How to Disable LED Flash for Alerts on an iPhone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to prevent your iPhone's LED light from flashing whenever you receive an alert (such as an app notification or a text message) if you had previously enabled LED Flash for Alerts.

1

Open your iPhone's Settings.

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  1. If your Settings app is in a folder, the folder will be named "Utilities."
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2

Tap "Accessibility."

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  1. You can control multiple accessibility features here.
3

Select "Audio/Visual."

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  1. It's near the bottom of the section.
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4

Turn off LED Flash for Alerts.

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  1. The switch will turn gray, signifying that your iPhone will no longer flash when you receive alerts.

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      • Disabling the LED Flash function will also prevent your phone from flashing on silent, even if that option is enabled.
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      1. Open Settings .
      2. Tap General .
      3. Tap Accessibility .
      4. Tap LED Flash for Alerts .
      5. Slide the LED Flash for Alerts switch left.

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