TheiPhone has a remarkable amount of flexibility when it comes to notifications and sounds and Apple thoughtfully added the option to flash the LED light for phone calls or notifications. This is a wonderful feature for anyone with a hearing damage, of course. It tin also exist useful for anyone that needs to silence their iPhone but has a need to remain aware of incoming calls, letters, and notifications.

The iPhone has very thorough Accessibility settings and many are designed for audio and visual impairments. Some of these require Apple's AirPods to allow special features, such as Chat Boost. Many piece of work with just a standard iPhone, however. Switching on Sound Recognition, for case, makes the iPhone mind for certain of import sounds, such as a crying baby, a doorbell, a siren, and more, sending notifications to the user if those are heard.

Using Apple's Accessibility feature, information technology's possible to brand the iPhone'south LED blink when there's an alert, such as an incoming call or a text message. The LED is abreast the rear photographic camera and is the same flash that's used for photography. When the LED flashes for an alert, information technology doesn't use the full intensity as information technology does when taking a photo in a dark room. Instead, a toned downward, gentle blink that'south noticeable without being blindingly bright is provided. To switch this feature on, the user should open the Settings app, scroll downward and tap the Accessibility tab, then notice the 'Audio/Visual' options and open those controls. At the bottom, there volition be a toggle switch labeled 'LED Flash for Alerts.' Switching this on volition tell the iPhone to blink the LED when an alert is received.

More iPhone Alert Flash Options

Once 'LED Flash for Alerts' is enabled, some other option is revealed beneath which is on by default. Toggling the 'Flash on Silent' switch to the off position will prevent the LED from flashing when the physical mute switch on the left side of an iPhone is set to silent. In this position, a red stripe tin can exist seen inside the switch. When enabled, the rear LED will blink for every notification, call, and text, regardless of the position of the iPhone's mute switch.

There are a few different situations when this feature might prove useful. For those with a hearing impairment, the flashing LED makes it easier to notice a call or message when not looking directly at the iPhone. For others, it's a way to potentially brand the iPhone less obtrusive while having a conversation. With theiPhone face downward and volume muted, an LED glimmer tin can be a nicer fashion to know that an alert has arrived without the usual notification chime, making this a helpful characteristic for everyone.

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Source: Apple

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