Turning on the flashlight on the iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max is super easy, and there’s even a new and very fast way to enable it on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
Your new iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro is equipped with a very useful flashlight that can illuminate your surroundings in the dark.
If you’re a long-time iPhone user, you probably know how to do this; But if you own an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max, there’s a new option you should know about.
If you’ve recently upgraded from a very old iPhone to the iPhone 15/iPhone 15 Pro or switched from Android to iOS, you may not know how to turn on the iPhone 15 flashlight.
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You don’t need to download any flashlight app or iOS 17 update to use the flashlight; You just need to know where to look on the lock screen, get to know Siri and Control Center better, and if you have an iPhone 15 Pro or get to know the new Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
How to Turn on iPhone 15 Pro Flashlight with Action Button
If you own an iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max, you’ve probably noticed that Apple has replaced the traditional mute button with a new Action button. It’s located on the left side of your iPhone, next to the volume buttons.
It is extremely useful because you can customize it to perform various functions when you press it. And yes, the options include a quick way to turn on your iPhone 15 Pro’s flashlight.
To do this, follow these steps:
You can now exit this menu and now when you press the Action button, the flashlight of your iPhone 15 Pro will turn on. To turn it off, just press it again.
How to Turn on iPhone 15 Flashlight from Lock Screen
Now if you prefer to use the Action button for another function or if you own an iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Plus, there are three more methods you can use to quickly turn on your iPhone 15’s flashlight.
The first of these is via your iPhone 15’s lock screen. If you go to the lock screen, you will see a flashlight on/off button in the bottom left corner of the screen.
If you press hard, the flashlight icon fills up and the LED flash on the back of your iPhone 15 turns on, illuminating your surroundings.
If you want to quickly turn off your iPhone 15’s flashlight, you can turn it off by returning to the lock screen and hard pressing the flashlight icon again.
Turning on iPhone 15 Flashlight from Control Center
You can also use Control Center to turn your iPhone 15’s flashlight on or off.
Control Center is the menu that opens when you swipe down from the top-right corner of your iPhone 15’s screen. Here’s how to do this using Control Center:
If you don’t see the flashlight icon in Control Center, you need to add it to the menu. To do this, go to your Settings app, tap Control Center, and tap the green plus symbol next to Flashlight.
You can remove Flashlight from Control Center by tapping the red minus symbol.
How to Turn on iPhone 15 Flashlight Using Siri
If you use Siri on your iPhone 15 or iPhone 15 Pro, you can use it to turn the flashlight on or off.
You can use a variety of phrases, but we recommend keeping it simple, like “Hey Siri, turn on the flashlight” or “Hey Siri, turn off the flashlight.”
How to Change iPhone 15 Flashlight Brightness
Although you can’t adjust the brightness of your iPhone 15’s flashlight on the lock screen, you can adjust it from the Control Center.
Swipe down from the top-right corner of your iPhone 15’s screen to open Control Center. Press and hold the flashlight icon.
From here you can drag the slider up or down to adjust the brightness of the flashlight.
