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Apple iPhone - Access Control Center

2026-10-22 16:04:03.267

Apple iPhone - Access Control Center

Here's how to access the Control Center to control music and turn features on or off.
If you need to control music settings on your Apple® iPhone® and turn features like Bluetooth® / Do Not Disturb on or off, follow these step-by-step instructions.

Airplane Mode

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Airplane Mode icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Airplane Mode

Cellular Data

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Cellular Data icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Cellular data

Wi-Fi

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Wi-Fi icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Bluetooth icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Bluetooth

Music

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Use the arrow controls to play, repeat, and shuffle music files.
    Music

Portrait Orientation Lock

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Portrait Orientation Lock icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Portrait Orientation Lock

Focus

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Focus icon
     to turn on / off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Focus icon

Screen Mirroring

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap
    Screen Mirroring
     to display your iPhone screen on an Apple TV.
    Screen Mirroring

Brightness

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Adjust the brightness level as desired.
    Brightness

Volume

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Adjust the volume level as desired.
    Volume

Flashlight

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Flashlight icon
     to turn on/off.
    Turned on when the icon is highlighted.
    Flashlight

Timer

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Timer icon
    .
    Tap
    Start
     to start the timer and
    Pause
     to pause the timer.
    Timer

Calculator

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Calculator icon
    .
    Calculator

Camera

  1. From a Home or Lock screen, swipe downward from the upper-right corner to access the Control Center.
    For iPhones with a Home button, swipe the bottom of the screen towards the top to access the Control Center.
    Swipe up to top of screen
  2. Tap the
    Camera icon
    .
    For assistance with using the camera, refer to Send Picture Message.
    Camera