How to Turn the Flashlight off on an iPhone: Beginners Guide

Last Updated: February 4, 2023

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off your iPhone or iPad’s flashlight, as well as how to add a shortcut for the flashlight to the Control Center.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Turning Off the Flashlight

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This opens the Control Center.
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Tap the flashlight icon. Since the flashlight is on, the icon should be blue. Tapping the icon should turn the icon white.
- If you don’t see the flashlight icon, see this method .
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If you want to make the flashlight brighter, drag the slider to the right. To dim the light, drag the slider to the left.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Adding the Flashlight Shortcut to the Control Center

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Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings

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. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.
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It’s the gray icon with two switches inside.
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Slide “Access within apps” to

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On. This makes the apps in the Control Center available from within any app on your iPhone or iPad.
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A list of apps will appear.
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The flashlight icon will now appear in the Control Center, which makes turning the flashlight on and off quick and easy.

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