4 Major UI Changes
Apple made several changes to the system UI and configuration of icons in iOS 12. For example, instead of accessing the Control Center by swiping up from the bottom of the screen as you would in iOS 11, Apple appears to have moved Control Center to the top of the screen, where it’s accessible by swiping down from the upper right-hand corner of the display on the iPad.
In what may be confirmation of previous rumors, Apple has also reconfigured the upper iOS status bar of icons on iPad, including battery percentage, clock, and network/connectivity indicators. Specifically, the digital clock icon (in addition to a new date indicator) has been shifted from the center of the status bar way off to the left-and side — while indicators for battery percentage, Wi-Fi/LTE, and Bluetooth have all been shifted off to the opposite side — leaving the center of the upper status bar clear of any icons.
As noted in our previous report, this seemingly unnecessary change could actually be due to the fact that Apple is setting the stage for its new iPad Pro model boasting a TrueDepth and Face ID camera in lieu of a hardware home button which could be unveiled this fall.