The upcoming iOS 18 update for the iPhone will include unspecified “updates” to the Control Center, according to Apple Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman.
If that sounds familiar, it’s because Control Center was rumored to have been updated on both iOS 15 and iOS 17, but neither update ultimately introduced significant changes to the feature, which provides quick access to system features like Wi-Fi. Fi and screen brightness. , volume and more. However, both rumors turned out to come from unreliable Apple leak sources, with Gurman being a more reputable source.
MacRumors has learned that Apple has internally tested a redesigned Control Center for iOS 18, but we cannot confirm whether these changes have been finalized.
Apple will unveil iOS 18 during its WWDC keynote on June 10, and the first beta should be made available to Apple Developer Program members immediately following the presentation. The first public beta of iOS 18 is likely to follow in July, and the update should be widely available to all users with a compatible iPhone in September.
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