iOS 799: Managing Control Center - Tweaks That'll Save You Time Every Day

iOS Today (Audio)

Leo Laporte

Apps, Iphone, Apple, Apple Watch, Mikah Sargent, Ipad, Rosemary Orchard, Ios, Twit, Technology

4.1 • 616 Ratings

🗓️ 23 April 2026

⏱️ 40 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

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Summary

Discover the secret strengths and customization tricks hidden in iOS Control Center, from forgotten Apple tools to creative ways to streamline your day. Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard reveal the Control Center features most users overlook.

Customizing and optimizing the iOS Control Center experience
How to edit, rearrange, and size Control Center controls
Adding app shortcuts and advanced tools to Control Center
Managing secondary Control Center pages for deeper functionality
Lock screen Control Center access settings and security considerations
Swapping torch and camera for other controls on the lock screen
News: Tim Cook steps down, John Ternus named incoming CEO
App Caps: Frame for stylish screenshots; Visual Lookup in Photos for identification

Hosts: Mikah Sargent and Rosemary Orchard

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0:23.1	Coming up on iOS today, Rosemary Orchid and I, Micah Sargent, are very excited to be talking
0:29.0	about Control Center.
0:31.4	Stay tuned for this episode of iOS today.
0:36.9	Podcasts you love.
0:38.6	From people you trust.
0:41.2	This is Twit.
0:44.7	This is iOS Today, episode 799, with Rosemary Orchard and me, Micah Sargent.
0:51.8	Recorded Tuesday, April 21st, 2026, 4th, Tuesday, April 21st, 2026 for Thursday, April 23rd,
0:57.0	2026, managing control center.
1:00.9	Hello and welcome to iOS today, the show we talk all things iOS, iPad OS, watchOS,
1:05.3	home pod OS, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.
1:08.2	This is the show where we talk about some awesome devices and also give you advice on how to make the most of said devices.
1:16.4	I am one of your hosts. My name is Micah Sargent.
1:21.1	And my name is Rosemary Richard. And I thought it would be lovely to talk to Micah about, you know, controlling your device and, you know, taking charge and putting things in a centralized place.
1:33.8	That's what we're doing today.
1:36.2	Oh, boy.
1:37.2	So if you have a modern phone, then you are probably by this point familiar with the gesture.
1:44.8	I should say a modern iPhone, the gesture of swiping down from the top right corner of the screen.
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