Well, you can submit that new feature to Apple Feedback, and see if you’re lucky and get that for iOS 15 or 16. So far, you cannot turn on the flashlight when using the camera, you can only use it as a flash.
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iOS 14.5 Beta 7 ― Bug Fixes, Changes, and Improvements
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Latest findings….
12PM - on update to beta 7, the update process turned off the Call Blocking and Identification in Settings.
Was wondering why I was getting spam calls coming through.
Using Hiya.
IPP 11 2020 - Mail badge count is way off again, repeatedly.
In the screenshot below, Mail includes the Gmail account along side plus a couple of others. Beta 7 is a definite downgrade from Beta 6. One improvement with 7, if I open Mail and wait a couple of minutes, the count will correct itself without a manual refresh.
12PM - on update to beta 7, the update process turned off the Call Blocking and Identification in Settings.
Was wondering why I was getting spam calls coming through.
Using Hiya.
IPP 11 2020 - Mail badge count is way off again, repeatedly.
In the screenshot below, Mail includes the Gmail account along side plus a couple of others. Beta 7 is a definite downgrade from Beta 6. One improvement with 7, if I open Mail and wait a couple of minutes, the count will correct itself without a manual refresh.
12PM - Camera
Spent a bit of time over the last few days taking all kinds of shots. Was vacationing for a week.
I see no improvement with the Camera for Beta 7. The lack of detail likely from processing (softening) is still present. Switching to the 2.5 lens does not always trigger use of that lense (stay stuck with the 1x lens). The correct lens selection works just fine using Halide.
For Halide users, I have run into an issue where the app is slow to focus if the distance is under 18” using AF and 2.5
Spent a bit of time over the last few days taking all kinds of shots. Was vacationing for a week.
I see no improvement with the Camera for Beta 7. The lack of detail likely from processing (softening) is still present. Switching to the 2.5 lens does not always trigger use of that lense (stay stuck with the 1x lens). The correct lens selection works just fine using Halide.
For Halide users, I have run into an issue where the app is slow to focus if the distance is under 18” using AF and 2.5
Maybe just use it as a flash, as was intended? The flashlight feature is a byproduct of having a camera flash on your phone, not the other way around.
If you need a workaround for now you could always start recording a video with the flashlight on and take photos while recording. Not the most elegant solution but just a thought.
The torch can't be on while the camera is taking a photo, as it needs to work out the current lighting and white balance before taking the photo (with or without the flash). However, as mentioned above, the torch can be on while recording video.
Just to expand on this, having the torch on would be counterproductive as computational photography is designed to work with the flash, not the torch. All of the multi-image photo stitching for HDR would be negated and your images would look blown out like old school digital camera low-light shots.
Having the flashlight on is just another light in the picture. “Computational photography” should handle the flashlight being on.
The flashlight turns-off in picture- or video-taking modes. Maybe some third party video apps let the user turn-on the flashlight.
I suspect it is a base OS camera setting.
I just tried Halide, ProCam, and ProCamera apps and in all three the flashlight setting is unavailable or greyed out.
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You can set the flash to always fire, even in situations where it would not normally by using the controls below. Change from the default “auto“ to “on”. This is why you should not need the flashlight/torch.
Yes, but he/she/they wants to use the torch, all the time, while setting the elements he wants to take a picture from. In other words, he/she/they wants to have the torch on all the time, not just a flash of miliseconds when the picture is taken. And as far as I know, that cannot be done.You can set the flash to always fire, even in situations where it would not normally by using the controls below. Change from the default “auto“ to “on”. This is why you should not need the flashlight/torch.
Not knocking you or the person who asked about this, but why does everyone want the phone to do things that it wasn’t designed to do and then complain about it when it does not?
“Apple should offer a setting…”
I cringe when I imagine the mess the OS would be if Apple offered a setting for even 10% of what people claim should be included. Compare what you have compared to 10 years ago and try to be grateful for what we have rather than angry about the things we don’t. It’ll make your life just a little less gloomy.
Anyhoo. Beta 7 runs like a dream on my phone and mask unlock has been 100% since I started wearing my watch again. I, for one, believe 14.5 is ready for release and will be out this coming week.
I agree, it’s running very smooth for me, minus the excessive battery drain. I’m sure that’s still logging and stuff, though.
I think the only way Apple would be able to get away with making it “easy” to offer up that much customization, is if each said setting also has an option to return to default. Or even offer the option to return all settings to default in the same spot you can erase your phone or reset network settings.
I think that’s what “reset all settings” does.
From Apple’s Website:
Reset All Settings: All settings—including network settings, the keyboard dictionary, the Home Screen layout, location settings, privacy settings, and Apple Pay cards—are removed or reset to their defaults. No data or media are deleted.
What would be better is if the “Reset All Settings” didn’t remove Apple Pay cards and Home Screen layout. I’m referring to the posts above about wanting more customization. The current “Reset All Settings” option is pretty nuclear if you ask me.
Yeah, true. Maybe a new “restore factory defaults” could take those extreme portions out while blending in more defaults like accessibility/sounds/sharing/location/etc settings. I think Apple is slowing dipping a toe in the customization pool (ocean) and will continue with that pace moving forward so the rumors about a reorganized settings menu should be pretty accurate. I think it’s more of a when than an if at this point.
Edit: my first bug!
Edit 2: Restart fixed it. Back to awesome.
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The iPhone is "designed" to constantly improve and evolve. My iPhone 12 Pro Max is much better than your iPhone 8.
Using the flashlight while taking pictures is quite doable for iPhone. The flashlight is already right there, right.
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The flashlight is already right there in the iPhone. It is simple, let the user turn it on during picture-taking if flash is set to off.
Did you actually try it before you commented? The light turns off as soon as I open the camera for pictures or video. My devices are iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPad Pro 12.9", both running latest iOS beta.
That’s not how you do it.
Start the camera app, switch to video, then enable the “flash” in top left corner. Start recording and the flash will stay on to illuminate the video. You can then take photos using the on-screen shutter button.
Exactly what I’ve been saying in the last 8 years, you nailed it.
hardware top notch, software in free fall and no willingness to get it fixed because they sell more and more every year. Sad. I miss Steve’s era when he was making sure “it just works” was a real thing not just marketing
Okay, the light will stay on for video recording. It shows it is doable for picture taking. Maybe it will show-up in iOS 15.