WeirdGoesPro

No problem. For what it’s worth, they changed the location of that shortcut around a decade ago, but the menu remains the same.

Drag down from the upper right corner of the screen, which brings up a panel of quick controls. The flashlight is one of them.

As you identified, there is also the lock screen as an option, or apps that will activate it if you want to go that route. Since app activation is the least efficient way of doing it, they don’t build it into the phone by default so that new users are nudged into building a better habit with the available shortcuts.

By looking for the flashlight, a new user will discover the shortcuts for the remote, calculator, and much more. All of this is explained clearly in their device welcome tour, online documentation, and in-store setup experience.

I understand it may not be as customizable as an android, but it isn’t exactly Apple’s fault if a user doesn’t use the myriad of options to familiarize themself with the basic controls, just like it isn’t Honda’s fault if someone doesn’t learn the basic symbols in a car, like how to identify which side the gas tank is on.

The resources are all there and are suggested to you from the second you set up the phone for the first time.

Honestly, it isn’t as good as it sounds. They are very small and it is very isolating, plus they all are designed to allow bosses to sneak up behind you without warning. I’ve been severely startled multiple times, which is an embarrassing reaction for the workplace.

Plus, all the cube walls are magnets for dust, so it can be hard to breathe in there sometimes.

I can find things just fine. I was just pointing out that the first thing in the menu is the quick solution to your problem.

In my opinion, it is much harder to find something on someone’s heavily customized android than it is on an iPhone which remains essentially consistent across all devices.

To each their own.

There is a big ol’ search bar right at the top. Did you try that?

We aren’t Mormon, but I’m sure we could work something out.

It seems like businesses have forgotten quality of life in the workplace. I remember my grandfather working for a company that invested in nice furniture, art, painted walls, and even a daycare to make their employees lives better. People tended to stay there a very long time.

Every company I’ve worked for has been a grey hellhole with cubes as far as the eye can see and anti-decoration policies for your individual space. It’s a little better now with WFH, but the office remains a grim cave that nobody wants to visit.

Maybe if they used a little more carrot and a little less stick, they’d get better results.

CarPlay was a’ight.

Of course, people who make a whole career of “fighting crime” have no idea how to commit crime effectively. /s

I’m bi and we’re freaky. How you doin’?

This…is not how it goes with my wife.

Wow Geordi that’s really cool. 👌