We run through how to toggle it on older and newer phones, adjust the brightness, or activate it using Siri or Back Tap.
The iPhone’s LED flashlight – or torch, if you’re in the UK – is your best friend for power outages, midnight trips to the toilet, or checking for monsters under the bed. If the boogeyman really is down there, the last thing you need is to forget how to turn it on. Depending on whether your iPhone has a home button or Face ID, there are different shortcuts for toggling your flashlight. Plus, you may not have known that you can increase or decrease the brightness, activate it with Siri, or even turn it on by double-tapping the back of your phone. Whether you own the iPhone 12 or an older model, here’s how to turn on your iPhone flashlight. You can find the button to turn the iPhone flashlight on or off in the Control Center menu. Accessing that menu is really straightforward, but the method will depend on how old your phone is. On newer phones with Face ID, starting with the 2017 iPhone X, swipe your finger downward from the top-right of the display next to the camera notch. The Command Center will appear, with the Flashlight button on the bottom left of the screen as of iOS 14. On older phones with a Home button, swipe upwards from the bottom of the screen to make the Command Center pop up. Toggle the Flashlight button, and you’ll be good to go. By default, the iPhone flashlight hits the Goldilocks sweet spot between too bright and too dim.
