How to use iOS 11’s redesigned Control Center

Adjusting things like brightness and volume is still front and center as well as Do Not Disturb, orientation lock and the toggles for Airplane Mode, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. It will take a quick second to get used to the new placement of some controls, especially brightness.

Apple added a layer of functionality to some of these functions with 3D Touch. Pressing firmly (or long pressing with non 3D Touch iPhones) on the connectivity box or music player brings up an expanded menu with more information and options.

You can also do this with the brightness and volume toggle, Screen Monitoring, and other shortcuts for the Camera, Calculator and Flashlight. It’s a minor tweak but one that makes Control Center much more practical.

The main addition Apple touted was making Control Center customizable. You can now add a ton of new shortcuts at the bottom where before there only lived four.

To add more shortcuts, just go to Settings Control Center Customize Controls. Here, you will see a menu of 18 available shortcuts. You can add all of them or none if you want. Some of the new options include Low Power Mode, Apple TV Remote, Notes, Magnifier and Screen Recording.

When you set up the Control Center with shortcuts that best fit your needs, using an iPhone becomes instantly easier. Try out using the new Control Center features for yourself.

Article source: https://www.technobuffalo.com/2017/09/19/how-to-use-ios-11s-redesigned-control-center/