This new Lock Screen setting in iOS 26.1 will prevent your iPhone’s flashlight from accidentally turning off.
iOS 26.1 prevents the flashlight from turning off at the most inconvenient moments
The iPhone's locked screen flashlight is extremely practical. But have you noticed that sometimes it turns off randomly while you are holding the phonefor no apparent reason?
What actually happens is that the slightest touch on the screen can be interpreted as a swipe to the right to open the camera, which immediately deactivates the flashlight. One somewhat annoying functionality conflictif he even realized what was happening. However, with iOS 26.1, you can now solve the problem.
How to Prevent Your iPhone Flashlight from Accidentally Turning Off
When you use your iPhone's flashlight, it's usually because it's dark and you're trying to find something. In these situations, it is very easy to brush your fingers against the screen by accident.
A small movement is enough to activate the swipe gesture, thus turning off the flashlight. The camera doesn't even need to open completely, just a slight slide to start the action, even if it is soon cancelled. That's why so many people felt frustrated without realizing the real reason.
With iOS 26.1, the latest iPhone software update released yesterday, Apple introduced a new setting that lets you disable the swipe-to-open camera shortcut on the locked screen.
Patch a Definitions ā Chamber and scroll to the end to find the option Swipe the locked screen to open Camera. Disable it (turns it from on to off).
With this setting disabled, Accidental touches on the locked screen will no longer trigger the horizontal gesture that opened the chamber. The result is that your iPhone's flashlight will stay on much more consistently.
Best of all, you probably won't even miss this gesture, as there are other quick ways to open Camera: you can use the long-press shortcut on the locked screen or the physical camera control button on the side of the phone.
