More than a month after releasing iOS 18.1, Apple launched iOS 18.2 on December 11. Additional Apple Intelligence capabilities, such as Genmoji and ChatGPT integrated Siri, were added to some iPhones with the upgrade. iOS 18 gives you additional customization options for your iPhone, whereas iOS 18.2 adds new features and resolves bugs. You may personalize your Control Center, lock screen, and home screen using the operating system.
With iOS 7, CNET Tips_Tech Control Center debuted in 2013. At the time, you could operate a few applications, like your calculator, and certain iPhone features, like screen brightness, using the operate Center. Since then, you’ve been able to add applications and features to the page, such as Notes and Low Power Mode. With iOS 18, you may customize your Control Center with whatever applications and features you choose.
See also: All the Information You Require About iOS 18
Here’s how to make the Control Center on your iPhone really live up to its name.
How to add controls in iOS 18 to your Control Center
1. Swipe down from the upper right corner of your iPhone screen after unlocking it.
2. In the upper left corner of your screen, tap the plus (+) symbol.
3. At the bottom of your screen, tap Add a Control.
In iOS 18, you may add a few accessibility features to Control Center.
You may add a variety of accessibility controls to your Control Center.
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You have two options: browse through the various controls or use the search bar at the top of the new menu to look for controls. Old favorites like Screen Recording are among the controls, along with brand-new ones for features like Ping My Watch and Tap to Cash.
Additionally, you may use the Open App shortcut to make any other app on your iPhone a control. Although this control just allows you to launch the app, you may use it to organize your home screen or save all of your favorite applications in one location for easy access.
Even after you’ve filled the page, you may still add as many controls to your Control Center as you want. Similar to how adding more applications to your home screen keeps adding new home screens, after you’ve filled the first Control Center page, the following control you add will show up on a new page. You may either hit the appropriate page sign on the far right side of your Control Center screen or swipe up or down to access different Control Center pages.
And Apple introduced new, independent connection options to activate and disable Bluetooth and VPN when iOS 18.1 was launched. Prior to that upgrade, these controls were available on the Connectivity page in Control Center or in the Connectivity tile, but they couldn’t be added as separate controls.
How to personalize your Control Center’s applications and features
To make the controls simpler to reach, you may also enlarge them. While certain controls, like Music, may become their own Control Center page, others can change into tiles. Here’s a guide to resizing your functions and applications.
1. Swipe down from the upper right corner of your iPhone screen after unlocking it.
2. In the upper left corner of your screen, tap the plus (+) symbol.
The bottom right corner of each control’s border will now be thicker in this updated view. To increase the control, tap and drag this thicker area.
Control Center controls with resizing capabilities
Many of the controls in the Control Center may be resized.
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In this new perspective, controls may be rearranged. Press and drag your controls to their new location, just as you would on your home screen, after tapping the addition (+) symbol in the upper left corner of your Control Center.
How to take your Control Center’s controls off
If your controls aren’t being used much and you want to create way for new ones, here’s how to quickly remove them from your Control Center.
1. Swipe down from the upper right corner of your iPhone screen after unlocking it.
2. In the upper left corner of your screen, tap the plus (+) symbol.
3. To delete a control, tap the minus (-) symbol in the upper left corner.
Is it possible to restart your Control Center?
Indeed! In November, Apple released iOS 18.1, which included a feature that allowed you to restore your Control Center to its factory settings and original layout. In this manner, you may start again with your Control Center.
To reset your Control Center, follow these steps.
1. Go to Settings.
2. Press Control Center.
Press the Reset Control Center button.
All you need to do is follow the on-screen instructions.
Learn more about iOS 18 by reading about iOS 18.2 and iOS 18.1. Additionally, you may look at our iOS 18 cheat sheet and see what iOS 18.3 could bring to your iPhone.