Flashlights can be fun, too
While Apple did unveil a redesigned, customizable Control Center as part of iOS 18, the technology giant didn’t formally announce a significant upgrade for the iPhone’s flashlight. Well, the latter has now landed in the iOS 18 Public Beta that’s available to try now.
For some time, we’ve been able to adjust the brightness of the iPhone’s flashlight from zero to four, but with iOS 18, Apple’s giving us a bit more control within a fun user interface. Essentially, you can now more minutely control the brightness of the flash and the focus (aka the angle).
I’ve been using it since the first developer beta of iOS 18 shipped shortly after Apple’s WWDC 2024 keynote. Folks willing to give the Public Beta of iOS 18 a go can do so now, as that’s also shipping as of July 14, 2024. Apple clearly had some fun making this feature
Now, when you turn on the flashlight on any modern iPhone – say an iPhone 15 Pro Max, like I’ve been using – you’ll see a window overlayed on top.
