Enough of iOS 18, right? The iPad also deserves some prominence with all the new features we saw at WWDC24, so now is the time for us to talk at length about the finer details of iPadOS 18.
Find out with us what all the new features of iPadOS 18 Control Center are and how we can get the most out of them.
Change the order of the Control Center
As you well know, until now we found a section called Control Center in the Settings menu. iOS and iPadOS. In it, we could organize the buttons of the Control Center, but not those focused on volume, brightness and multimedia controls, among others. However, the Control Center is now fully customizable, being able not only to change the order in which they are displayed, but also their size.
For themSimply invoke the Control Center by swiping from top to bottom. Once we see the Control Center, we can do a long press on any space in it, and a new iconography will appear to show us that we can order the icons. We just have to continue exactly the same steps we do when we want to change the order of icons on the home screen from our iPhone or iPad.
Resizing and removing buttons
To do this, we must first follow the steps that we have indicated previously, because this is how we can proceed to the Control Center Edit Screen which, as you can see, inherits many of the customization features of the traditional iOS and iPadOS home screen, a big step in terms of changing settings that we haven’t seen in iOS until now.
What, When these settings are displayed, we see that we first find the “-” sign in the upper left corner of the Control Center buttons. This means that if we click on it, we will be able to delete it. Likewise, if we want to add a button to the Control Center, we just have to press the “+” button located in the upper right corner of the screen.
What, the lower right corner will show a kind of thick angle, This will mean that we will be able to change the size of the button. To do this, simply select this side area of the button and move it to the right to enlarge it or to the left to reduce the size of the button or controller.
The Control Center Gallery
As we said, if we want to add any type of button to the Control Center, we just have to call its customization screen, so that the “+” icon appears in the upper right corner, which will allow us to add more buttons or controllers. In this sense, when we press it, a gallery of options for the Control Center will open, which even has a search engine at the top, which will allow us to access any specific function much faster.
The different screens of the Control Center
Now, Control Center is much more than just a section of buttons. You will have the ability to add many screens, each focused on a specific activity or functionality. It’s something like what we have with home screens, which, as you know, allow us to assign or create multiple ones.
In this sense, when we invoke the Control Center, We will be able to move through the different screens offered. To do this, simply slide up or down.
On the right side we will see a small summary of the functions that we have assigned to each of the Control Center screens, which will allow us to navigate between them a little more easily.
It’s also worth noting that these screens are all customizable to the point of exhaustion, the same thing that happens with the main Control Center. In fact, We can even change the order in which these screens are displayed.
New stop function
Turning off the iPhone becomes a bit of a tedious task, we’ll be completely and absolutely honest, since it requires a combination of physical buttons that are often a bit difficult to understand for less frequent users of iOS and iPadOS.
But don’t worry, the shutdown menu has now reached the Control center from your iPad or iPhone. That is, when we invoke the Control Center, the icon will always appear in the upper right corner. ON OFF. Just tap on this option and the iOS or iPadOS shutdown menu will appear. If we slide the button to the right, our device will turn off. We can cancel the action by clicking on the “X” displayed at the bottom center of the screen, and by doing so, an analysis of the device’s RAM will be carried out.
Many more options on the home screen
As expected, the new buttons available for the Control Center have also arrived the iPadOS and iOS home screen. In this sense, you just have to long press on the home screen to be able to modify it, as we have told you over the last updates.
The Control Center options gallery will appear, even allowing us to perform a text search that will make it easier for us to find and select the quick access buttons we need most, making it the most comprehensive customization experience Apple has created to date.
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