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How to use an iPhone flashlight

If you're fumbling around in the dark trying figure out the iPhone flashlight, we've got the only guide you need to illuminate the world around you.

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While it might not be the most exciting feature, the iPhone flashlight is a mainstay of the Apple smartphone and a useful tool to get your head around. In this illuminating guide, we’ve got all the details you need to make the most of the flashlight function, including details on how to turn up the brightness.

For even more help on how to make the most out of your iOS device, make sure you check out our how to delete apps on iPhone, how to delete contacts on iPhone, how to delete albums on iPhone, how to scan with iPhone, and Android transfer to iPhone content. We also have Spotify download and YouTube Music download guides, just in case you’re after some new tunes.

Anywho, here’s everything you need to know about the iPhone flashlight feature and how to use it properly.

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How do I use an iPhone flashlight?

To use the iPhone flashlight, you just need to follow these steps:

  1. Go to the lock screen
  2. Hold the flashlight icon in the bottom left corner
  3. Hey presto, let there be light!

How do I change the iPhone flashlight brightness?

If you want to adjust the brightness of an iPhone flashlight, you need to:

  1. Open the control center (swipe down on the top right corner of the screen)
  2. Press and hold the torch icon
  3. Move the bar up and down to adjust the brightness

There you have it, all you need to know on how to use an iPhone flashlight. If you’re after some new movies and TV shows to watch, our Netflix download, Hulu download, and Disney Plus download guides can help you out. Or, if you can’t wait for the next Apple smartphone, see our guide to all we know about the iPhone 16.

Kayleigh got her journalistic start at PocketGamer.biz and PCGamesInsider.biz before joining GameRant as a list writer. In May 2021, she joined Pocket Tactics as a Staff Writer, stepping into the Deputy Editor role in November 2022. A lover of all things Nintendo and mobile, she also enjoys taking long walks with Geralt of Rivia while she’s not playing Pokémon, Life is Strange, Poppy Playtime, Dark Souls, Disney Mirrorverse, Dead by Daylight, or Mortal Kombat, that is. Failing that, she’s probably searching for new Roblox codes or testing out the latest gaming phone. For more of her words, head to The Loadout and Wargamer. Oh, and she doesn’t think that Skyrim is a good RPG, she has the audacity to think it’s boring.