Latest iOS 18.1 Beta Adds Control Center Reset and New Connectivity Options

[MacRumors]

In the fifth beta of iOS 18.1, Apple has made some changes to the new customizable Control Center, refining it ahead of when iOS 18.1 is set to come out in October.

In the Control Center section of the Settings app, there is now an option to return to the default setup. If you make a bunch of confusing changes to Control Center and don't want to go through the trouble of moving everything around, you can now use the reset option to get back to the default options that Apple provides when installing iOS 18.

Apple has also added separate Control Center connectivity controls for Wi-Fi and VPN connectivity. In prior versions of iOS 18, these controls were baked into an all-in-one connectivity button, but now they can be added to the Control Center. The new Wi-Fi and VPN options cannot be added to the Lock Screen or the Action Button.

Almost all connectivity controls can now be added individually, including Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Personal Hotspot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and VPN. AirDrop and Satellite are not available as standalone controls.

Article Link: Latest iOS 18.1 Beta Adds Control Center Reset and New Connectivity Options

 

[DMG35]

Nice. I hate how they are all in the main panel right now. I just want individual icons for all of them.

 

[ghostface147]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

 

[Bobajobbob]

Control centre reappearing Speaker/Ear button bug is still present.

 

[timborama]

Still no WIFI or BT OFF button, it’s just a “not connected” state.

 

[iObama]

Praise the lord! I effed up my control center and had a hell of a time getting it back to normal lol

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

Call recording.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

RCS. It's the only thing I cared about in this update. It's been wonderful for those of us in mixed iOS/Android households..

 

[addamas]

Yay, the most annoying missing thing is there - WiFi switch.
It was crazy to not be able to switch places WiFi with AirDrop

 

[Unregistered 4U]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

Nothing. I think that’s why Apple is providing the option for people to stay on 17 and receive security updates. Waiting for iOS 19 is actually a valid strategy.

 

[MrGimper]

RCS. It's the only thing I cared about in this update. It's been wonderful for those of us in mixed iOS/Android households..

RCS is in 18.

 

[WarmWinterHat]

RCS is in 18.

I misread as iOS 18, not iOS 18.1.

 

[Eric_WVGG]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.

 

[bbfc]

YES! A separate WiFi toggle!! 😃

 

[DunedinD]

Is there a one-tile AirPlay control now?

 

[sw1tcher]

Call recording.

And support for RCS messaging

Edit... Looks like a few others beat me to it.

 

[rotvaldi]

Most random bug of this build

 

[aardwolf]

This one is odd. It's just showing as iOS 18.1 in Software Update instead of "beta 5". It's definitely needed, because my new iPhone 16 Pro Max has been borderline unusable on beta 4. It has gotten to the point that I cannot take a photo without the photo app crashing (and it losing the photo). I had a critical need to capture a number, so I used screenshot while in the photo app.

 

[Populus]

But, without AirDrop button, I still need to put the connectivity square on Control Center. I mean, what if someone wants to AirDrop something to me?

 

[Reeneman]

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.

Overall bugfixes and under the hood improvements.

 

[Populus]

Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.

Yeah, definitely. iOS 18 is one of those updates that once you try it, you won’t go back.
I expect a much greater adoption of iOS 18 than previous releases.

 

[Reeneman]

Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.

Legit but I think he was asking about specific new features of 18.1 compared to 18.0

 

[MrGimper]

Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.

Aren't they all iOS 18 features and not 18.1 specific?

 

[Apple Mac Daz]

Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.

A lot of that is in 18.0

 

[DMG35]

Nice. I hate how they are all in the main panel right now. I just want individual icons for all of them.

Not much. I had it on my 15 Pro Max and ended up removing it. My battery life was terrible and there was literally nothing worth keeping it on there. Call recording was the only thing but I can't see who is ever going to use that feature unless its some business call that you and the other party both agree to have the call recorded.

Siri is the same old Siri and all it does is light up the outside of the screen. It doesn't understand context or anything like that. There are AI summaries for notifications but I turned them off as I didn't find them useful at all. There is also the cleaup photo tool but I found it really buggy.

Other than that there isn't a whole lot else.