You can add a flashlight shortcut to your iPhone Home Screen using the built-in Shortcuts app. This lets you turn the flashlight on or off with a single tap, without opening Control Center or using Siri.
You can create the shortcut manually or use the Describe a Shortcut feature in iOS 27 on a compatible iPhone to generate it with a text prompt.
How to Add a Flashlight Shortcut Using iOS 27
iOS 27 lets you create a shortcut in the Shortcuts app by describing what you want it to do. You can use this feature to generate a flashlight toggle shortcut and add it directly to your iPhone Home Screen.
Note: Describe a Shortcut requires Apple Intelligence and a compatible iPhone, such as iPhone 15 Pro or later, running iOS 27.
To create a flashlight shortcut using iOS 27:
- Open the Shortcuts app on your iPhone.
- Tap the + button to create a new shortcut.
- In the Describe a Shortcut field, type Toggle the flashlight.
- Let Shortcuts generate the action. Tap Edit, then use the forward arrow to adjust the default flashlight brightness if you want.
- Tap the Info (i) button.
- Select Add to Home Screen.
- Choose a symbol and color for the shortcut, if you want to customize its appearance.
- Tap the checkmark in the upper-right corner to save it.
The flashlight shortcut will now appear on your iPhone Home Screen. Tap it to turn the flashlight on or off.
How to Add a Flashlight Shortcut to iPhone Home Screen
If your iPhone doesn’t support the Describe a Shortcut feature, you can create a flashlight toggle manually using the Shortcuts app.
Follow these steps:
- Open the Shortcuts app and go to the Shortcuts or Library tab.
- Tap the + button at the top-right corner.
- Tap Search Actions.
- Search for torch and select the Set Torch action.
- Tap Turn and change the operation to Toggle.
- Optional: Expand the action and set the flashlight brightness.
- Tap the shortcut name at the top, then select Add to Home Screen.
- Customize the shortcut’s name, icon, and color, if desired.
- Tap Add to place the shortcut on your Home Screen.
You can now tap the shortcut icon whenever you want to turn your iPhone’s flashlight on or off.
How to Add a Flashlight Widget to iPhone Home Screen
You can also add a Shortcuts widget to your iPhone Home Screen and use it to run your flashlight shortcut.
A Shortcuts widget can run your flashlight shortcut without displaying the banner notification associated with running a Home Screen shortcut.
To add the widget:
- Important: Create a flashlight shortcut first using either method above.
- Touch and hold an empty area of your Home Screen until the apps begin to jiggle.
- Tap Edit or the + button to open the widget gallery.
- Search for Shortcuts and select Shortcuts.
- Choose a widget size and tap Add Widget.
- Move the widget to your preferred location and tap Done.
- Touch and hold the widget, then choose Edit Widget.
- Select the flashlight shortcut you created earlier.
Your widget will now provide quick access to the flashlight shortcut directly from the Home Screen.
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This was just what I was looking for. Thank you.
Thank you so much!!! Have been battling with this for years and your instructions are so clear, I got it done quickly. I live in South Africa where we have 8+ hours of power outages a day, so this shortcut is a must!
This is an incredibly complicated procedure for something that shouldn’t have to be. How should it work? I say you should swipe the utility screen up, simply hold your finger on the icon 10 seconds and a menu appears with all the actions or options for that device. In this case to add the flashlight/torch to the Home Screen or wherever. Then tap done and it works.
But NOOOO! My iOS 15 doesn’t present half the things you described as your pics do. I’ve had this phone a year and I’m a 40 year techy. Few are the proceedures I can’t figure out. Had thought I had seen most nooks and crannies in my phone. But I’ve just spent an hour trying to get the light right and it ain’t yet.
So… 1: Apple needs to get off its kluge ridden high horse. 2: The instrux above need to be inclusive of more than “iOS 14 and above”.
God bless you for these clear and easy instructions!!!! Been battling for ages to add the torch to my homescreen!!!