Turn Off the Selfie Flash on iPhone or iPad

This article teaches you how to turn off the flash function in your front-facing camera, using an iPhone or iPad.

10 Second Summary

1. Open the camera app.
2. Switch to the selfie camera.
3. Tap the flash icon.
4. Tap Off.

Steps

  1. Open your iPhone or iPad's camera. The camera app looks like a black camera icon in a gray box on your device's Home screen.
  2. Tap the switch camera button. If your camera isn't already on selfie mode, tap the camera icon with revolving arrows in the lower-right corner of your screen. It will switch the camera app to your front-facing, selfie camera.
  3. Tap the flash button. It looks like a thunderbolt icon in the upper-left corner of your screen. You will have three flash options: Auto, On, Off.
  4. Tap Off. It's at the top of your screen. You will now see a cross mark that cancels the thunderbolt icon in the upper-left corner of your screen. This means your flash is turned off. You can now take a selfie without flash.