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flashing red light by front camera on iphone 11

The red light that’s apparently only used for face id blinks about every 5 seconds no matter what i’m doing on my phone. I can see it very clear in person not through another phone camera, is this normal?

iPhone 11, iOS 14

Posted on Dec 3, 2020 12:13 AM

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Posted on Dec 9, 2020 8:49 AM

Hello ab0504,


We see that you've recently noticed a red blinking light on your iPhone 11. We are glad you reached out to the Apple Support Communities for information and support on this.


The light that you see is the expected behavior. You may be seeing one of two lights. If the light is in the middle, it's the ambient light sensor. If it's off towards the left, then it's the proximity sensor.


Best regards!

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Dec 9, 2020 8:49 AM in response to ab0504

Hello ab0504,


We see that you've recently noticed a red blinking light on your iPhone 11. We are glad you reached out to the Apple Support Communities for information and support on this.


The light that you see is the expected behavior. You may be seeing one of two lights. If the light is in the middle, it's the ambient light sensor. If it's off towards the left, then it's the proximity sensor.


Best regards!

flashing red light by front camera on iphone 11

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