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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Unlike some Android phones, Apple's iPhones don't have a dedicated notification LED that lights up when you get a call, text, or other alert. What iPhones do include is an optional Accessibility feature for the deaf and hard of hearing that blinks the rear camera flash and provides a visual cue for incoming notifications.
Even if your hearing is fine, having a visual cue for incoming alerts can be handy to have if, say, you're in a quiet environment and don't want to disturb the peace. An LED flash notification can be useful when your
iPhone or iPad is lying on a table with vibration alerts off, for instance.
Follow the steps below to turn on LED flash alerts on your iPhone or iPad Pro. Just remember to leave your iOS device locked with the screen down and the rear camera system in your line of sight.
- Launch the Settings app on your device.
- Tap Accessibility.
- Turn on LED Flash for Alerts using the toggle switch.
- Turn on Flash on Silent if you only want LED flash alerts when your iPhone or iPad Pro is silenced.
Note that the LED Flash for Alerts option only works on iPad Pro 2016 or later models, but is compatible with all iPhones that have a rear flash feature.
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