How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

How to make your phone flash when you get a notification
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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.

Turn Off iPhone’s LED Flash Alerts

To begin the flash alert deactivation process, open the Settings app on your iPhone.

How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

In Settings, choose General > Accessibility > LED Flash for Alerts.

How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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.

How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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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  1. How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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    Open your iPhone's Settings. It's a gray app on the home screen that contains an image of gears (⚙️).

  2. How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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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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  3. How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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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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  1. How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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    Open your iPhone's Settings. It's a gray app on the home screen that contains an image of gears (⚙️).

  2. How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

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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?

    How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

    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.

  • Question

    How can I make my phone flash when it rings?

    How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

    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?

    How to make your phone flash when you get a notification

    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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How do I get my phone to flash with notifications?

On Android: Settings > Accessibility > Hearing > turn on Flash Notification.

Why doesn't my phone flash when I get a notification?

Navigate to Settings > Display & gestures > Notification light. Tap the setting to turn it On.

How do I enable Flash notifications?

How to turn on LED Flash for Alerts. Open the Settings app, tap Accessibility, then tap Audio/Visual. Turn on LED Flash for Alerts.

How do I make my iPhone flash for notifications?

Flash the LED for alerts on iPhone.
Go to Settings > Accessibility > Audio/Visual, then turn on LED Flash for Alerts..
To prevent LED flashes when iPhone is in silent mode, turn off Flash on Silent..