How to edit and use the updated iPhone Control Center in iOS 18

Apple released iOS 18 made public on September 16, a week after the company announced its new product iPhone 16 offer, Apple Watch 10 series AND more during the September event. The latest operating system brings many new features to iPhone, such as more home screen customization and Messages updates. The software also allows you to turn Control Center into a hub for all your favorite controls and apps.

Control Center was introduced in 2013 with iOS 7. At that time, Control Center gave you control over some iPhone features, such as screen brightness, and a few apps, such as the calculator. From then on, you can add specific features and apps to the page, such as Low Power Mode and Notes. In iOS 18, you can add any apps and features to Control Center.

Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18

Here’s how to make your iPhone’s Control Center live up to its name.

How to add controls to Control Center in iOS 18

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click the plus sign (+) log in in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Obtain Add control at the bottom of the screen.

You can search for controls in the search bar at the top of the new menu or scroll through the different controls. Some of the controls include old favorites like Screen Recording, as well as new controls like Tap to Pay or Ping My Watch.

There’s also a shortcut called Open App that turns any other app on your iPhone into a control. You can only open an app with this option, but you can use it to organize your home screen or keep all your favorite apps in one place for quick access.

You can add as many controls as you want to the Control Center, even after the page is full. Once the first Control Center page is completed, the next control you add will appear on a new page, just as adding new apps to your Home screen will add new Home screens. To access other Control Center pages, swipe up or down on Control Center, or tap the appropriate page symbol on the right side of the Control Center screen.

How to customize apps and features in Control Center

You can also enlarge the controls for easier access. Some controls can turn into tiles, while others – like Music – can become their own Control Center page. Here’s how to resize apps and features.

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click the plus sign (+) log in in the upper left corner of the screen.

In this new view, the border of each control in the lower right corner will now be thicker. Tap and drag this thicker section to expand the control.

In this new view, you can rearrange the controls. After touching the plus sign (+) log in to the top left corner of Control Center, press and drag the controls to your new home just like you would on your home screen.

How to remove controls from Control Center

Here’s how you can easily remove controls from Control Center if you no longer use them very often and want to make room for new ones.

1. Unlock your iPhone and swipe down from the top right corner of the screen.
2. Click the plus sign (+) log in in the upper left corner of the screen.
3. Click minus (–) character in the upper left corner of the control you want to remove.

Can you reset Control Center?

Unfortunately, there is currently no way to reset Control Center to its default layout and controls. However, the beta version iOS 18.1 introduces a way for developers and beta testers to do this. Therefore, Apple may soon allow you to reset your iPhone’s Control Center.

For more information on iOS 18, you can find mine here iOS 18 Reviewhow to customize your home screen and ours iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check what iOS 18.1 can bring to your iPhone.