Unlike certain Android phones, iPhones don’t have a dedicated notification LED Flash notification that lights up whenever you get a call, text, or other alerts. Instead, iPhones have a selectable accessibility feature that flashes the back camera’s light and gives a visual cue for impending notifications for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Even if your hearing is strong, having a visual indicator for incoming alerts might be useful. For example, your iPhone is lying on a table and the vibration alerts are turned off. In this situation, an LED flash notification can be helpful. However, some people find it annoying. Don’t worry. Follow the below-mentioned instructions to turn on or how to turn off the Flash Notification on iPhone.
How To Turn On Flash Notification On iPhone
The LED flash notification is adjacent to the back camera of your iPhone when you receive a notification while your screen is off. This feature is useful for users who might miss audible alerts.
You may enable flash notifications by enabling LED flash alerts in the iPhone’s Accessibility settings. Once enabled, any new calls or text messages you get will beep, or buzz and the LED flash will blink three times.
- Go to the Settings option on your iPhone
- Select Accessibility. On the older versions of iOS, you must first tap General to access the accessibility options.
- Scroll down to the Hearing section and then click on Audio/Visual.
Note – Skip the Audio/Visual step on earlier iOS versions. Instead, choose LED Flash for Alerts.
- Next, turn on the LED Flash for Alerts slider. This turns on the notification light for all alerts.
How to Turn On Flash Notification for Silent mode On iPhone
If you want Flash notification to be automatically activated whenever you put your iPhone on silent, just follow the given instruction:-
- Open Settings on your iOS device.
- Select General.
- Then click on Accessibility.
- Turn on the LED Flash for the Alerts Slider.
- Now, move the Silent switch next to Flash to on/green. Now, you will get the Flash notification anytime you put your iPhone in silent mode.
Want to stop the Flash on your iPhone from blinking whenever you get a notification? If so, you can disable the flash notifications feature, which will stop the LED flash from blinking. How? Read on.
How to Turn Off Flash Notification On iPhone
If you had previously turned on LED Flash for Alerts on your iPhone, follow the below-mentioned instructions to stop it from flashing whenever you receive an alert.
- Open Settings on your iPhone to start the deactivation process for flash alerts.
- Click on Accessibility.
- Scroll down and select the Audio/Visual option.
- Again, scroll down until you notice the LED Flash notification for Alerts at the bottom of the menu.
Note – If this setting is active, it ought to say “On” next to this button.
- Now, to turn off the LED Flash for Alerts, tap the button to it’s right.
Note – The other features and functions on your iPhone that depend on the LED flash will continue to work normally whether you enable or disable it for alerts.
Now that you know how to do the process of turning off Flash notifications on your iPhone, you won’t be distracted or draw attention to yourself in poorly lit areas when you receive a new text message.
Therefore, even though the iPhone light won’t turn on any longer when you receive a text or call, you may still utilize the camera’s Flash or the flashlight by selecting it from the Control Center or lock screen.
The Bottom Line
Hope this article helped you to turn on or off the LED Flash notification on your iPhone. Still, if you have any queries or are unable to turn on or off the LED flash, contact the Apple customer support team.
Experiencing difficulties with your Device, check out our “How To” page on how to resolve some of these issues.
