The document discusses the history of flashlight apps and the built-in flashlight feature on iPhones. It notes that flashlight apps used to be common but were buggy, so Apple decided to add a flashlight directly to the Control Center of iOS. It explains that the iPhone's flashlight will stay on until the phone is powered off or the battery dies, unlike a physical flashlight. It concludes by detailing how users can access the iPhone's flashlight by swiping up from the bottom of the screen to open the Control Center and tapping the flashlight icon.

1. Even Your IPhone Has A Flashlight Now

2. You’re hiking with your friends and it’s getting dark.

3. If you only had a flashlight, but wait, you do.

4. You pull out your phone use the flashlight and light the way for
everyone.

5. What Happened To My Flashlight App

6. Remember when the App Store used to be filled with flashlight
apps?

7. Flashlight apps were easy for amateur software developers to
make because they only did one thing turning on the LED that
your iPhone uses as a flash when you take a picture.

8. Flashlight apps were buggy because they weren’t programmed
by professionals.

9. They were filled with ads and usually designed to make the
developer a quick buck.

10. Apple realized the flashlight needed to be easy to access at any
time, so they added it to your iPhone’s Control Center.

11. A few years ago, Apple decided enough was enough.

12. They pulled every flashlight app from the App Store and built a
flashlight directly into iOS, the iPhone’s operating system.

13. (Since then, they’ve allowed apps with extra features back into
the App Store.

14. When you tap the power button to put your iPhone to sleep, the
flashlight turns off, right? Wrong.

15. People walk around with illuminated packets because they don’t
know they have to go back to the Control Center and turn off
their flashlight after they finish using it.

16. The iPhone’s flashlight, only turns itself off when you power off
your iPhone or it runs out of battery.

17. What’s The Control Center And How Do I Turn On My iPhone’s
Flashlight

18. Control Center is designed to give you easy access to important
features of your iPhone.

19. You can open the Control Center from any screen as long as your
iPhone is awake – you don’t even need to enter your passcode.

20. To open Control Center, use your finger to swipe up from the
very bottom of the screen.

21. A box with several icons and sliders will appear.

22. Take a look in the bottom left hand corner of Control Center and
you’ll see a small flashlight icon.

23. Tap the flashlight icon to turn your flashlight on or off.

24. In this article, you learned how to turn your iPhone’s flashlight on
or off using the Control Center.

25. Whether it’s a real emergency or the restaurant’s too dark to
read the menu, the flashlight on your iPhone can be a life-saver.