Resetting Control Center in iOS: A Fresh Start

In this episode, Thomas Domville will demonstrate how to reset the control center back to its factory default state.

In iOS 18.1 and later, Apple introduced a convenient feature that allows users to reset the Control Center to its default layout. This is particularly useful if you've customized the Control Center extensively and wish to return to the original setup without affecting other settings on your device.

How to Reset the Control Center to factory Defaults

1. Open the Settings app on your iPhone.
2. Scroll down and double tap on Control Center.
3. At the bottom of the Control Center settings, double tap on Reset Control Center.
4. Confirm your choice by double tapping Reset Control Center again when prompted.

This action will restore the Control Center to its factory default layout, removing any customizations you've made.

⚠️ Important Notes

• iOS Version Requirement: This feature is available starting with iOS 18.1. If you're running an earlier version, you won't see the "Reset Control Center" option.
• No Data Loss: Resetting the Control Center does not affect your personal data, apps, or other settings on your iPhone.
• Manual Customization: After resetting, you can manually add or remove controls by tapping the + or − icons in the "Edit controls" interface.

This feature simplifies the process of reverting to the default Control Center layout, especially if you've made numerous customizations and wish to start fresh

Transcript

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Thomas, 00:00 Hello and welcome. My name is Thomas Domville, also known as AnonyMouse. In this podcast, I'm going to show you how you can reset the control center back to factory default. As you know, the control center is a great location to go to to obtain quick actions on certain things, such as turning, enabling, disabling airplane mode. Sometimes it got Bluetooth, you wanna select from different devices.

Thomas, 00:26 That's where you can find your lock orientation, your brightness, volume, and et cetera. There's so many controls within the control center that you are able to take advantage quickly and easily. However, one of the nice things that Apple has done in recent times is that it gives us way more customization to control of the control center. So we're able to rearrange things, add different controls to the control center to our liking.

Thomas, 00:54 But that being said, I have come across where I've got myself in a pickle because I just was experimenting with so much and I moved everything around and I just didn't like how I wanted it. Then I just thought to myself, how in the world am I going to get it back to the way it was? And so I found out there's a way to reset your control center. And thus far, it just resets it right back to factory default.

Thomas, 01:19 And then I could just leave it alone at that point, or I can just keep trying to figure out how to move things around the way I like. So if that is something that might interest you, well, I'm going to show you…