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iPhone fans go wild for NEW hack that will change the way you use your torch
IF you’ve ever turned your torch on accidentally, there’s a brilliant hack.
Your iPhone is packed with clever tricks, and you’ve probably heard of some before.
TikTok / @katamogzThere’s a clever iPhone torch trick you need to know[/caption]
But there’s a little-known hack to quickly shut off your iPhone torch.
You can already turn off the torch from the lockscreen, with a long-press of the torch logo.
However, there’s an even faster way to get this done.
With enough practice, it’ll become a habit and you’ll be saving loads of time.
The trick was shared by TikTok creator @katamogz, where it’s received hundreds of likes.
If you notice your torch is on, just swipe from the right to the left on your lockscreen.
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You don’t even need to fully swipe – just drag the screen a very small way.
This will activate the camera, but not fully open it.
And that process automatically shuts off the torch.
That’s not the only iPhone flashlight hack we’ve seen.
Your iPhone borrows a bunch of Siri commands from the Harry Potter universe.
And one of them turns the iPhone’s flashlight on.
Fans will remember the spell “Lumos” – which in the Harry Potter universe lights the end of a witch or wizards wand.
It allows characters to see in the dark and was used by Potter himself in “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”.
You can cast the spell yourself back in the world of muggles by activating Siri on an iPhone and saying “Lumos” to turn your gadget’s flashlight on.
Lumos is not the only spell that works on iPhone.
Activating Siri and saying “Nox”, the wand-extinguishing charm, will turn the torch off.
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