In iOS 11, Apple introduced a new control center in which the number of toggles is determined by the user.
iOS 11 Control Center uses a design withproviding all the information on one page, which, when called up by swiping up, occupies the entire screen area with the background blurred. To move up/down, it is possible to scroll the page where buttons such as “Home”, “Now Playing” and other controls in the form of tiles.
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The most interesting is located just under the tiles, here will be located, new switches added by the user.
How to add custom options to the Control Center
Open "Settings" and go to the "Center" sectionManagement. " Here is a user interface similar to the Today widget. To add custom options, click on the green + icon. Also, user options can be arranged in a certain order by simply moving along the page.
As already noted, the first four rows of settings are not yet available for change, so all new options are added below this area.
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1. The mode of "energy saving"
Finally, you can simply tap on the widget icon“Battery” in the Control Center activate a more economical mode of energy consumption. The activation of this mode will be indicated by the yellow color of the battery icon.
2. Magnifying glass
The magnifying glass function is far hidden insettings, but this is a rather useful feature in iOS 10. This function turns the “Camera” into a magnifying glass with a 10x zoom factor that enlarges small text. Now it is possible to place a shortcut of this function directly in the Control Center.
3. Remote control forApple TV
So there was a full-fledged control panel forApple TV in the Control Center. With the 3D Touch gesture on the Apple TV icon, the application launches and you get the buttons and trackpad of the real remote control on the screen of the mobile device on the screen.
4. Record video from the screen
This option embodies a new, longexpected by users iOS functionality. A simple click on the button records the actions taking place on the screen. At the end of the recording, click on the blue bar at the top of the screen and in the pop-up menu confirm the command to stop the video recording. Video files are saved in the Video album of the Photos application. Using the 3D Touch gesture on the “Screen Recording” icon, you can turn off the option to record actions on the screen.
5.Function "Guided access"
Using the Guided Access function, you canblock part of the functionality of your iPhone. When this mode is activated, a certain part of the physical buttons is blocked and it becomes impossible to go to the Home screen to launch another application - until you press the Home button three times. The function is useful when you transfer your mobile device to a child so that he sees something or when you transfer your mobile device to your friends to show some material.
6. Voice notes
By pressing this button, you can quickly record a voice note, and using the 3D Touch gesture, you can view the last three recordings by the icon.
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7. Wallet
This icon launches the Wallet application and provides quick access to all secret codes and passwords stored on it.
8. Notes
A simple and convenient way to launch the application andcreate a new note. The 3D Touch gesture on the Notes icon leads to the opening of options for creating a new checklist, sketching an image or photograph.
9. Alarm clock
Clicking on the "Alarm" icon will launchAlarm clock section of the Clock application. The 3D Touch gesture allows you to quickly set a new time for the alarm, timer or display a new stopwatch window.
10. Shortcuts for Accessibility settings
Typically, this functionality is called up by triple-clicking the Home button and provides access to the Assistive Touch, Invert Colors, Zoom and other settings. Now if these options are enabled inSettings->Main->Universal access->Accessibility shortcutsare displayed on the screen with a 3D Touch gesture on the accessibility settings icon.
Prospects“Control Center” with custom settings
Maybe you should not count on it, but you canit's easy to imagine how in the future Apple will provide access to the Control Center to third-party software developers - as happened with the Today widget. Apple may allow developers to create their own control buttons, which the user will add to the Control Center in the "Settings". It would be great to have this kind of control over the Bear application instead of the standard default Notes application.
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Let's hope that Apple will do this in iOS 12, but after it fixes bugs in the interface and design errors that we find in the current version of the Control Center.
What do you think about the new functionality of the Control Center?iOS 11?