Apple announced at its Worldwide Developers Conference on June 9 that the next version of the iPhone's operating system will be called iOS 26. The tech giant said that update will bring a transparent ...

Beyond Liquid Glass, Apple is making giant updates to Control Center in iOS 26 that make this always handy iPhone feature become a powerhouse — once you learn how to use it to its fullest. For example ...

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The Action button, introduced with the iPhone 15 Pro models and now featured on all iPhone 16 models, offers users a customizable hardware button for quick access to various functions. With iOS 18, ...

Phones used to be small enough that my thumb could easily reach every corner of the screen. But these days even the smallest phones have screens bigger than 6 inches, while devices like the iPhone 17 ...

Last fall, iOS 18 brought a powerful new feature: the ability to fully customize your Control Center setup. This change came packed with a ton of new controls to choose from. But ever since then, ...

The release of iOS 18 introduces a new era of customization for the iPhone Control Center, offering unprecedented flexibility and third-party app integration. With the ability to add widgets and ...

iOS 18 introduced a major redesign to Control Center across iPhone and iPad. Here are the three controls that have made a big difference for me over several months of use. Apple offers a built-in ...

One of the best parts of iOS 18 was Apple's complete reimagining of the iPhone Control Center for the first time in a long time. Now you can customize the drop-down menu to your taste by rearranging, ...

Apple’s iOS 18 software update rolled out earlier this month, and it brought significant changes to the iOS Control Center, which provides convenient access to commonly used functions with a simple ...