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I want one-finger flashlight brightness adjustment back (from iOS 17) (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 10 months ago* by to c/apple_enthusiast@lemmy.world
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I don’t care how they do it but I want to be able to press and hold the flashlight icon and, without lifting my finger, immediately begin to slide my finger up and down to adjust flashlight brightness.

Boo form over function. Very minor nod to the increased granularity.

iOS 18 versus iOS 17 flashlight UI comparison
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[–] 10 points 10 months ago (6 children)

Interestingly enough, my phone (which is currently running iOS 26) doesn't have the new flashlight UI, it's still a regular slider. Very one-finger-slide-uppable. The new "feature" with iOS 18 onwards is only present on iPhone 14 Pro and later (the bubbly black blob that is the dynamic island is necessary)

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Hear me out: what if instead of making a weird flashlight thing, why not just swipe left and right to adjust the width? Then you have the best of both worlds!

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago

    IMHO, the problem isn't the width adjustment, it's that the control is now small and you have to change your grip to reach it. Apple could just added the left / right width swipes to a large full screen UI.

    (Also worth noting, only recent Pro iPhones can control beam width. Left / Right beam width control is disabled for not-pro phones but the UI is still the same clunky Dynamic Island thing)

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