, swipe near aliases right to set nan 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 characteristic was introduced successful iOS 18 and is still disposable successful iOS 26.4, but it only useful connected iPhone 14 Pro and newer Pro models, including iPhone 15 Pro and later versions. You won't spot it connected modular models.

How to move connected iPhone flashlight from nan Lock Screen

You don't moreover request to unlock your phone:

• Press and clasp nan flashlight icon connected nan 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, move connected nan flashlight."
• "Set flashlight to 50 percent."
• "Hey Siri, move disconnected nan flashlight."

It's 1 of nan 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 nan flashlight arsenic a ocular alert:

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

Your flashlight will blink for calls and notifications, which helps if your telephone is connected silent aliases successful a noisy place.

Samsung flashlight features you should know

Samsung takes a different attack and, successful immoderate ways, gives you much elasticity correct retired of nan 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 nan flashlight icon
• Use nan brightness slider (labeled "Brightness") to set nan ray level

Many group miss this because a speedy pat only turns nan flashlight connected aliases off. The brightness controls look aft you property and hold, giving you much power depending connected your situation.

How to move connected nan Samsung flashlight pinch your voice

If you usage Google Assistant:

• "Hey Google, move connected nan flashlight."
• "Hey Google, move disconnected nan flashlight."

It useful good erstwhile your hands are afloat aliases erstwhile you request speedy access.

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How to customize Samsung flashlight access

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

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

Bonus: Use nan Samsung flashlight for alerts and notifications

Samsung phones tin besides usage nan flashlight for ocular alerts:

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

You tin besides move connected Screen flash notification if you want your show to ray 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 nan room
• Looking for thing nearby: little brightness avoids harsh glare
• Emergency situations: faster entree tin prevention time

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

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

Kurt's cardinal takeaways

The flashlight is 1 of nan astir utilized features connected your phone, yet astir group ne'er spell beyond nan basics. Apple improved power pinch hardware and software, while Samsung focused connected elasticity and customization. Both approaches make a elemental instrumentality acold much capable.

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