Why does Siri not turn flashlight on when my iPhone can't see my face?

Open Settings App

Tap Apple Intelligence & Siri

Look for and make sure Allow Siri When Locked is turned on

Angelfaridani wrote:

Go to your phone's settings and click on the Apple Intelligence option, then click on the Allow Siri When Locked option and grant access.

Exactly what I suggested more than an hour ago. Might help to see what has already been suggested before responding.

TheHippyWitch wrote:

I just want to use my flashlight by having Siri turn on the flashlight every time I ask, not just when they can see my face.

I can get Siri to turn on my flashlight without seeing my face as long as the phone is at or close to perpendicular to the ground. If it's face down, it doesn't work.

Go to your phone's settings and click on the Apple Intelligence option, then click on the Allow Siri When Locked option and grant access.

When you try to unlock your iPhone with Face ID in a low-light environment, the flashlight does not come into play. Instead, your iPhone pulls a clever little trick:

• Your display (screen) acts as a soft light source, brightening up just enough to illuminate your face.
• Face ID uses a flood illuminator (an infrared light you can’t see) to scan your face. This happens entirely in the infrared spectrum, so it doesn’t need visible light like the flashlight provides.
• That little screen-brightness bump is what helps Face ID “see” you better in the dark — kind of like Night Vision’s stylish cousin.

You can leave your flashlight off and your cool factor on — Face ID has night ops training and can handle the dark all on its own.

I'm having the same problem as the OP and I have the setting for Allow Siri When Locked turned on and have since I got my new iPhone. But Siri will not turn on the flashlight unless they can see my face.

It also has nothing to do with trying "to unlock your iPhone with Face ID in a low-light environment" as another person commented. I just want to use my flashlight by having Siri turn on the flashlight every time I ask, not just when they can see my face.