How to change iPhone Control Center buttons

iPhone users are already used to and familiar with the Control Center, which has been present on smartphone models for a long time. With it, you can access widgets and applications quickly and conveniently.

In the recently released iOS 18, Apple gave this area of ​​the systems a makeover, enabling even greater customization for cell phone owners, with the chance to reorder and change the size of widgets and buttons.

In addition to the controls provided by Apple, third-party apps can also offer shortcuts to be placed in this area, such as registering a drink in Water-Minder, for example. Check out a step-by-step guide on how to customize the iPhone Control Center below.

How to customize Control Center on iPhone

Control Center on iPhone gives you instant access to useful controls—including Airplane Mode, Do Not Disturb, flashlight, volume, screen brightness, and more.

Customizing Control Center

You can reorder, add, and remove controls in Control Center.

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How to access more controls in Control Center

Many controls offer additional options. To see the available options, press and hold a control. For example, you can do the following in Control Center:

• Press and hold the group of controls at the top left and tap to open AirDrop options.
• Keep Press to take a selfie, record a video, or take a photo.

How to add a custom group of controls

You can add a new group of controls to Control Center.

1. Open Control Center.
2. Tap the top left part of the screen.
3. Tap the bottom-most icon (the small circle) along the right edge of the screen.
4. Tap “Add a Control” at the bottom of the screen to open the control gallery.
5. Tap a control in the control gallery to add it to the group.
6. To further customize the new group of controls, do one of the following:
   • Reorder the controls: Drag the controls to the new positions.
   • Remove a control or set of controls: tap at the top left of the control.
   • Resize a control: Drag the handle in the lower right corner of the control.
   • Add more controls: Tap “Add a Control” at the bottom of Control Center to open the control gallery, and tap another control to add it to the group.
7. When you're done customizing, swipe up from the bottom center of the screen to close Control Center.