How to Set Up Flash Light Notifications on Your Phone
Notifications popping up on your smartphone’s screen are designed to get your attention. To make sure you know when you just got a text or missed a call, notifications usually announce their arrival with a sound. That won’t work in all cases. You could have your volume turned off, the screen facing away from you, or you might have a hearing impairment that prevents you from hearing the notification. Did you know that you can make the camera flash light up when your phone is ringing or you’ve got a notification? That way, you’ll know you’ve got a notification by seeing the light and without relying on sound. Here’s what you need to do.
How to Enable a Notification Light on iPhone
Setting up an iPhone notification light is easy. You need to change one (or, at most, two) settings present on every iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Here’s what you need to do:
How to Enable a Notification Light on Android
Enabling flash notifications on Android phones is almost as simple as on the iPhone. Because Android software differs depending on what company makes your smartphone, these instructions won’t work on every Android phone. In some cases, you’ll follow similar steps using different menus. In other cases, your phone may not have built-in support for flash notifications. If your phone supports flash notifications, follow these steps to turn them on: To turn the feature off, repeat the first three steps, and then move the Flash Notifications slider(s) to Off.
Apps that Add Flash Notifications for Android
Not every Android phone offers flash notifications. Support for the feature up to the manufacturer. If you can’t find an option for flash notifications in the Accessibility settings on your Android, it may not offer it. Luckily, you should be able to download an app that adds the feature to your phone. A few apps to download include:
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