How to change the size and order of the iPhone Control Center and add new widgets, both in iOS 17 and iOS 18

How to change the size and order of the iPhone Control Center and add new widgets, both in iOS 17 and iOS 18
How to change the size and order of the iPhone Control Center and add new widgets, both in iOS 17 and iOS 18

The iPhone Control Center is the perfect place to carry out your quick actions

The iPhone control center is where we raise and lower the brightness, disable the Bluetooth connection, expand the AirDrop radius, among many other options. With the arrival of iOS 18 it opens a new world of possibilitiesbeing able to customize the control center like never before.

This is everything you can change from the control center with iOS 17

The current iPhone operating system is iOS 17, which allows customization of widgets in the control center. Can add different shortcuts and edit the order of those that appear at the bottom, that is, the small squares.

To customize the control center on your iPhone with iOS 17, you must go to Settings > Control Center. Here you can click on the + or – button to add or remove widgets. To the slide controls up or downyou will be able to adjust the position of each widget in the control center.

Edit Control Center in iOS 17

A control center with several customizable sections in iOS 18

The first notable change within the iOS 18 control center is that we have several sections or tabs. In this way, we can better separate the different settings. By default, there are:

  • Favorites: It is the section most similar to what we had until now. The good thing is that it is more customizable than ever and you can delete and add as many as you want, as well as modify its size.
  • Music: We will have greater control over what is playing on our iPhone.
  • Home: much broader access to the controls of our HomePod accessories.
  • Connectivity: In this last section we will find the typical airplane mode controls, AirDrop, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth…

Different sections of the iPhone control center with iOS 18

This is how you can edit the iPhone control center

If you want to start editing and customizing your iPhone control center to the fullest, you just have to follow the following steps. It’s really simple, and just you will need to have iOS 18 installed on your iPhone. When will iOS 18 arrive? This coming September officially, and you will be able to try it before throughout the month of July thanks to the public beta.

  1. Slide your finger from top to bottom in the upper right corner to launch the control center.
  2. In a widget free areakeep your finger pressed for a moment. You can also click on the + that you find at the top left.
  3. You can delete widgets, add new ones and resize them as you like best.

In addition, there are smart widgets like the home widget, where you can Select if you want to show accessories or environments. You can also create two or more favorites sections, ideal in case you have so many controls that they don’t fit on a single screen.

What type of widgets and controls can you add to the control center

With iOS 18, the customization possibilities of the control center have been greatly increased. When you select the option to add a control, You will find options that did not exist until now. Some of the most useful are:

  • Translator
  • Fixed accessibility features
  • Shortcuts
  • Text size
  • Announce notifications with Siri

You will be able to enjoy the new control center when you have iOS 18 installed on your iPhone. As we have mentioned, for this you will have to wait until September or the launch of public betas in July. In addition, with iOS 18 new functions arrive such as greater icon customization or game mode.

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