How to Fix iPhone Flashlight Won't Turn on in iOS 11

“The flashlight button is like faded so it won't let me click on it after updating my iPhone to iOS 11, does anyone know how to fix it?”

Flashlight won't turn on problem is a frequently encountered problem for some iPhone 6 and iPhone 7 users after having updated their iPhones to iOS 11. In our previous page, we have talked about how to fixflashlight not working in iOS 11in summary. Today, in this post, we will only focus on one specific issue, that isiPhone flashlight won't turn on in iOS 11to pinpoint the question reason and solutions.

Top 5 tips to fix iPhone flashlight won't turn on in iOS 11

In following paragraphs, we list the top 4 solutions to fix iPhone flashlight won't turn on in iOS 11. Try them in turn.

1. Restart your iPhone

Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button for a few seconds until the red “slide to power off” slider appears, and then swipe right to power off your iPhone. After 30 seconds later, press and hold the Sleep/Wake button until the Apple logo appears.

2. Reboot your iPhone

If you are unable to restart your iPhone, you need to force restart it. Try below steps:

Force restart iPhone 6 and former: press and hold down the Home button and the wake/sleep button until Apple logo appears.

强制重新启动iPhone 7和7 +:按下家里button and the volume down button until Apple logo appears.

Force restart iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: first press and quickly release the Volume Up button.Second, press and quickly release the Volume Down button. At last, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo.

3. Reset All Settings on iPhone

If restart and force restart can't fix the flashlight not working problem, go on to reset all settings on iPhone, which won't lose your data.

Go to “Settings” > “General” > “Reset” > “Reset All Settings”.

4. Update your iPhone to the latest iOS

iPhone flashlight won't turn on usually due to the software problem. Therefore, updating your iPhone to the latest iOS version is a way worth trying. The new system version will fix the bugs in the previous. Before performing an update, make sure your device is fully charged and connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Go to Settings > General > Software Update> check if there is a new version available, if yes, download and install it on your iPhone.

5. Restore iPhone with iTunes

If all solutions above can't fix the issue effectively, the final way you can have a try is to restore your iPhone with an iTunes backup. Please note that you must disable Find My iPhone by going to “Settings” > “iCloud” > “Find My iPhone” and turn it off.

1. Connect your iPhone to your computer using a USB cable.

2. Select the “iPhone” button within iTunes and then choose “Summary”.

3. Click the “Back Up Now” button.

4. Click the “Restore Backup…” button and choose the “iPhone Name” drop-down menu and select the latest backup. Click “Restore” to restore your iPhone.

Tips on how to back up iPhone without iTunes

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年代tep 1.Connect your iPhone to your PC running Windows 7/8/10 with a USB cable. Tap "Trust" on your iPhone screen if asked. Run EaseUS MobiMover and navigate to "Backup Manager" > "Back up".

年代tep 2.All the supported categories are selected by default. Click "One-Click" backup to start backing up your iPhone to PC.

年代tep 3.Wait patiently until the backup process completes.