Unveiled at WWDC 2024, the latest iOS 18 brings a bunch of cool features, including a redesigned Control Center that you can customize. Control Center now comes with a brand new gallery of controls, new customization options, and the ability to add multiple swipe-up control screens. So, no more going to the Settings apps to add or remove icons from Control Center. Plus, there are a lot of other cool things you can do. Without further ado, let me show you how to customize the new Control Center in iOS 18.
Add Controls to Control Center in iOS 18
Until now, you had to go to the Settings app to add, remove, or rearrange icons in Control Center. With iOS 18, things are much simpler and more interesting.
- First, make sure you have iOS 18 installed on your iPhone.
- From the Home or Lock screen, swipe down from the top-right corner to reveal the control center.
- This will bring up the first screen of the control center (Favorites). You can swipe continuously to access the new Music, Connectivity, or Home Control Center screens. You can customize any of these pages.
- Now press the “+” icon in the upper-left corner of the screen. You can also long-press an empty area to add commands in iOS 18 Control Center.
- Then press the “Add a control‘ option.
- This will bring up the new Gallery of orders with a ton of native iOS controls that you can add to Control Center. You can browse the available options or use the top menu Search bar to find a specific control. Over time, we may also see third-party controls.
- Simply press the command to add it to Control Center.
- You can add as many controls as you want in the same way.
Rearrange and resize controls in iOS 18 Control Center
- Once you’ve added new buttons or controls, you can long-press and drag the corner of a specific control to resize it.
- To expand or collapse existing controls, press the “+” icon from the top left corner to enter the Edit mode in your Control Center. Now, hold and drag the corner of any control to increase or decrease its size.
- You also have complete freedom in the arrangement of the controls. You can simply press and hold a command and move it to Control Center. This is similar to how you would rearrange apps on the Home screen.
Add a new page to iOS 18 Control Center
The new iOS 18 Control Center also supports multiple control screens, allowing you to organize controls based on functionality. For example, you can have one page for basic tasks and another for controlling your smart home devices. A long swipe down from the home screen will show you a vertical stack of widgets and controls.
Here’s how to add a new control screen to iOS 18 Control Center.
- Press and hold anywhere on the empty space or tap the “+” icon enter Edit mode.
- Now press the dotted circle just below the Connectivity screen icon to create a new Control Center page from scratch.
- This will instantly bring up a blank Control Center page. You can tap the “Add Control” button to display the command gallery.
- Now add as many controls as you want.
This is how you can customize the new Control Center in iOS 18. I love how the new iOS lets me customize everywhere on my iPhone, be it the Home screen, Lock screen, and Control Center.
Do you like the new Control Center in iOS 18? What’s your favorite iOS 18 feature? We’d love to hear your thoughts in the comments below.
