The flashlight icon is designed to behave like a physical button, so you don’t accidentally trigger the flashlight in your pocket. It even gives you a little haptic “click” so it feels like a physical button.
Admittedly it’s not a very intuitive/discoverable design.
Yeah, before moving to iPhone I had been using samsung devices for a long time, and the older samsung android skin had a flashight button on the lock screen which could be activated with just a tap.
Imagine my frustration when I tried doing the same on my iPhone, thankfully a google search saved me much future hassle.
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The flashlight icon is designed to behave like a physical button, so you don’t accidentally trigger the flashlight in your pocket. It even gives you a little haptic “click” so it feels like a physical button.
Admittedly it’s not a very intuitive/discoverable design.
Yeah, before moving to iPhone I had been using samsung devices for a long time, and the older samsung android skin had a flashight button on the lock screen which could be activated with just a tap.
Imagine my frustration when I tried doing the same on my iPhone, thankfully a google search saved me much future hassle.
Good grief, thank you for explaining this to me. I've wondered why I can't get the thing to work.
TY for the insight.