iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Adds Toggle to Turn Off Lock Screen Camera Swipe

[MacRumors]

The fourth beta of iOS 26.1 includes an option to turn off the Lock Screen swipe that activates the camera, a feature that iPhone users have been wanting for years.

In the Camera section of the Settings app, there's a Lock Screen Swipe to Open Camera setting, and turning it off disables the feature where you can swipe left to open the camera.

The iPhone has long allowed users to open the Camera app directly from the Lock Screen with a swipe, but it can be a setting that's easy to activate, and it provides a way for someone that gets ahold of an iPhone to use it to take unwanted photos.

There was previously no way to turn off Lock Screen camera activation without disabling the camera app entirely.

Article Link: iOS 26.1 Beta 4 Adds Toggle to Turn Off Lock Screen Camera Swipe

 

[sleeptodream]

Oh thank goodness!! This drove me crazy!

 

[macpanzer]

And the award for "Option Of The Century" goes to .... this!

Finally I can disable this and can be sure I don't swipe the camera open while I put the phone in the pocket.

 

[Astuces iOS]

Yo, only 1 person on the earth will turn it off...

 

[TKSX]

Finally. This option should have been there ages ago.

 

[yaayayaa]

I think they solely added this so that the useless camera control button would feel more useful. I wont be surprised if in future versions of ios the swipe is disabled by default and users who want it can turn it on instead

 

[jz0309]

Awesome. I was on the phone with support just a couple weeks ago about this (and some other camera questions), and while there is a workaround in the accessibility section - this is what I have wanted for a very long time.
Great feature!

 

[aDRock1154]

I don't even care about this feature, but I see it asked so many times. I'm just glad it's an option.

 

[Love-hate 🍏 relationship]

Awesome. I was on the phone with support just a couple weeks ago about this (and some other camera questions), and while there is a workaround in the accessibility section - this is what I have wanted for a very long time.
Great feature!

what's the workaround?

 

[CharlesShaw]

No matter many times I've accidentally opened the camera with lock screen swipe, I take too few photos to remember it's there when it would be handy.

 

[diego.caraballo]

F...ing finally! I unintentionally launch the camera couple of times at day when clearing notifications.
In models with the Camera Button this should be disabled by default.

 

[Mity]

I've always hated this "feature." It's also on the iPad, which makes no sense. The fact that you can do this without unlocking someone else's phone is insane. For example, you can literally take a coworkers phone, take an inappropriate picture and have that go into his gallery/iCloud. So stupid!!!

 

[HouseLannister]

Well this came out of nowhere. Next, can we also turn off Today View and App Library? Or at least customize them somewhat?

 

[Spock]

And the award for "Option Of The Century" goes to .... this!

Finally I can disable this and can be sure I don't swipe the camera open while I put the phone in the pocket.

I have done this so many times, I will pull my phone out of my pocket and it will be burning hot because the camera has been going for who knows how long.

 

[Rafagon]

Yeah but now I'm accidentally launching the camera with the Camera Button! There's probably a way to turn that off, I haven't checked.

 

[hagar]

I never ever used this feature. It’s just weird. Glad I can turn it off now.

 

[Channan]

Yo, only 1 person on the earth will turn it off...

Dang, it’s just me?

 

[kalafalas]

Yes, finally!!! Now with my new 17 pro I love the camera button (the swipes are dumb but the quick access is incredible), I removed camera shortcuts from my Home Screen dock, my control center, my action button, my lock screen buttons and now the swipe too. So much real estate I can now use for other things!

 

[kenny7]

F.I.N.A.L.L.Y.

 

[Apple Knowledge Navigator]

PRAISE THE LORD!

 

[ghostface147]

I always wondered how I’d randomly have the camera be on in my pocket. I never use swipe to open camera.

 

[cale508]

Yeah but now I'm accidentally launching the camera with the Camera Button! There's probably a way to turn that off, I haven't checked.

It's there, under camera--->accessibility--->turn off camera control

 

[b0nd18t]

Holy hell it’s about time. It’s the worst

 

[jz0309]

what's the workaround?

accessibility, touch, tap or swipe to wake - turn it off. The downside is that you'll have to press the side button to wake the phone up, but I can live with that vs accidentally taking photos and videos ...
Most of the time I pick the phone up to unlock so don't have to do the side button too often, but I will turn it on again with this new toggle

 

[daabido]

Can't innovate anymore, my ass!