iOS 18: New Control Center Features Multiple Customizable Screens

[MacRumors]

Apple at WWDC has announced iOS 18, which includes an overhauled Control Center interface with new customization features and the ability to add multiple control screens.

In iOS 18, Control Center has been redesigned to provide easier access to many of the things users do every day, and it gets new levels of customization and flexibility.

The redesign delivers quick access to new groups of a user's most-utilized controls, such as media playback, Home controls, and connectivity, as well as the ability to easily swipe between each.

In iOS 18, when you invoke Control Center with a swipe down from the top-right of your iPhone's screen, you can continuously swipe to get to more control center screens. There's a new controls gallery that lets you customize the controls you see, and you can change the size of buttons to emphasize priority. Additionally, developers can include controls from their own apps, enabling quick access to controls like remotely starting a car, for example.

The new Controls API from Apple also allows you to switch up the controls on your iPhone's lock screen, so you can replace the traditional flashlight and camera buttons with something more convenient to you. And if you have an iPhone 15 Pro, you can also assign Control Center buttons to the physical Action button.

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[sniffies]

Out of all iOS 18 updates, this one is the most exciting.

Oh and finally being able to customize Lock Screen icons.

 

[2016]

best iOS update in years?

 

[Fuzzball84]

Some decent upgrades… but I think a lot of people were expecting alot more. We are 46 mins in and although nice. There’s isn’t much wow

 

[ifxf]

But they still don’t allow you to restrict customization of the lockscreen to Settings.

 

[dennishapca]

i see there’s an easy power off button there

 

[Slix]

Ah, iOS 10's Control Center, how we missed you.

 

[ZZ9pluralZalpha]

Makes all of these things easier to access… as long as you first open it by swiping from the absolute hardest corner to reach on these grotesquely-sized phablets 🙄

 

[Westside guy]

As Apple has done their best to kill jailbreaking, it's nice to see they're finally adopting at least some of the features I used to jailbreak for. A truly customizable Control Center is very useful.

 

[CrysisDeu]

The edit view is soooooooo ugly.
And why circle icon next to rounded rectangle

 

[mansplains]

i see there’s an easy power off button there

There's also a lack of carrier name in the left side. I'm guessing the carrier name is here to stay though, and the mockup demo excludes it... I really wish it would go away.

Edit: Yep carrier is still preset, weak

 

[twocents]

Makes all of these things easier to access… as long as you first open it by swiping from the absolute hardest corner to reach on these grotesquely-sized phablets 🙄

Back Tap in the Accessibility settings is definitely worth trying out IME

 

[jonnysods]

Grateful for this, much less searching on device for apps and features. Looking forward to being able to configure what I want on these option pages.

 

[Haiku_Oezu]

Love it! It’s basically turning into another widget dashboard but dedicated to settings and quick actions

I love the new design too, the current one started feeling a bit awkward with all the controls they added over time

 

[klasma]

And why circle icon next to rounded rectangle

Yeah, and also that will make it feel like the buttons are harder to hit (even if they aren’t). I dislike the circular buttons in the calculator for the same reason.

 

[klasma]

Back Tap in the Accessibility settings is definitely worth trying out IME

Doesn’t work well one-handed either.

 

[ApAx]

I hope you can add Shortcuts. I have a whole screen with nothing but Shortcuts widgets for home automation tasks for devices that aren't HomeKit/matter supported.

 

[actcyclist]

its still too awkward to reach from the top of the phone. do they want me to use my phone upside down perhaps?

 

[Radin.Y]

Back Tap in the Accessibility settings is definitely worth trying out IME

swiping down on the little bar at the bottom I think is better. You always have that, and you can sign back tap so some other useful shortcut. (the back-up doesn't work for me because the phone case anyway 🤷‍♂️)

 

[Radin.Y]

its still too awkward to reach from the top of the phone. do they want me to use my phone upside down perhaps?

"you're holding it wrong"

 

[gk_brown]

Control Center was already nearly useless. More screens makes it...more useless?

 

[macduke]

As a control freak, this is paradise.

Will I actually be able to pin certain HomeKit controls to the main Lock Screen? I hope so. Before I just had to hope that what I use most was there. That’s why I made an evening and weekend Home Screen that has the home widget prominently in the center with everything I need.

I hope Kia updates their app to allow all of the controls for my Telluride X-Pro to be piped into Control Center. Or at least door locks and remote start with climate controls and heating/cooled seats! I pay them $150 a year for this crap so they should add it, but judging by the quality of the app, I somehow doubt they will add this anytime soon. Very much a B team of devs over there.

 

[adammusic]

This is the best. Got rid of the useless stuff and did app shortcuts to a lot of my buried in folders apps that I use sometimes

 

[svish]

Happy with the new look of Control centre and good to have more options to customise.

 

[jayjr]

you can continuously swipe to get to more control center screens

Will we be able to deactivate these "more control center screens"?
I have absolutely no use for them.