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

WHAT? They listened to my complaints in feedback and fixed the problem? And they did it so fast! Only 6 years of waiting. THX, Apple!!! One more argument for making a decision to upgrade to 26 in a few months ... maybe.

Now backport this feature to 18.7.2 Apple. Please!??
 
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THANK THE LORD.

Why this didn’t disappear when the camera button became standard on the home screen I have no idea.

Can we also have a toggle to turn of the ‘Today’ widget view as well
 
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Finally, this should have been an option since IOS 1. That’s the most annoying option ever. I don’t know why it still an option when you have the camera button. I’ll be the first one to disable it .
 
Thank god, finally.
I hate this feature with a passion, and I've lost count of how many times I've accidentally accessed the camera.
This option should have been here a long ago, and defintely when the Action Button was introduced.
 
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n-evo said:
The other one still earlier than you obviously.
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We never know... it didn't showed up until I posted my message...it could be few secs before or his internet is faster than me and he is closer to the MacRumors server !
 
Astuces iOS said:
We never know... it didn't showed up until I posted my message...it could be few secs before or his internet is faster than me and he is closer to the MacRumors server !
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We do know since the other person’s post is above yours and as such you were proven wrong before you managed to get your post out. 🤷‍♂️
 
gaximus said:
This should have been there as soon as the action button was added, and if not then when the CAMERA BUTTON was added.
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also good catch, i just catching my self about modern new iPhones - nowadays you can activate the camera by 4 different ways … : swipe (from right to left), button on the Lock Screen, Action button, and useless camera control button.

This actually shows how Apple completely lost on their road map. Camera control button absolutely useless with bad positioning, you will never put your finger at that position where is camera control button … this button will be deleted from production like Touch Bar on MacBook Pro. Same ****
 
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This is the way I usually launch the camera on my iPhone. It’s just so convenient. Having to open the phone and then tap the Camera app seems so slow by comparison. I have launched the camera several times over the years unintentionally while lifting the phone for other reasons but it’s never been a problem. Obviously some of you have had a very different experience with this feature!
 
Finally! I'm glad this plague is over.

Next, I would like the only other annoying situation regarding the lock screen to be fixed: don't ask me why but I often hold my phone in unorthodox ways (usually when carrying other stuff in the same hand) and this leads to my finger touching the screen a lot, which triggers the change wallpaper menu.
I really would love Apple coming up with a solution to minimize that, either by introducing more delay before the menu pops or something like that.

Anyway, I'm glad.
 
gaximus said:
This should have been there as soon as the action button was added, and if not then when the CAMERA BUTTON was added.
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tomtad said:
Why this didn’t disappear when the camera button became standard on the home screen I have no idea.
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grouchystitch said:
I don’t know why it still an option when you have the camera button.
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Fatboy71 said:
This option should have been here a long ago, and defintely when the Action Button was introduced.
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Heck, I thought the option actually was removed the first time a camera button appears on the Lock Screen. I had no idea others were practically suffering because of it.

Well, I certainly hope you get some long-awaited relief. ^ ^
 
HouseLannister said:
Well this came out of nowhere. Next, can we also turn off Today View and App Library? Or at least customize them somewhat?
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Bazinga, right? The Today View, when it was introduced, contained fixed information and couldn’t be configured so I turned it off immediately. Still is today.

But… let’s go for FaceID with the old slide and unlock, instead of immediate unlock just by glancing.


Channan said:
Dang, it’s just me?
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Nope… I want that option in iOS 18.7.2 too 🧐
 
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Astuces iOS said:
Yo, only 1 person on the earth will turn it off...
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Wanna bet? Just read the other comments. There's a WHOLE LOT OF US that have hated having the camera app accidentally open from the lock screen when trying to clear notifications, or do other things from the lock screen. That option is going OFF on my phone once I have 26.1
 
Squillace said:
Finally! I'm glad this plague is over.

Next, I would like the only other annoying situation regarding the lock screen to be fixed: don't ask me why but I often hold my phone in unorthodox ways (usually when carrying other stuff in the same hand) and this leads to my finger touching the screen a lot, which triggers the change wallpaper menu.
I really would love Apple coming up with a solution to minimize that, either by introducing more delay before the menu pops or something like that.

Anyway, I'm glad.
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Now this is a real nuisance. It’s just to easy to trigger this option.
 
ascheman57 said:
Wanna bet? Just read the other comments. There's a WHOLE LOT OF US that have hated having the camera app accidentally open from the lock screen when trying to clear notifications, or do other things from the lock screen. That option is going OFF on my phone once I have 26.1
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Well if you have an iPhone 16 or 17... I guess you don't really need this feature otherwise well you might want it because what if you need to take a photo of something very fast?
 
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