Ways to turn on the flashlight on Samsung phones

Enable flashlight in Android

To activate the flashlight without installing additional programs, the Android operating system version 4.0 or higher . You can find out what it is on your device in the settings by selecting the following menu items sequentially: “ phone information ” - “ software information ”.

If the version is suitable, you need to press the top curtain and pull it down. On the screen that appears, just find the flashlight icon and activate it with one touch. To turn off the light, press the symbol again. In non-localized versions of Android, this function is referred to as flashlight .

You can turn off the flashlight on any phone in the same way as turn it on, but in reverse order.

Enabling on Android 4 and 5

We've sorted out the latest smartphone models, now let's see how to turn on the flashlight on a Samsung device with Android 5. There is no suitable icon in the quick settings; you can find it in the list of widgets.

1. Press your finger on an empty space on the desktop. 2. Wait for the additional menu to appear. Select Widgets. 3. Find Flashlight by scrolling both ways on the screen. 4. Grab the widget with a long press on the screen and drag it to your desktop.

A similar method works on Android 4. The names of the items that need to be selected in the interface differ.

1. Keep your finger on a free space on the desktop. 2. Release your finger when the additional menu appears. Open the "Applications and Widgets" section. 3. Go to the "Widgets" tab. 4. Find “Flashlight” by scrolling the list left/right. 5. Long press the widget and move it to your desktop.

The flashlight is turned on and off by clicking on the icon on the desktop. There are no additional settings like brightness level on older Android models, so you have to rely on the default beam settings.

How to turn on the flashlight on Samsung

In principle, the procedure for turning on the flashlight is identical for almost all manufacturers of Android mobile gadgets. Let's look at existing methods for activating a flashlight on devices manufactured under the Samsung brand, depending on the system version. Depending on the manufacturer, procedures may vary slightly.

Standard method

Available starting from version 6 of Android. Most often, manufacturers use exactly this option for turning on the flashlight:

Using a finger movement, expand full screen curtain. On some models it is necessary to from top to bottom twiceso that the interface opens completely.
In the menu that opens, select "flashlight" You may have to swipe the screen from right to left for it to appear.
To turn it on and off, simply click on the icon .

Adding a widget

This method is relevant starting from Android 5 version. You can add a widget as follows:

Hold your finger on any point on the desktop for about 2 seconds.
A menu will appear on the screen in which you need to select “Widgets».
Find the icon with the image of a flashlight or light bulb and drag it with your finger to the desktop area.
Now this widget will be accessible from the phone screen . The function is activated when pressed.

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Widgets for Android 4.0

The method for turning on the flashlight is identical to the previous one, with some exceptions. Available on Android 4.0. The procedure is as follows:

Press and hold until the Home screen menu appears.
Click on " Applications and Widgets ".
From the tab at the top, select " Widgets ".
Scroll left and right until you find " Flashlight ".
Drag the widget to an unoccupied area of the desktop by holding your finger on it and releasing it when the icon is in the desired position.
Now the flashlight turns on and off when you click on the icon .

Before you turn on the flashlight: How to use the flashlight program on Android?

All mobile applications that emulate a flashlight using software can harm your smartphone or tablet. You should use the flash of your device’s camera only when absolutely necessary and for a strictly limited time. We do not recommend putting a flashlight on the bell and wasting the battery. Why?

Firstly, such applications for lighting using flash very quickly drain the phone: the gadget’s photoflash is used, and it is not intended for intensive and long-term work as a “lighting device” on Android. A camera is a camera, its main functionality is to take photos and videos, and not to be a flashlight for making calls.

Secondly, without exception, all free flashlight applications downloaded from Google Play heat up the Android mobile device and can damage it if the smartphone is not used properly.

However, don’t worry: the software flashlights for Android discussed in the review are well customizable and easy to control, so they are relatively safe. In any case, don’t be lazy to download the flashlight to your gadget, test your phone with the flashlight and leave the application you like in the Android OS for a long time.

Flashlight on iPhone

Apple smartphones use the iOS operating system. On the latest models, the flashlight is easy to turn on and off. However, this possibility of using the flash appeared only with the release of iOS7 . Before this, it was impossible to make an Apple smartphone glow in the dark without additional programs. We perform the following actions:

Hold your finger and move from top to bottom to open Control Center .
Activate the desired function by touching the corresponding icon. It turns off in the same way.
If you press hard on “Flashlight” , you will be able to adjust the intensity of the glow. The function is available for owners of iPhone 6S and newer smartphones.

Downloading third party apps

If the methods described above were useless or more fine-tuning of the flashlight’s operation is required, an additional application from the Play Store or App Store is installed on the smartphone.

Popular programs for Android:

Tiny Flashlight. Available for free download . It has many interesting options: SOS signal, blinking, timer to turn off, brightness adjustment, etc. The application received high marks from users for its user-friendliness and high-quality translation into Russian.
Flashlight. Has the same functions as the Tiny Flashlight, but lacks a battery charge indicator. Distributed freely.
Samsung Galaxy Flashlight. Attractive interface with the ability to customize screen color. It can work in blocking mode , but it has fewer additional lighting options. The application is completely free.

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The flashlight on the phone does not work

Sometimes the flashlight on your phone won't turn on or the app won't respond. This usually happens for one of three main reasons:

the phone was mechanically damaged during an impact or fall.
moisture has entered the device casing .
software errors . This category includes problems with the smartphone OS and application operation.

To troubleshoot such problems, you should take the gadget to a service center.

How to activate the flashlight in new Galaxy models

Starting with the Galaxy S6, Samsung eliminated the function of turning the flashlight on and off using the volume button. Early models had an icon available that allowed you to turn on the flashlight by holding down the volume up or down buttons. Even though Samsung has removed the shortcut in new models, there is a way to restore it.

There are powerful utilities to restore this functionality, but they often require root access or the installation of Xposed. But you don't have to modify your phone to enable this option. If your phone does not have root or other modifications installed, then just install TorchLightEnabler.

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On Samsung Galaxy, the flashlight is turned on in 4 ways:

Method one – for devices with Android 9, 8, 7 and 6; Method two – for devices with Android 5; Method three – for devices with Android 4; Method four – for any model with a flash.

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Method one

1 Swipe down from top to bottom of the screen (on some models you may need to swipe twice to fully expand the curtain). 2 Find the “Flashlight” item. To do this, scroll through the icons with your finger from right to left. 3 Tap the icon to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method two

1 Press and hold your finger on an empty area of the desktop. 2 Release your finger and tap Widgets. 3 Find the Flashlight widget. To do this, scroll the screen with your finger right/left. 4 Hold your finger on the widget and drag it to an empty space. 5 Tap the widget to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method three

1 Press and hold your finger on an empty area of the desktop. 2 Release your finger and tap Apps & Widgets. 3 Click on the Widgets tab. 4 Find the Flashlight widget. To do this, scroll the screen with your finger right/left. 5 Hold your finger on the widget and drag it to an empty space. 6 Tap the widget to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method four

If you don’t like the first three methods or don’t work, download the Flashlight app from the Play Store. For this:

1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Open Play Store. At this stage, you may need a Google account (a special window will appear).

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3 In the search field, write: “Flashlight”. 4 Select the application you like and click the Install button. 5 Read the permissions carefully and click the “Accept” button. 6 The flashlight should appear in the device menu or widget list.

If you do not know how to use the application, then: a) install another application; b) ask friends or family for help.

Program to activate the function in Galaxy S6 and higher

This application does not require root or Xposed installation, and runs on official Samsung firmware without any modifications. TorchLightEnabler restores the flashlight on the new Samsung Galaxy and allows you to turn it on or off via the volume buttons.

You won't find this app on the Play Store. It needs to be downloaded as a *.apk file to your computer, and then copied via a USB cable to the internal memory of the Samsung Galaxy. You can also download the file directly to your phone.

When the TorchLightEnabler.apk file is already downloaded, go to Settings - Security and about. This feature allows you to install applications outside of the Play Store. Otherwise, when installing the program, the “Installation blocked” error will appear.

Then open any file manager on Android and run the TorchLightEnabler.apk file. The program installer will appear - click on “Install”.

Now you can enable the application and configure its settings. Make sure that the “Torch light – enable torch light feature” option is selected. In the “Torch light time-out” field, you can specify the time after which the flashlight will automatically turn off.

That's all - now to turn on the flashlight you need to hold the volume up button. If you want to turn it off yourself, hold down the volume down key. It will also turn off automatically after the time specified in the “Torch light time-out” field has expired.

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How to turn on the flashlight on Samsung Galaxy

Previously, most smartphones did not include a flashlight, and users used the camera flash or screen as backlight. Today, developers include the flashlight as a standard application in the phone's functionality. Let's look at the current methods.

Enable flashlight in settings

The first option is to use the top pop-up menu. Instructions:

Swipe down from top to bottom to display a window like the one in the image.
Click on the flashlight image.

The procedure itself is not complicated and is carried out in two steps. Please note that many useful features needed for everyday use are located in the top pop-up menu.

Turn on the flashlight via widget

Second way:

In any empty space on the screen, hold your finger until the hidden menu opens.
Select the Widgets tab.
Find the "Flashlight" item.
Tap the icon with your finger and drag it to your smartphone screen.

As a result, to turn it on, you only need to click the button that you dragged to the main page.

Applications and widgets

Use the third option:

Click on an empty area of the screen and wait for the menu to appear.
Select "Application and Widgets".
Next, click on “Widgets” at the top.
Find “Flashlight” in the list.
Click on the icon with your finger and drag it to the desktop.

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To enable the function, click on the flashlight icon, and turn it off in the same way.

A universal way to turn on a flashlight

Another way to solve this problem is to download the Flashlight application to your phone for free for Samsung. The program is available on the Play Market and is free for all owners of Android phones. The algorithm of actions is as follows:

connect to the Internet;
open the Play Market (you will need to connect to your Google account);
write the name of the application in the search bar;
select the appropriate program, and then click on the Install button;
allow the program access to the flash;
make sure that the program appears in the list of widgets.

Knowing how to install a flashlight on a Samsung phone, you can easily enable and configure the function, as well as display it on the main screen. The program mentioned above is not the only one. If you wish, you can download other applications that have different functionality - a clock, a flashlight plus a clock, etc. The convenience is that in such programs it is easier to make the flashlight on a Samsung brighter or make other settings.

Another alternative method is suitable for Samsung S4. It is effective even if the smartphone display is turned off. To turn on the flashlight, just hold down the volume button. To use the option, you need to install the Nova Launcher program from the Play Market, and then restart the phone. Now all that remains is to add an application shortcut to the home screen according to the instructions discussed above (as is the case with widgets). In the future, you can enable the function by pressing button 1, and disable it by pressing button 2. After setting up, the launcher can be deleted.

How to turn off the flashlight on Samsung

How to turn off the flashlight on Samsung? The shutdown process is the same as the activation process. Click on the flashlight image again to turn off the flash. If the user forgets to disable the function, it will deactivate itself after a couple of minutes.

—> —> —> —> Question about SamsungGalaxy J1 SM-J100F FAQ (110)Characteristics asked 10.23.2017 18:21 Tell me how to turn off the flashlight on the Samsung Galaxy j1. Recently purchased. The flashlight turned on, but I can’t turn it off 11/11/2017 03:40 Have a nice day. You have a flashlight icon on your display. Press it and hold it, the flashlight turns off and turns on in the same way. But if you scrolled through all the tables on the display, you did not find the flashlight icon. Then you should have a shortcut below **widgets. Go into it and find the flashlight function and turn it off. If there is no icon on the desktop, then it is better for you to move it from widgets to the table. This will be more convenient for you.

Method one

1Swipe across the screen from top to bottom (on some models you need to swipe twice to fully expand the curtain).

2Find the "Flashlight" item. To do this, scroll through the icons with your finger from right to left.

3Click the icon to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method two

1 Press and hold your finger on an empty area of the desktop. 2 Release your finger and tap Widgets.

3Find the Flashlight widget. To do this, scroll the screen with your finger right/left.

4 Hold your finger on the widget and drag it to an empty space. 5 Tap the widget to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method three

1 Press and hold your finger on an empty area of the desktop. 2 Release your finger and tap Apps & Widgets.

3Click on the "Widgets" tab.

4Find the Flashlight widget. To do this, scroll the screen with your finger right/left.

5 Hold your finger on the widget and drag it to an empty space. 6 Tap the widget to turn the flashlight on or off.

Method four

If you don’t like the first three methods or don’t work, download the Flashlight app from the Play Store. For this:

1 Connect to the Internet. 2 Open Play Store. At this stage, you may need a Google account (a special window will appear).

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3In the search field, write: “Flashlight.”

4Select the application you like and click the Install button.

5Read the permissions carefully and click the “Accept” button.

6The flashlight should appear in the device menu or widget list.

If you do not know how to use the application, then: a) install another application; b) ask friends or family for help.

Method three to turn on a flashlight on a Samsung using the program

If the previous 2 options did not work, then try installing the program. A lot of them. I liked Flashlight.

After installation, all you need to do is click on the shortcut that will be on the main screen and in the menu and move the slider to the top (towards zero).

The program is very intuitive. It starts to display a black screen in the middle of which there is an “On/Off” button.

By pressing the icon the light turns on, illuminating everything in your area. The length of the light depends only on you, and from the moment you decide to click on the icon again, you will turn off the light.

An extremely simplified Android service allows you to turn on the flashlight in your Samsung Galaxy and other phones, even for elderly people with poor eyesight, in any conditions, including, of course, in the dark.

The flashlight works reliably in moments when we need strong and clear light. Lighting the way, helping to find lost items, or serving as a warning light in the evening.

Google Play has a wide variety of similar applications that convert the flash into a flashlight. Why did I choose Flashlight?

There are several reasons for this, the most important of which are:

The simplest work - only one icon is displayed on the desktop, which will turn on the flashlight.
The application does not require a lot of memory and CPU resources.
Can be used on new and old versions of Android.

A flashlight is an extremely necessary thing. The only problem is that you almost never have it on hand. But this is not a problem, since you can use the flashlight in your smartphone. You will learn how to do this in our article today.

In the vast majority of modern smartphones, there is a separate button for turning the flashlight on and off and it is located in the curtain, which can be called up by sliding your finger from the top frame to the bottom. This is done for ease of access. This is what the button looks like:

In the same Android 5, the flashlight is located exactly under the curtain. True, let's not forget that there are a lot of different shells where there may not be a flashlight. What to do? It's okay, you can use a third-party application. Open it, enter the word “flashlight” into the search and see many results.

Select the desired application and install it on your smartphone. We launch it, turn on the flashlight with the touch button and, voila, everything works: the flash shines.

The screenshot shows the Super-Bright Flashlight application from Suprax Inc.

By the way, some applications support non-standard functions. For example, you can enable the function when the flashlight lights up intermittently.

How to turn on and off the flashlight on an Android smartphone (Samsung, Lenovo)

Enable flashlight in Android

Enabling on Android 4 and 5

How to turn on the flashlight on Samsung

Standard method

Adding a widget

Widgets for Android 4.0

Before you turn on the flashlight: How to use the flashlight program on Android?

Flashlight on iPhone

Downloading third party apps

The flashlight on the phone does not work

How to activate the flashlight in new Galaxy models

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Program to activate the function in Galaxy S6 and higher

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