How to Turn on LED Flashlight on Android and iOS Mobile Phones

LED flashlights on smartphones are very useful and very helpful, especially at night or in very low light. They are also useful when shooting in the dark. Every smartphone now comes with a flashlight on the back, and some even come with a front flashlight. This acts like a torch in your hand. If you have an Android or iOS smartphone and don’t know how to turn on your LED flashlight, don’t worry as we’ll show you the different ways you can turn on your phone’s flashlight and use it as a flashlight. However, let’s get started.

How to Turn on LED Flashlight on Android

On Android, you get more convenient options for turning on your phone’s LED flashlight. Here are some of the best methods.

How to turn on LED flashlight with Google Assistant

Google Assistant is already making our lives easier with its voice recognition feature. Users can turn on the LED flashlight with Google Assistant without doing anything else. Before following the steps below, make sure your Assistant is activated using the “Ok Google”command.

1. Unlock your phone and say “Ok Google, turn on the flashlight.”
2. If Assistant doesn’t recognize your voice, just press and hold the middle button on your phone and follow step 1.
3. You can also turn off the LED flashlight by saying “Ok Google, turn off the flashlight.”

How to turn on the LED flashlight using quick settings

This is the easiest way to turn on your phone’s LED flashlight. Almost all Android phones are equipped with a quick switch function, which has several options that can be controlled directly. To turn on the LED flashlight from quick settings, follow the instructions below:

1. Unlock your phone and pull down the notification bar by swiping down from the top of the screen.
2. Locate the flashlight switch and click on it to turn on the LED.

How to turn on the LED flashlight with a gesture

Some Android phones (mostly on stock Android) have built-in gestures that can be used to perform certain actions, such as turning on an LED flashlight. These actions include shaking the device, double-clicking the power button, performing a gesture on the back, etc. Different devices have different methods, you can check the specific steps for your phone online. Moreover, you can also download several apps from the Google Play Store to create these gestures on your phone.

How to turn on the LED flashlight on iOS

iPhone or devices running iOS provide several ways to turn on the device’s LED flashlight. Follow the methods below to turn on the LED flashlight on your iOS device.

How to turn on the LED flashlight with Siri

Siri is Apple’s voice assistant that is downloaded on all devices running iOS or MacOS. Here’s how to use Siri to turn on the LED flashlight on Apple devices.

1. Unlock your phone and say “Hey Siri, turn on the flashlight.”
2. You can also use a similar phrase to perform an action.
3. If you have disabled “Hey Siri”, you can press the power button to activate Siri.

How to turn on the LED flashlight using the Control Center

Using the Control Center to turn on the LED flashlight on iPhone is the fastest way. Follow the steps below to turn on the flashlight directly from the Control Center.

1. Open the Control Center by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click on the flashlight icon and it will turn on your device’s LED flashlight.
3. You can also control the amount of light by holding the flashlight icon.

How to turn on the LED flashlight with the Back Tap feature

Like gestures in Android, Apple devices have a back-touch feature that allows users to perform certain actions, such as turning on the flashlight. To set up the back touch feature to turn on the flashlight, follow these steps:

1. Open “Settings”and go to “Accessibility”.
2. Click on Touch, scroll down and select Back Tap.
3. Two options are now available – Double Tap or Triple Tap, choose according to your preference.
4. Scroll down and find the Torch option.
5. Go back and exit settings.

Now all you have to do is double or triple tap the back of your phone and it will turn on the flashlight.