I find ringtones and text tones fairly annoying, so my iPhone is almost always set to vibrate on silent mode. Unfortunately, that causes me to miss phone calls and text messages when the device isn't in my hands or pockets. While I hate missing alerts, I'm still reluctant to switch to ring mode — and that's where another iOS and iPadOS feature helps out. Every iPhone model since the iPhone 4 has an LED flash on the rear, and so has almost all iPad Pro models and the newest iPad mini. The flash on these devices isn't just for taking photos, recording videos, and seeing in the dark — you can... more
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