The document discusses the history and use of flashlights on smartphones. It notes that while flashlight apps were once common, they were often buggy and filled with ads. Apple addressed this by adding a built-in flashlight function to the Control Center that can be easily accessed from any screen without unlocking the phone. The summary explains how to operate this flashlight by swiping up from the bottom of the iPhone screen to open Control Center and then tapping the small flashlight icon.

1. I remember when a flashlight was just simply that.

2. However, as technology advances everyday new and
improved ways of flashlights are being made.

3. The most common flashlight that people possess isn’t
necessarily a flashlight, but a flashlight enabled smart
phone.

4. However, there can be issues with technology
especially when it comes to the Iphone.

5. With that said I would like to help consumers know
just how to access that very important function of
your Iphone.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

22. 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.

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