How to Turn the Flashlight off on an iPhone: Beginners Guide

Turning Off the Flashlight

Swipe up from the bottom of the home screen. This opens the Control Center.

Tap 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.

Long-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

Open your iPhone or iPad’s Settings iPhone Settings App Icon. You’ll usually find it on the home screen.

Tap Control Center. It’s the gray icon with two switches inside.

Slide “Access within apps” to iPhone Switch On Icon On. This makes the apps in the Control Center available from within any app on your iPhone or iPad.

Tap Customize Controls. A list of apps will appear.

Scroll 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.