How to turn on flash notifications on a Samsung Galaxy

By Saadat Rafiq · 2 min read · 4 steps · Published 6 October 2026

Device

Android

Shown on

Samsung Galaxy A57 5G (SM-A576B), One UI 8.5, Android 16

App

Preview

Real screenshots

3 of 4 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

1 official, linked below

Step by step

1. Open Flash notification

   Open Settings, tap the search icon and type Flash notification, or find it in Accessibility.

   Done

2. 

   Camera flash

   Camera flash notification blinks the light next to the camera. It is off on ours.

   Done

3. 

   Screen flash

   Screen flash notification flashes the screen in a colour you choose, which you notice when the phone is face up.

   Done

4. 

   Try it

   Preview shows the flash once so you can check it.

   Done

About this guide

Flash notifications help when the phone is on silent, in a loud place, or if you are hard of hearing. We only looked at these screens on our phone and changed nothing.

The screenshots are from a Samsung Galaxy A57 5G with One UI 8.5 and Android 16, in Dark mode. Other Galaxy phones on One UI 8 use the same menus; on older One UI versions a few names and positions differ.

Good to know

The camera light flash works best with the phone face down; the screen flash with the phone face up.

In short: Settings, search Flash notification: Camera flash notification or Screen flash notification on; Preview to test.