Access, Use, and Customize the Control Center on Your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Learn how to access, use, customize your Control Center in this article.

How to Access Control Center

• To access Control Center on an iPhone without a Home Button, swipe down from the top right corner of the screen on the battery icon.
• To access Control Center on an iPhone or iPod touch with a Home Button, swipe up from the bottom edge of the screen.
• To access Control Center on an iPad, swipe down from the top right corner of the screen on the battery icon.

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To access more controls within Control Center, press and hold on an item to expand it.

On iOS 10 and older, access Control Center on an iPad from the bottom edge of the display.

Customize the Control Center Layout and Buttons

Since iOS 12, Apple introduced a customizable Control Center.

iPadOS 18

iOS 18

1. Open Control Center
2. Tap at the top left of Control Center to begin editing the controls.
3. Do any of the following:
   ‣ Rearrange controls: Drag a control to a new position.
   ‣ Resize controls: Drag the handle in the bottom right corner of a control.
   ‣ Remove a control or control panel: Tap in the upper left corner of a control.
   ‣ Add a control: Tap Add a Control at the bottom of Control Center to open the Controls gallery. Tap a control in the gallary to add it to Control Center.
4. When you are finished customizing, Save your changes by swiping up on the Home Bar at the bottom of the screen. On an iPhone or iPod touch with a Home Button, press the Home button to exit edit mode and save your changes.

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iOS 12 - iPadOS 17

iOS 12 - 17

You can customize the Control Center by adding and rearranging the controls in Settings.

1. Open Settings
2. Tap Control Center
   ‣ Tap next to a control to remove it from Control Center
   ‣ Tap next to a control to add it from Control Center
   ‣ Drag next to a control to rearrage the order.

In iOS 12 and 13, tap on Customize Controls within the Control Center settings.

Other Notes and Settings

Below are a couple settings and notes about how Control Center works.

Turn Off Access to Control Center in Apps

If you don't want to be able to open Control Center while inside apps, follow the stepsbelow:

Turn Off Access to Control Center while Locked

Disabling access to Control Center while the device is locked is highly recommended for higher security. This is recommended so that if your device is stolen, thieves cannot put your phone into Airplane Mode and block remote access for you to be able to track or remotely erase.

Temporarily Disconnect from Wi-Fi or Bluetooth

In Control Center, turning off or , actually only temporarily disconnects your device from the network or bluetooth device. To fully disable Wi-Fi and Bluetooth^®, disable them in Settings.