iPhone 17 Air: 4 Easy Ways to Create a Flashlight Shortcut

Adding Flashlight Shortcut to Lock Screen

• 💡 Access the flashlight directly from your iPhone 17 Air's lock screen by holding down the torch icon.
• 📌 To add the torch icon to the lock screen, long-press on your lock screen, select 'Customize', tap the minus icon next to 'Torch', then 'Add', select 'Torch', and finally 'Done'.

Utilizing the Control Center

• 🎛️ The Control Center offers another quick way to access the flashlight.
• ➕ To add it, slide down to open the Control Center, long-press on an empty space, tap 'Add Control', select 'Torch' from the list, and tap an empty space to apply changes.

Back Tap Feature for Flashlight

• 👆 Enable the flashlight with a double tap or triple tap on the back of your iPhone 17 Air.
• ⚙️ Set this up by going to Settings > Accessibility > Touch > Back Tap, then choose 'Double Tap' or 'Triple Tap' and select 'Torch' from the actions list.

Action Button Flashlight Shortcut

• ⚡ The Action Button, located on the left edge, can be configured to activate the flashlight.
• 🛠️ Navigate to Settings > Action Button, and select 'Torch' from the available actions to assign it.
• ⚠️ To activate the flashlight using the Action Button, press and hold it for a couple of seconds; press and hold again to turn it off.