Unlike some Android phones, the iPhone doesn't have a dedicated LED notification light that illuminates when you receive a call, text message, or other alert. However, the iPhone does offer an optional Accessibility feature, originally designed to assist the deaf and hard of hearing, which flashes the rear camera flash to provide a visual alert when notifications arrive. With iOS 26.2, Apple added a new option that also allows the screen to flash.
Even if your hearing is fine, having a visual notification alert can be helpful in certain situations, such as being in a quiet place like a library, where you don't want to make any noise. More importantly, in iOS 26.2, you can choose to flash both the screen and the camera flash simultaneously, so the visual alert will appear whether your iPhone is resting face up or down on a table.
How to enable notification flashing
To enable the screen blinking feature when notifications arrive on an iPhone running iOS 26.2, follow these steps:
◉ Open the Settings app on your iPhone, then tap on “Accessibility”.
◉ Within the “Hearing” section, click on “Audio & Visual”.
◉ Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Flash for Alerts”.
◉ Activate the “Flash at alerts” option, then choose the flashing pattern: “LED flash, screen, or both together.”
You'll notice that the last menu includes additional toggles that allow you to control whether the flash will activate when the device is unlocked, as well as specifying whether the flash should be enabled while in silent mode. This way, you can customize the visual alerts on your iPhone to suit your daily usage patterns and different circumstances.
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