If you want a more powerful App Switcher, then perhaps a good place to start is with a new jailbreak tweak called SwitcherControls by iOS developer DGh0st.
Immediately reminiscent of the multi-center feature from a prior jailbreak tweak release known as Auxo 3, SwitcherControls combines both the App Switcher and Control Center interfaces into one, yielding what you see above.
iOS’ Now Playing interface showcases any music you’re listening to and includes controls for adjusting your playback settings, but there are so many ways the interface could be improved.
A new jailbreak tweak called Sinatra by iOS developer candoizo takes some first steps towards improving the Now Playing interface in Control Center while still maintaining an Apple-esque design standard.
A new free jailbreak tweak dubbed CCustomize by iOS developer FromDerik can give Control Center a completely new look and feel, all while adding a host of useful features to the interface that let you get more done in fewer steps.
Spotify users rocking jailbroken iOS 10 devices are going to feel right at home with a new jailbreak tweak release dubbed Apace by iOS developer Andreas Henriksson.
This tweak is a replacement for the popular iOS 9-only tweak dubbed Quickify and lets you add Now Playing music to existing Spotify music playlists or collections right from Control Center or the Lock screen.
A completely redesigned Control Center is one of the hallmarks of iOS 11. Having ditched card-based layout spanning multiple pages, Control Center has adopted a single-page design. Control Center on iOS 11 is realized as a full-screen scrollable overlay, a design that has allowed Apple to put many more useful controls at your fingertips than ever before.
It is highly customizable, too: you get to choose what appears in your Control Center!
For instance, you could opt for a pedestrian Control Center with a handful of the most commonly used shortcuts, like on iOS 10, or create a fully loaded Control Center that may contain as many as 18 additional toggles. Apple currently does not provide Control Center APIs, meaning third-party apps cannot ship their own Control Center toggles, for now.
iOS 11 Control Center highlights:
Control Center is more condensed You no longer have to swipe your way through multiple cards Everything is on a single, vertically scrollable page iOS 11 has eighteen additional toggles for Control Center You decide which toggles appear in your Control CenterLike before, Control Center is invoked by swiping up from the bottom of the screen.
A fully loaded Control Center on iOS 11.
As you can see for yourself, Control Center on iOS 11 is more condensed than before.
The refreshed design allows you to quickly toggle various settings on a single screen, no swiping between pages required whatsoever.
Additional toggles for Control Center can be added and re-ordered in Settings.
The entire Control Center can be scrolled vertically to reveal any controls that may not fit on a single page. To dismiss Control Center, swipe down or press the Home button.
To stop Control Center from appearing on your Lock screen for security reasons, slide the Control Center switch in Settings → Touch ID & Passcode to the OFF position. All in all, iOS 11's Control Center is completely different than it was before—and it's a change for the better.
To help you get quickly up to speed with everything Control Center on iOS 11 has to offer, we asked our prolific video editor Andrew O'Hara to put together a quick video walkthrough.
Watch his clip below, then read the rest of the article for additional information on other new features for Control Center on iOS 11.
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Many of Apple's own apps on iOS 11 include their own controls for Control Center.
Notes, for example, provides Control Center shortcuts for creating a new note, checklist, photo or sketch. Clock includes Control Center options for creating alarms and timers, and so forth.
Some of the most useful Control Center shortcuts let you quickly access iOS 11's new screen recording feature, set the Dynamic Text size, control your Apple TV without needing to launch Apple's Remote app and much, much more.
The following set of controls can be added to Control Center at any time:
Accessibility Shortcuts Alarm Apple TV Remote Calculator Camera Do Not Disturb While Driving Flashlight Guided Access Home Low Power Mode Magnifier Notes Screen Recording Stopwatch Text Size Timer Voice Memos WalletYou can add these toggles to, or remove them from Control Center at any time, in Settings. To rearrange the order in which they appear, drag their handles around.
Keep in mind that these expanded Control Center controls are in addition to the standard toggles, some of which now come with additional switches and options.
The non-removable Control Center items include:
Network—Airplane Mode, Cellular Data, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, AirDrop and Personal Hotspot. Now Playing—See what's playing, adjust playback volume, control speakers with multi-room support via AirPlay 2, scrub through your media, play or pause a song or go to the previous/next song. Brightness—Adjust the screen brightness, turn Night Shift on or off. Volume—Control your audio volume. Orientation Lock—Toggle Orientation Lock on or off. Night Shift—Toggle Night Shift on or off. AirPlay—Mirror the device's screen on your TV, select an AirPlay device.As mentioned, these controls are persistent and cannot be removed from Control Center.
Some of the built-in controls will be familiar to you, but many will not.
That said, you're wholeheartedly encouraged to try pressing each toggle with 3D Touch to reveal additional options. For instance, pressing the Network control with 3D Touch expands it so you can choose additional controls, like Personal Hotspot and AirDrop switches.
Similarly, pressing the Now Playing reveals the scrubber and the volume slider. Unfortunately, if your device lacks 3D Touch you won't be able to access any of the additional options for Control Center toggles that provide them.
Apple could tweak Control Center's design as we get closer to iOS 11's release this fall.
While we're not expecting drastic changes in subsequent iOS 11 betas, Apple would be wise to add the ability to drag the toggles inside Control Center to rearrange them.
Bottom line: even in its current form, Control Center is now way more useful than it's ever been.
Everyone will have a chance to appreciate iOS 11's condensed, highly customizable Control Center as soon as iOS 11 releases for public consumption this fall.
iOS 11 is compatible with all 64-bit iPhone, iPad and iPod touch devices.
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One of the many new features in iOS 11 is a completely redesigned Control Center. As you can see in the above screenshot, it looks nothing like the previous design, with more of a widget-style interface, and yes—it's back to a single page.
Apple describes it as far more customizable than previous versions of Control Center, allowing you to quickly access the settings for things you do most. We haven't tried it yet, but it looks like you can customize at least some of the settings and app shortcuts that appear here.
This being a smaller feature in the grand scheme of the iOS 11 update, there aren't many other details available yet. We are currently installing the developer beta and will be sure to publish a post with a full breakdown of the new CC.
The rhythmic souls out there who listen to their songs on a daily basis generally like to talk about and share their music with other connoisseurs.
Fortunately, a new free jailbreak tweak dubbed NPTweet by iOS developer ichitaso is now available that makes it super easy to Tweet a Now Playing track from anywhere in iOS by calling upon the help of Flipswitch.
If you like adding personalization on your jailbroken device, then sometimes it’s the simple things that stand out the most. Subtly changing UI colors so they don’t overpower the whole interface or user experience is just one example of this concept.
A new free jailbreak tweak called Tinc by iOS developer ridn lets you tint the interfaces of Notification Center and/or Control Center in iOS any color you like, and is a testament too subtle customization.
Control Center is one of the most useful interfaces you can use in iOS, as it provides you with quick access to toggles, shortcuts, and music playback options from anywhere.
If you ever find yourself using a specific Control Center card more frequently than the other and prefer the interface wouldn't remember the card you used last, then you’d probably like a new free jailbreak tweak called PresentPage by iOS developer Cole Cabral.
Microsoft accidentally leaked a new Control Center feature understood to be coming to Windows 10 this fall. A screenshot from an internal build of the software (Windows 10 build 16199 for PC) reveals a new settings cog icon in the system tray.
The icon is not present in the latest Insider Preview builds.
Microsoft removed the screenshot from its Windows Blog, but not before Windows Central was able to grab a copy of it. Clicking the settings cog icon pulls up an overlay, called Control Center, that houses all of the Quick Actions available in Windows' Action Center today.
You can quickly enable or disable Wi-Fi, activate battery saver mode and more. A few additional toggles, such as a brightness slider, are present as well. Plus, Control Center houses useful shortcuts to full settings menus for things like networking, Control Panel and more.
Here's an excerpt from the Windows Central article:
Sources say that moving Quick Actions to Control Center means they will no longer be present in Notification Center, as having them in both locations would be confusing. It appears Microsoft will be turning Action Center into a pure notification center with the Fall Creators Update, moving out all the Quick Action stuff into Control Center instead.
Unlike Control Center in iOS, its Windows counterpart is fully customizable.
You can change what shows up there and even reorganize some of the settings to your liking, unlike Apple's implementation which doesn't let iPhone or iPad owners add or remove toggles in Control Center or customize existing ones to their liking (unless they jailbreak).
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One interesting change that iOS 10 brought to Control Center is the ability to access Quick Actions on devices with 3D Touch by pressing the Flashlight, Clock, Timer or Camera icon at the bottom of the Control Center interface.
Control Center, along with other improvements, should be part of Windows 10’s Fall Creators Update. Apple will be previewing its own OS updates next month and it'll be interesting seeing if the Cupertino company is planning on porting iOS's Control Center feature to macOS.
Whenever you listen to music on your iPhone, the Now Playing interface in Control Center is just a few swipes away. From here, you can see information about your song and control your music playback.
As convenient as the Now Playing page is, a new free jailbreak tweak called AMP by iOS developer CP Digital Darkroom makes the interface even easier to get to by making it the default Control Center card whenever media is playing.
The Now Playing interface found both on the Lock screen and in Control Center when you're listening to music is the main focus of a new jailbreak tweak dubbed Masq by iOS developer candoizo.
The tweak lets you spice up the look of each interface independently with themes and a trough of aesthetic options. Tailored for the creative mind, Masq is a great addition to themed devices and stock-looking devices alike.