Change Your Lock Screen Controls

This is a fairly new feature that Apple introduced with iOS 18. After years of requesting it, iPhone users can now customize their Lock Screen controls.

If you don’t want to continue having the flashlight and camera controls at the bottom of your screen, here’s how to change them:

1. Unlock your iPhone and access the Lock Screen page by swiping down from the top of your screen.
2. Press and hold any empty space in your Lock Screen until it changes the screen.
3. Tap on Customize at the bottom.
4. Select Lock Screen.
5. Tap the minus button at the top of the control you want to remove.
6. Tap the empty space of the control.
7. Select the control you want to add.

And that’s it! Repeat the process for the other control. You can choose any of the available controls or the Open App control in the Shortcuts section to open any app you have installed.

This trick will also let you add third-party controls, but not every third-party app has a control available. You’ll have to wait for the developers to add it first.