With iOS 18, the iPhone Control Center is changing dramatically, and here’s everything you can do to change it.
With the arrival of iOS 18, many new features are available for iPhone users. iOS 18 is the most customizable iPhone operating system in history, including a new control center which is superior to any other Apple smartphone ever had, since each user will be able to design it according to their tastes and needs.
The new iOS 18 Control Center not only changed its appearance, it also included new features and icons. Before we only had a handful of shortcuts available, now there are over 100 options, including the ability to open any app.
Key new features in iOS 18 Control Center
The new iOS 18 Control Center has made a significant contribution a leap forward in functionality and design. After many years of change, Apple has improved almost everything.
New design
It appears as soon as you swipe down from the top right corner of the iPhone. It iOS 18 Control Center Has Changed Design– The icons are now round and can be grouped as desired. A more consistent design, since before we had circular icons and square ones.
I like the new Control Center, a much-needed facelift that allows for multiple customization options. pic.twitter.com/KWyGdKyiyU
-Ange Roca (@angelr191) June 10, 2024
Multiple screens
One of the big new features of iOS 18 Control Center is that now we have several screens that we can access by swiping up and down. By default, we have a screen with our custom controls, another with music, another with home accessories (if we have any) and a last one specialized in connection settings.
Access new command groups by swiping down on the Home screen.
But best of all, we can Move, delete, or create new screens in Control Center with the settings we like most, making Control Center a much more powerful and personal tool on iPhone.
Ability to move, delete and resize all icons
This was something unthinkable in previous versions. There was Control Center icons we couldn’t change and they still appeared there. Now, not only can we move them wherever we want, but we can also delete them completely and change the size of any icon in the Control Center.
Organize and resize controls. Distribute them as you wish, enlarge them or create your own groups to always have them at hand.
Many more settings available
We have at our disposal over 100 different controls that we can include in iOS 18 control centerBefore, they barely exceeded twenty and many functions were left out. Now there are interesting settings such as changing the text size, opening an application, separate settings for connections such as Bluetooth or mobile data, and much more. Even applications can create icons for the Control Center.
stop button
When opening the iOS 18 Control Center, we have a new button in the upper right area of the screen from which we can turn off the iPhone. This may be a quicker way to turn off the device.
How to Change Control Center iOS 18
Son many new features availablebut best of all is that the iOS 18 Control Center is much more customizable, allowing each user to design it as they wish.
How to add controls to Control Center
Apple has changed the way add controls to control centerwhich is now done in a much more intuitive way:
- Swipe down Control Center on your iPhone.
- Tap the “+” icon at the top left. You can also tap and hold the screen.
- Below, tap “Add Control”.
- Select the control you want to add.
How to remove controls from Control Center
Remove Control Center Controls It’s that simple to remove apps from the iPhone home screen. Here’s what you need to do:
- Swipe down Control Center on your iPhone.
- Tap the “+” icon at the top left. You can also tap and hold the screen.
- Tap the “-” icon of the control you want to remove.
How to change the size of a Control Center icon
Another of the new functions of the Control Center allows us resize the size of any icon that we added. Here’s how to do it:
- Swipe down Control Center on your iPhone.
- Tap the “+” icon at the top left. You can also tap and hold the screen.
- Tap the icon in the lower right corner that appears enlarged.
- Swipe out to make it bigger or swipe in to make it smaller.
Changing icons in Control Center is very easy and you can change sizes very quickly pic.twitter.com/lW50g3sxao
-Ange Roca (@angelr191) June 11, 2024
How to add or remove screens or control groups to Control Center
The iOS 18 Control Center has several screens or, as Apple calls them, control groups. We move between them by swiping from top to bottom, and in the left area we have quick access icons. but these Screens can be removed or we can add more. to our taste:
- Swipe down Control Center on your iPhone.
- Tap the “+” icon at the top left. You can also tap and hold the screen.
- Tap the circle on the right to add a new screen.
- To remove a screen from Control Center, simply delete all the controls on it.
How to set a Bluetooth or mobile data setting in Control Center
These settings have their own “widget” in Control Center, which groups together different controls. But With iOS 18 we can create an icon to directly disable Bluetooth or mobile data from the control center.
- Swipe down Control Center on your iPhone.
- Tap the “+” icon at the top left. You can also tap and hold the screen.
- Select the Bluetooth or Mobile Data icon to place them where you prefer.
He Control Center is one of the highlights of iOS 18. A very important section of the iPhone that improves considerably with the new update, allowing you to create the Control Center you need most.
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