There are a few ways you can turn your flashlight on or off. You can ask Siri, or use Control Center on iPhone X or later, or on an iPhone 8 and earlier, iPad, or iPod touch.
Ask Siri
Here are a few examples of what you can ask:
- "Turn on my flashlight."
- "Will you turn on my flashlight?"
- "Turn off my flashlight."
Use Control Center on iPhone X and later
- Swipe down from the upper-right corner to open Control Center.
- Tap the Flashlight button
.
- To turn off the flashlight, tap
again.
You can also turn on the flashlight from the Lock screen: Firmly press the Flashlight button , in the bottom-left corner.
Use Control Center on iPhone 8 or earlier, iPad Pro, and iPod touch
- Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center.
- Tap the Flashlight button
.
- To turn off the flashlight, tap
again.
Change the brightness
To change the brightness of the flashlight:
- On an iPhone X or later, swipe down from the upper-right corner to open Control Center. Or on an iPhone 8 or earlier, iPad, or iPod touch, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center.
- Firmly press the Flashlight button
.
- Drag the slider up or down.
If the flashlight isn't working on your device, learn what to do.
The flashlight is available on these devices: iPhone, iPod touch (5th generation and later), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation and later), iPad Pro 11-inch, iPad Pro (10.5-inch), and iPad Pro (9.7-inch).