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Apple Just Gave Your iPhone a Simple Feature That You’ll Definitely Use

An iPhone flashlight fix . iOS 26.1 adds a new Settings option called the “Lock Screen Swipe to Open Camera,” and it’s turned ...

This new lock screen setting will stop your iPhone flashlight from turning off accidentally

The iPhone lock screen flashlight is incredibly handy. But have you ever noticed it turn off randomly while you ...

iOS 26.1 to Bring Surprising New iPhone Lock Screen Option

Apple's upcoming iOS 26.1 software update is introducing a feature that iPhone users have been requesting for years – the ...

iOS 26.1 Coming Soon: New Features for Your iPhone and Release Date

The upcoming iOS 26.1 update includes a handful of new features and changes for iPhones, including a toggle for changing the ...

iOS 26.1 RC introduces tinted Liquid Glass, camera swipe toggle, and new AI features

Apple’s iOS 26.1 RC introduces Liquid Glass customization, a new lock screen camera toggle, expanded Apple Intelligence ...
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Your iPhone’s left swipe just launched the camera; Here’s how to stop it

If you carry an iPhone, you’ve probably swiped left on the lock screen and, “oops”, there’s the camera rolling. With iOS 26.1 beta 4, Apple has finally thrown us a toggle to disable that “Swipe to ...