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This How.com.vn teaches you how to enable camera flash for photos or videos taken in Snapchat.

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Open the Snapchat app.

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  1. How.com.vn English: It's the white ghost icon on a yellow background.
    This takes you to the Snapchat camera screen.
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Tap the lightning bolt icon.

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  1. How.com.vn English: It's in the top right corner of the camera page.
    Tapping this icon should remove the x below it, which activates your camera's flash.
    • If there is no x below the lightning bolt icon, flash is already turned on.
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Take a snap.

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  1. How.com.vn English: Tap the large circle at the bottom of the screen.
    Doing so will take a snap with flash enabled. There will be a short delay between tapping this button and the picture being taken due to the flash activating.
    • Flash will work for both of your phone's camera directions.
    • You can also hold this button to record a video with flash.
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      • Tapping the lightning icon again after using flash will disable the flash function.
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      Warnings

      • Using flash unexpectedly can cause your snap subjects to blink or squint before the snap is actually taken.
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      About This Article

      How.com.vn English: Jack Lloyd
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      How.com.vn Technology Writer
      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Jack Lloyd. Jack Lloyd is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. He has over two years of experience writing and editing technology-related articles. He is technology enthusiast and an English teacher. This article has been viewed 53,367 times.
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      Updated: May 31, 2022
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      Categories: Snapchat
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      Open Snapchat, tap the lightning bolt in the top right corner of the screen, and take a snap.

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