How to Turn on Selfie Flash on iPhone

Written by Nicole Levine, MFA

Last Updated: May 25, 2021

This wikiHow teaches you how to turn on the flash for your iPhone’s front (selfie) camera.

Steps

1
Open your iPhone’s Camera app. It’s the gray icon with a black camera inside. You’ll typically find it on your home screen.
2
Tap the camera flip icon. It’s the outline of a camera with two arrows at the bottom-right corner of the screen. You can skip this step if your phone is already in selfie (front camera) mode.

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3
Tap the lightning icon. It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.
- If the flash is turned off, the lightning icon should have a line through it.
4
Tap On. It’s at the top of the screen. The flash is now ready to go off as soon as you snap your photo.
- If you want your iPhone to only use the flash if it’s too dark for a clear photo, select Auto instead.
- Tap Off to turn off the flash.
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Written by:

Nicole Levine, MFA

Tech Specialist

This article was written by Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for wikiHow. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 2,004 times.

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Updated: May 25, 2021

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Categories: IPhone Applications

Article SummaryX

1. Open the Camera.
2. Tap the camera flip icon.
3. Tap the lightning icon.
4. Tap On.

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