Access the setting to turn the camera flash on or off on your Android device using these steps.
- Open the “Camera” app.
- Tap the “Menu” icon (3 dots).
- Toggle the lighting icon to the desired setting.
Lightning with nothing = Flash will activate on every picture.
Lightning with slash = Flash is disabled.
Lightning with A = Auto-detect flash.
Lightning with slash = Flash is disabled.
Lightning with A = Auto-detect flash.
Rick Miller says
I have an lg stylus 3. I am inquiring about the flash the lightening bolt comes on but even though I have it on Or with the ait doesn’t.flash R
Greg says
If the flash icon is greyed out, you probably have it set in “hold for burst” mode. Press the … Icon and in-check hold for burst. Your lightning bolt wil become active again.
Kimberly says
What if when i turn on my camera i dont hsve the 3 dots to even push how would i turn on my flash then?
J.R. says
How do I turn on flash in my lgl16c phone when I don’t show a lightning icon?
Ronnie says
Go to the last tap REstore default then restore ull get back the flash
bunkofunko says
if you dont have the three dots (which i didnt) swipe the left side of the screen right (center).
swiping the border west to east (center) on the touchscreen opened a sub menu where the toggles are.
its within this sub menu that the flash options are. touch the flash and on/off/auto will appear.
tap whichever you prefer and voila. done!
Linda says
Have to take important picture for work do not know how to turn flash on with Android went to camera app does not have lightning bolt please help me find out if this phone has a flash feature required to perform this assignment for my job. Thank u.
Biswajit Saha says
Thank you so much for your help.I’m successfully finish this work.Well done.
Pat says
Quite by accident I found how to turn the camera to the on/off or auto mode. Turn your camera on as though you were going to take a photo. Put your finger on the button that you normally push to take a photo but slide it to your left instead of typing it. The menu for on off or auto comes up there. Good luck.
Ciara says
I don’t have the three dots, can someone tell me why they aren’t there and how to turn my flash off?
D says
Tried to do what you said but have no lightning bolt when I tap the three dots😕
Diana O'Steen says
Can you tell me how to turn the flash back on for the camera on my Samsung galaxy S4? I was just pressing thinf s at random and now the flash icon is greyed out and nnnn othing i do brings it back so i can turn it on. Likewise for autoexposure. Help PLEASE!