The upcoming iOS 18 update for iPhone will include unspecified “updates” to Control Center, according to BloombergMark Gurman.
If this sounds familiar, that’s because Control Center was rumored to be revamped in both iOS 15 and iOS 17, but neither update ended up introducing any significant changes to the feature, which provides access to fast in system functions like Wi-Fi, screen brightness. , volume and more. However, both of these rumors turned out to be from unreliable Apple leak sources, while Gurman is a more reputable source.
MacRumors has learned that Apple has been internally testing a redesigned Control Center for iOS 18, but we can’t confirm whether these changes have been finalized.
Apple will unveil iOS 18 during the WWDC keynote on June 10, and the first beta should be made available to members of the Apple Developer Program shortly after the launch. The first public beta of iOS 18 is likely to follow in July, and the update should be widely released to all users with a compatible iPhone in September.
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