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Latest iOS 18.1 Beta Adds Control Center Reset and New Connectivity Options

In the fifth beta of iOS 18.1, Apple has made some changes to the new customizable Control Center, refining it ahead of when iOS 18.1 is set to come out in October.

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In the Control Center section of the Settings app, there is now an option to return to the default setup. If you make a bunch of confusing changes to Control Center and don't want to go through the trouble of moving everything around, you can now use the reset option to get back to the default options that Apple provides when installing iOS 18.

Apple has also added separate Control Center connectivity controls for Wi-Fi and VPN connectivity. In prior versions of iOS 18, these controls were baked into an all-in-one connectivity button, but now they can be added to the Control Center. The new Wi-Fi and VPN options cannot be added to the Lock Screen or the Action Button.

Almost all connectivity controls can now be added individually, including Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Personal Hotspot, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and VPN. AirDrop and Satellite are not available as standalone controls.

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Top Rated Comments

DMG35 Avatar
20 months ago
Nice. I hate how they are all in the main panel right now. I just want individual icons for all of them.
Score: 12 Votes (Like | Disagree)
iObama Avatar
20 months ago
Praise the lord! I effed up my control center and had a hell of a time getting it back to normal lol
Score: 10 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Eric_WVGG Avatar
20 months ago

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.
Springboard and Control Center customization alone are worth the upgrade, but also:

- loads of small Safari improvements (reader mode, the way extensions are handled, "removed distractions") add up to a really huge upgrade that I'd never go back on
- remote-screen for iPhone on Mac
- RCS support in Messages
- emoji tapbacks on Messages (it's silly but I like it and long overdue)
- Passwords app

It adds up. iOS 17 would feel very backward to me now.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WarmWinterHat Avatar
20 months ago

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.
RCS. It's the only thing I cared about in this update. It's been wonderful for those of us in mixed iOS/Android households..
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
20 months ago

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.
Call recording.
Score: 5 Votes (Like | Disagree)
Reeneman Avatar
20 months ago

So take away Apple Intelligence, what else is there in 18.1 that helps non AI capable phones? As in good features, not just bug fixes. Also, besides what's in this article.
Overall bugfixes and under the hood improvements.
Score: 4 Votes (Like | Disagree)