{"id":43780,"date":"2024-06-19T15:31:39","date_gmt":"2024-06-19T19:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=43780"},"modified":"2024-06-20T09:04:39","modified_gmt":"2024-06-20T13:04:39","slug":"customizable-control-center-and-lock-screen-buttons-in-ios-18","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2024\/06\/19\/customizable-control-center-and-lock-screen-buttons-in-ios-18\/","title":{"rendered":"Customizable Control Center and Lock Screen Buttons in iOS 18"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tim Hardwick<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In iOS 18, when you invoke Control Center with a swipe down from the top-right of your iPhone’s screen, you can continuously swipe to get to more control center screens. There’s a new controls gallery that lets you customize the controls you see, and you can change the size of buttons to emphasize priority. Additionally, developers can include controls from their own apps, enabling quick access to controls like remotely starting a car, for example.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Steven Aquino<\/a> (Mastodon<\/a>):<\/p>\n

In the current Face ID era, which dates back to the 2017 introduction of the iPhone X, turning off an iPhone or iPad entails a high-tech game of Twister. One must hit the volume buttons in quick succession while simultaneously holding the side button. Depending on the level of one’s fine-motor skills, performing these movements can be infuriating if not impossible.<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

In a broad scope, it’s worth reiterating the notion that this new Power button in iOS 18’s Control Center is hugely beneficial as a de-facto accessibility feature.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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iOS 18 includes a new LockedCameraCapture framework<\/a> for developers, which will bring some useful new functionality to third-party apps with camera features. The update will let a third-party camera app be opened directly from the Lock Screen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

This is great. It does not<\/a>, however, let you customize which app opens when you swipe.<\/p>\n\n

Simon B. Støvring<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Thanks for making the Control Center more configurable, Apple, so I can move the controls to an area I can reach with my thumb. Now, please make it so the Control Center is opened from a reachable area on the screen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n