Flashlight Missing from Control Center on iPhone? How to Get It Back

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By Conner Carey
July 29, 2025

If your flashlight diappeared on your iPhone or you can't find the flashlight icon in the Control Center, don't worry. Your iPhone flashlight is still available, and it's easy to place it back into the Control Center with your other quick-access icons.

Here's how to get the flashlight back in your iPhone Control Center:

  1. Open the Control Center on your iPhone. open control center on iphone
  2. Touch and hold the Control Center in a blank place to enter edit mode. touch and hold a blank place in control center to add flashlight icon
  3. Tap Add a Control. tap add a control to add flashlight back
  4. Tap Flashlight to add it back to the Control Center. tap flashlight to get back torch on iphone
  5. Tap a blank place in the Control Center to exit edit mode. tap a blank place in control center to exit control center edit mode

Another benefit of having the flashlight in the Control Center is that you can now long press the flashlight icon, and an option will appear to adjust the brightness of the light! This quick-access option brings another layer of convenience to one of the most popular iPhone features.

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