Set iPhone Camera LED to Flash on Incoming Calls and Alerts
Oct 21, 2011 - 39 Comments
The iPhone’s camera LED flash can be used to alert you to incoming calls, messages, and other alerts. With this feature enabled, anytime a call comes in the devices LED will flash repeatedly, even when the iPhone is on silent mode.
Enable LED Flash Alert for iPhone with iOS 5
- Tap on the “Settings” app and then on “General”
- Select “Accessibility” and toggle the ON switch next to “LED Flash for Alerts”
This was an old jailbreaking tweak, but Apple adopted it as an accessibility feature for iOS 5. Undeniably useful for those with hearing difficulties, it’s also genuinely useful for those of us who regularly keep their phones on mute.
Thanks to Barry S. for sending in the great tip!
You say “EVEN when the iPhone is on silent mode.” Actually, it works “ONLY when the iPhone is on silent mode.”
I have to say, this works on my iPhone 4 in silent mode and when ringer is on. Plus for my mobile it worked on calls and texts. Drove me nuts in the middle of the night.
Same here.
what does this do to battery life?
Turned in on, called on both silent or ringer, it DIDN’T work for my iPhone 4S!
ive found on SOME iphone 4s only works when locked
Yep.. I was having problems with the phone ringing – it wouldn’t blink. But the phone has to be locked in order for it to blink.
did you get your 4s phone to work? im hard of hearing and cant get my to work
Actually only works on TEXTS not calls…
Tried many ways to get it work: restarting, switch the feature on/off, it DID finally WORKED. The trick is that you can’t have any background apps running (like the ones that sends notifications etc.) You will have to double click home button and then long press one of the app icon on the task bar and then cross all these background apps out! Then it will WORK. TESTED for BOTH ringer mode AND vibrate mode and ON ALL CALLS or Notifications! And you must lock the keyboard or iPhone is asleep.
Hey you are dead on girl, did everything u wrote and it worked, this works on iphone 4 and 4s thanks !!!!!!
Whoever you are You should be a representative at apple care thankyou 🙏
I go through these steps and there’s NO LED Flash Alert listed there. And yes, I’m on iOS5. Any idea where else it might be?
you need to scroll to the bottom of the page to find it.
It works on my iPhone 4, on silent mode, and in ring mode, for incoming calls, sms, mail, and i have background apps running
What is it with Mono audio, i think the iphone 4 is Mono, the speaker is on the right on bottom
It flashes only once when the text, call comes in but not repeatidly.
Finally!!! thank you so much for helping me switch off this feature. It became so tiresome when my phone flashed at everything… calls, texts, alarm etc and I couldn’t remember how to switch it off.
Don’t work on 4s bit of a silly one really
Go to camera and set flash to auto or on. Then it works.
Most probably you have turned it off.
I have the 4S and the flash works fine, with or without apps running and it works with both silent and ring on/off for texts, calls, alerts, etc.
My LED lifht is not turning off even if I have changed the accessibility settingd…pls HELP!!
Just noticed today that mine is working after applying recent update via iTunes. Tried calling my cell from a land line and it did NOT flash. Got a call from out of state and it did flash. The switch is on…the apps are all closed and phone on vibrate. STRANGE
Ur phones gotta b locked after uve done the settings then it will flash:)
thnks tried all the other stuff but your hint did the trick:-)
Thnks Marky had tried all the other things your comment did the trick
Finally works thank so much
here’s the lowdown:
LED works with 4s
phone MUST be locked
Face up / Face down does not matter
running background apps does not matter
works for rings and texts (at least, thats all i care about)
It only works for a short time…Is there anyway for it to KEEP flashing so I will know that a call came in when I was away? I use my iPhone as my home phone, and is always plugged into electric, so don’t worry about battery life.
the flashlight in the camera app must not be turned off.
it hast be set to auto or on
Go to General->Accesibility and turn of Flash Indication for incoming calls.
The trick is that you can’t have any background apps running (like the ones that sends notifications etc.) You will have to double click home button and then long press one of the app icon on the task bar and then cross all these background apps out! Then it will WORK. TESTED for BOTH ringer mode AND vibrate mode and ON ALL CALLS or Notifications! And you must lock the keyboard or iPhone is asleep. IT’s workable
Mine works any which way with all apps or no apps running. locked screen and unlocked. silent mode or regular. Only thing I need to do was have my camera flash on auto.
Me too I can’t get it to work
Mine is an iPhone 5 with iOS 6…
I couldn’t get it to work on my phone. After reading the posts on here, I switched the camera flash to auto and it worked!
Incoming call flash light option is only available for 4s ?? Or we can set on iPhone 4 as well.
Phone has to be locked or in sleep mode to work
that’s exactly what it is brains over here
thanks dude…really gr8 help
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