(Pocket-lint) - Who doesn't love a hidden trick? Whether it's setting up the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone as a secret button, taking a full page screenshot of an entire webpage, or closing down all Safari tabs at once, Apple's iPhone has plenty of handy tricks embedded within its iOS software.
If, like us, you often place your iPhone face down, this trick in this feature is a great one to know. You can set your iPhone up so the camera flash lights up when you get a notification come though. Here's how.
How to make your iPhone camera flash for alerts
As with turning the Apple logo on the back of your iPhone into a secret button, turning your camera flash into a notification indicator is found in the accessibility options of iOS.
When enabled, the flash next to the rear camera lenses will flash when a notification comes through. You can't customise which notifications will cause the camera flash to light up however so bear in mind that when you turn this on, all notifications will cause the flash to light up briefly.
Follow the steps below to turn your camera flash into a notification indicator:
- Open Settings on your iPhone
- Tap on Accessibility
- Tap on Audio/Visual
- Toggle on LED Flash for alerts
- Toggle on Flash on Silent
You can read more iPhone tips and tricks in our separate feature. You can also head to our Apple hub if you want to track down our separate how tos on some of the more secret and hidden tips.
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Writing by Britta O'Boyle.
Want to stop your iPhone’s flash from blinking when you receive a notification on your phone? If so, you can toggle off
the flash notifications feature and the LED flash won’t blink anymore. Here’s how. To begin the flash alert deactivation process, open the Settings app on your iPhone.Turn Off iPhone’s LED Flash Alerts
In Settings, choose General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts.
On the “LED Flash for Alerts” page, toggle off the “LED Flash for Alerts” option.
Tip: To manage the flash alerts for when your iPhone is on silent mode, use the “Flash on Silent” option.
And you’re all set.
From now on, your iPhone’s flash won’t blink when you receive a new notification. Your regular notifications and their alerts will continue to arrive, though.
While you’re at it, check out some other ways to manage your iPhone notifications. These tips will help you keep your notifications flowing while not letting them bother you too much.
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Open your iPhone's Settings. It's a gray app on the home screen that contains an image of gears (⚙️).
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Tap Notifications. It's near the top of the menu, next to a red icon containing a white square.
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Scroll down and tap Messages. The apps are listed in alphabetical order.
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Slide the button next to "Allow Notifications" to the "On" position. It's at the top of the screen and will turn green. This allows the app to send you notifications.
- Enable Show on Lock Screen to allow notifications on the screen when your device is locked.
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Open your iPhone's Settings. It's a gray app on the home screen that contains an image of gears (⚙️).
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Tap General. It's near the top of the screen next to a gray gear (⚙️) icon.
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Tap Accessibility. It's a standalone section near the center of the menu.
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Scroll down and tap LED Flash for Alerts. It's near the bottom of the menu in the "Hearing" section.
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Slide the button next to "LED Flash for Alerts" to the "On" position. It will turn green. Make sure that you have Flash on Silent switched to the "On" position.
- LED Flash for Alerts only works when your iPhone is asleep or in "Locked" mode.
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I have done the steps but it doesn't work when I get a text. What could be the problem?
If you have 'Do not disturb' or 'Airplane mode' on, it won't work. You also need to have regular text notifications enabled, and your phone screen needs to be off at the point when you get the text.
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How can I make my phone flash when it rings?
Go to Settings. Then, click on General, then Accessibility. Scroll down until you get to LED Flash for Alerts and turn it on.
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What is the name of this app?
It is not an app you download, it is a pre-Apple app you have when you buy the phone. But to do this, you would need to go into the "Settings" app.
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When LED Flash for Alerts is enabled, you should place your phone in sight, with the screen side down so that you'll see the LED flash.
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Your phone may not flash if you have Airplane Mode or "Do Not Disturb" Mode turned on. Make sure both of these are off.
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1. Make sure notifications are on.
2. Open Settings.
3. Tap General.
4. Tap Accessibility.
5. Tap LED Flash for Alerts.
6. Toggle the switch to On.
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