How to use the flashlight on your iPhone or iPad Pro

There are a few ways you can turn your torch on or off. You can ask Siri, or you can use Control Centre on an iPhone with Face ID or an iPad Pro. Or use Control Centre with an iPhone with a Home button.

Here are a few examples of how you can use Siri to turn on your torch:

• "Hey Siri, turn on my torch."
• "Hey Siri, will you turn on my torch?"
• "Hey Siri, turn off my torch."

1. Swipe down from the top right-hand corner to open Control Centre on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap the Flashlight button .
3. To turn off the flashlight, tap the Flashlight button again.

If you don't see the Flashlight button when you open Control Centre, you can change your settings to add it. Go to Settings > Control Centre, then tap Flashlight in the list of available controls.

You can also turn on the flashlight from the Lock screen: Press and hold the Flashlight button , in the bottom left-hand corner.

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1. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Centre on your iPhone.
2. Tap the Flashlight button .
3. To turn off the flashlight, tap the Flashlight button again.

1. On an iPhone with Face ID or an iPad, swipe down from the upper right-hand corner to open Control Centre. Or on an iPhone with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Centre.
2. Press and hold the Flashlight button .
3. Drag the slider up or down.

Find out what to do if the torch isn't working on your device