Built-in flashlight function in OS4 beta4?

[mrblack927]

Hi all,
Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but I couldn't find anything in the search and wanted to know if this was just me...

I have OS4 Beta4 installed and when triple-tap the sleep button from the lock screen it activates an all white screen with seemingly no purpose. I'm wondering if Apple decided to build in a "flashlight" function to put to rest all of those tired flashlight apps in the app store... or if this is simply a test function that will be removed when it leaves beta.

Can anyone else confirm this in OS4?

 

[funrush]

Do you have a 3G or a 3GS? My 3G just locks when I triple click the home button.

 

[blancoBronco]

Do you have a 3G or a 3GS? My 3G just locks when I triple click the home button.

the OP said that its when the home button is triple clicked at the lock screen, so its already locked

 

[thelatinist]

Do you have a 3G or a 3GS? My 3G just locks when I triple click the home button.

the OP said that its when the home button is triple clicked at the lock screen, so its already locked

Actually, he said it was the sleep/wake button (sometimes called the power button) that he pressed, not the home button.

 

[mrblack927]

Hi, yes, I meant the sleep/wake button. I lock my phone so that it's at the lock screen, and then press the sleep/wake button 3 times rapidly. The screen just goes solid white. Then when I press the sleep/wake button or the home button again, it goes back to normal (the lock screen in this case).

I have a 16gb 3GS by the way.

 

[blancoBronco]

Actually, he said it was the sleep/wake button (sometimes called the power button) that he pressed, not the home button.

either way, the phone is already locked

 

[vizkiz]

Just realized something.
This may create a white screen on the 3G and 3GS, but on the 4th gen, it'll probably light up the LED on the back of the phone. I guess we have to wait and see. I'm surprised nobody else on Beta 4 has answered yet. I just saw this video on 9to5Mac and it reminded me of this thread:
http://9to5mac.com/node/17415

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

As someone with an unrooted Nexus One (google doesn't allow this functionality natively) who has always wanted to use his LED as a flash, I welcome this addition if it comes through. It would be massively useful for me.

 

[GollumBoy]

Hi all,
Sorry if this has been mentioned already, but I couldn't find anything in the search and wanted to know if this was just me...

I have OS4 Beta4 installed and when triple-tap the sleep button from the lock screen it activates an all white screen with seemingly no purpose. I'm wondering if Apple decided to build in a "flashlight" function to put to rest all of those tired flashlight apps in the app store... or if this is simply a test function that will be removed when it leaves beta.

Can anyone else confirm this in OS4?

I think it maybe a bug, as i'm running OS 4 Beta 4 3GS 32GB, it doesn't work.
Had it happened once just by pressing sleep once to unlock phone.

Is it consistent for you?

 

[GFSarah]

On my 3GS, beta 4, I can confirm that I see this as well. I can't speak for a 3G, but I tried it on my 2nd gen. touch, and it works the same there. Interesting find, and hopefully intended as a quick-access flashlight -- not a bug.

 

[SAD*FACED*CLOWN]

perhaps it's an incomplete accesibility control like the 3GS?

 

[InsiderApps]

I'm running OS 4 beta 4 and this does not happen on my 32GB 3GS, either.

 

[Surrix]

I wonder if you're unintentionally taking screenshots. Do you have a bunch of unintended screenshots on the camera roll now? I can't reproduce this, but last time my screen went white it was from the screenshot.

 

[Dr Kevorkian94]

I can do it too wow maby it could be a flashlight but we will never know

 

[GfPQqmcRKUvP]

I can do it too wow maby it could be a flashlight but we will never know

Well not never. We might know in six days...

 

[GFSarah]

I wonder if you're unintentionally taking screenshots. Do you have a bunch of unintended screenshots on the camera roll now? I can't reproduce this, but last time my screen went white it was from the screenshot.

Nope. It's not taking screenshots. It seems it might be pretty functional as a flashlight function, too, because it looks like there's no time limit on it. I can do the triple-click to get the white screen and it stays white and bright until I hit the button again to take it back to the lock screen - it doesn't fade or shut off the screen when it's not been touched for a full minute (as is set in my preferences).

 

[Surrix]

Nope. It's not taking screenshots. It seems it might be pretty functional as a flashlight function, too, because it looks like there's no time limit on it. I can do the triple-click to get the white screen and it stays white and bright until I hit the button again to take it back to the lock screen - it doesn't fade or shut off the screen when it's not been touched for a full minute (as is set in my preferences).

Weird. I can't reproduce this in beta 4.

 

[dukebound85]

this would be quite handy imo

 

[gee38l]

Im on 4.0 beta 4 3GS 32gb and works for me.

 

[moka]

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I can confirm that this works everytime i try it.

iPhone 3GS 32gb running beta 4.0...

 

[Pattycerts]

I can confirm it works for me on every attempt as well,

32GB iPhone 3GS 4.0 beta 4

 

[sneeks]

Nothing here on my 16gb 3GS running 4.0b4

 

[english06]

Did this disappear in the GM release?

 

[lorenwade]

It would be handy for the LED flash on the iPhone 4 also.

 

[0858131]

Did this disappear in the GM release?

I'm wondering the same thing — anybody have any updates on this?

P.S. I wonder if the LED light on iPhone 4 can be accessed without having to have the camera lens open (e.g. for a flashlight app).