How to use the flashlight on your iPhone, iPad Pro, or iPod touch

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

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

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

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

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

Learn which iPhone models have Face ID.

1. Swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center on your iPhone or iPod touch.
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 corner to open Control Center. Or on an iPhone with a Home button or iPod touch, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen to open Control Center.
2. Press and hold the Flashlight button . 
3. Drag the slider up or down.

Learn what to do if the flashlight isn't working on your device.