Daily Tip: How to quickly turn your iPhone 4 LED flash into a flashlight using SpringFlash [jailbreak]

Wondering how to turn your iPhone 4 LED flash into a flashlight? Click Home. Launch camera. Switch to video. Turn on the flash... and by then you've knocked your foot or your head or lost sight of whatever it is you were looking for. Luckily, you can get your flashlight on much faster with SpringFlash, an awesome tweak from Cydia. SpringFlash allows you to use the activator app, which is installed when you jailbreak your device, to get instant access to your iPhone 4's LED light. Setup is easy, hit the jump to find out how.

Setup

  1. Launch Cydia from your jailbroken iPhone 4
  2. Search SpringFlash
  3. Download the tweak

Note: there will be no app icon with this tweak, nor will there be an option in the settings app on your phone.

Activation

Once the app is installed:

  1. Launch Settings
  2. Go to Activator
  3. Choose how you would like to have your iPhone 4's LED activated.
  4. That's it. No re-spring required!

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