Apple Has A New Feature Installed In iPhones

Apple recently released iOS 26.2, which introduces several new abilities to current iPhones.

Admittedly, the description for the updated firmware is vague. Apple explains that it "includes enhancements to Apple Music, Podcasts, and Games, as well as other features, bug fixes, and security updates for your iPhone."

However, there’s quite a bit more going on here. Notably, the firmware gives users more freedom to tweak and customize Liquid Glass settings, as well as adds alarms to the Reminders app.

There’s also a new Accessibility setting that makes it easier to tell when the user have received a notification.

Many probably didn’t know it, but the iPhone has long had an Accessibility setting called "Flash for Alerts" buried in the Settings app. When enabled, the rear camera’s flash turns on when the user receive a notification.

With iOS 26.2, Apple has added a new option within Flash for Alerts that lets user's iPhone front screen flash as well, giving them more ways to know when they have received a notification.

To enable:

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Select Accessibility (beneath General).
3. Select Audio & Visual (in the Hearing section).
4. Scroll to the bottom and select Flash for Alerts.
5. Toggle Flash for Alerts on, and select the new Screen option.

Once there, users can simply toggle on Flash for Alerts and select the new Screen option. Or they can select Both, in which case their iPhone’s rear camera flash and front display will light up when a notification arrives.