The camera flash of the Galaxy S7 (Edge) can also illuminate selfies with a flash. There are various options available here.
Activate the camera flash on the Samsung Galaxy S7 (Edge)
On the back of your Galaxy S7 (Edge) you will find the flash next to the camera lens. If you activate this, you can also take photos in the dark.
- To do this, start the camera app on your Galaxy S7 or S7 Edge.
- In the menu bar, tap the lightning symbol until it says “On”.
- Then take a photo as usual. The flash will fire shortly before the shot is taken.
- Tip: If you set the flash icon to “Auto”, the flash will only activate when your surroundings are dark.
Turn on camera flash for selfies on Galaxy S7
The special thing about the Galaxy S7 (Edge) is the camera flash for selfies. Although there is no real flash on the front of the smartphone, the phone lights up the display brightly just before the photo is taken, which acts like a flash.
- To activate this feature, start the camera app again.
- Tap the camera icon in the center to switch to the front camera.
- There, tap the lightning symbol again until it says “Auto” or “On”.
- Then take your selfie as usual. The display will light up brightly so that you can take a photo in the dark.
Galaxy S7 camera: Use flash as notification light
If you have set your Galaxy S7 to silent, you can still use the flash to alert you when you receive messages.
- On the home screen, tap the “Settings” menu item and then tap “Accessibility”.
- Look for the “Hearing Impairment” option. Here you will find the “Flash Notification” setting.
- If you tap on it, you can activate the setting. When messages arrive, the flash will blink until you have read them.
- If you want to deactivate this function again, go to this settings menu again and turn it off again by tapping it.