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This wikiHow teaches you how to turn off your iPhone or iPad’s flashlight, as well as how to add a shortcut for the flashlight to the Control Center.
Steps
Turning Off the Flashlight
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1Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. This opens the Control Center.
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2Tap the flashlight icon. Since the flashlight is on, the icon should be blue. Tapping the icon should turn the icon white.
- If you don’t see the flashlight icon, see this method.
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3Long-press the flashlight icon to adjust the brightness. If you want to make the flashlight brighter, drag the slider to the right. To dim the light, drag the slider to the left.
Adding the Flashlight Shortcut to the Control Center
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2Tap Control Center. It’s the gray icon with two switches inside.
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4Tap Customize Controls. A list of apps will appear.
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5Scroll down and tap the + next to “Flashlight.” The flashlight icon will now appear in the Control Center, which makes turning the flashlight on and off quick and easy.
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To turn off the flashlight, swipe up from the bottom of the home screen, then tap the flashlight icon.
