Iphone 4 light stays on

I just got an Iphone 4 couple of weeks ago, and just the other day the camera light comes on and will not turn off. I had a flashlight app and opened it and tried turning it off and then on again but got no where. So then I deleted the app and hard reset the phone but still nothing. So I let the phone die hoping that the light would go out. Well it has been 15 hrs since my phone turned off and the light is still on. It is much dimmer than before but I can't believe that there is still juice in the battery. Does anybody have any ideas. Thanks

Mac, Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Oct 3, 2010 12:46 PM

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LLA0219

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Apr 2, 2014 3:50 PM in response to daddy02

K what I figured out was if you go to camera and switch to video then take a small video then it will shut off.

Apr 18, 2014 3:56 PM in response to farheezE

No it won't I I did that

Apr 22, 2014 7:17 PM in response to daddy02

Yay! I fixed it!

My phone was on the table and when I just went to pick it up the light/torch was on! Never happened before and I only got my iPhone 4s three weeks ago. Nothing worked (quick slaps, a fake drop on the table), and just then I tried taking a photo with flash -- it took it, and the light is OFF 🙂

Feeling like a genius.

Jun 30, 2014 3:44 PM in response to Kristina7241

Had my iPhone in a ziplock bag while riding a wave runner. It got slightly wet. The light will not go off. I did everything that has been suggested here but none of it worked. I intended to just replace the camera module at the Apple Store. In the meantime, I kept the phone submerged in rice and oats. After about 24 hours, the light went off and it works fine now. I guess it just needed to dry out. Good luck.

Kanonym

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Jan 27, 2015 12:54 PM in response to frankybe7

I just smacked it on my lap 3 or 4 times and it worked! I had tried everything before that. A reset, a hard reset, pushing where the light is (that one turned it on but as soon as I stopped applying pressure it turned on. I read your post, grabbed the phone, smacked it on my lap until I was in pain and it's permanently off now (unless I choose to turn it on). Anyway, thanks!

Feb 19, 2015 2:13 AM in response to daddy02

Problem solved by shaking and two times slightly clapping on a table. Certainly a hardware problem. Hopefully it stays OK.

Mar 27, 2015 11:51 AM in response to daddy02

Please press hardly on the back camera... flash will off immediately then go to camera and switch off the flash.... it will work

Jan 17, 2016 9:28 AM in response to Ajisharavind

I had this problem after I dropped my Iphone 4 in the toilet. It seems to be fine otherwise but the light on the back of the phone would not turn off. I tried using the camera flash, and turning the phone off and on, but these did not work for me.

The solution that worked for me is that I downloaded an app, "Light - LED Flashlight" by Jason Ting from the App Store . In this app, I opened the settings and there is a setting "Light on by default" which was checked. I un-checked it and the light turned off!

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