Flashlight Question (Ichabod J Freewing)

iPhone SE, iOS 14.3


Flashlight: I cannot reliably scroll up to reveal the Control Center screen with the flashlight. I want to be able to quickly turn on my flashlight.


Apple: Appears I have to open the Control Center to toggle flashlight on/off


Apps: There are apps, but they appear to not respect my privacy. I do not want my flashlight app snooping into my phone.


Shortcuts: there appears to be a way to set up a shortcut, but not to be able to simply turn the flashlight on/off with a flashlight icon on the screen.


Is there a simple way to turn the Flashlight on/off?


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Android: Scroll down, turn on flashlight


thank you,


Ichabod / Steve

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Jan 10, 2021 7:27 AM

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Posted on Jan 10, 2021 7:34 AM

Do you not have the flashlight available from the Lock Screen? That's my go-to way of quickly turning on the flashlight


Also, if you have trouble accessing Control Center.. you could use an accessibility function called AssistiveTouch that puts a little 'button' on your screen and configure it to specifically open Control Center (or present multiple options)

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Jan 10, 2021 7:34 AM in response to Ichabod_J_Freewing

Do you not have the flashlight available from the Lock Screen? That's my go-to way of quickly turning on the flashlight


Also, if you have trouble accessing Control Center.. you could use an accessibility function called AssistiveTouch that puts a little 'button' on your screen and configure it to specifically open Control Center (or present multiple options)

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