<s>
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
(	O
or	O
Control	O
Centre	O
in	O
most	O
countries	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
of	O
Apple	O
Inc.	O
'	O
s	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
introduced	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
September	O
18	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
gives	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
devices	O
direct	O
access	O
to	O
important	O
settings	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
by	O
swiping	O
down	O
from	O
the	O
top	O
right	O
corner	O
on	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
X	O
and	O
newer	O
,	O
and	O
on	O
all	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
starting	O
with	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
or	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
previous	O
models	O
using	O
a	O
swipe	O
from	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
SBSettings	O
tweak	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
jailbreaking	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	O
Centre	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
Macs	O
in	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
on	O
12	O
11	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
gives	O
iOS	B-Application
users	O
quick	O
access	O
to	O
commonly	O
used	O
controls	O
and	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
swiping	O
up	O
from	O
any	O
screen	O
–	O
including	O
the	O
Lock	O
screen	O
(	O
if	O
the	O
control	B-Operating_System
center	I-Operating_System
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
accessed	O
from	O
the	O
lock	O
screen	O
)	O
–	O
users	O
can	O
do	O
such	O
things	O
as	O
switch	O
on	O
Airplane	B-Device
mode	I-Device
,	O
turn	O
Wi-Fi	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
,	O
adjust	O
the	O
display	O
brightness	O
and	O
similar	O
basic	O
functions	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
it	O
has	O
also	O
included	O
an	O
integrated	O
flashlight	O
function	O
to	O
operate	O
the	O
reverse	O
camera	O
's	O
flash	O
LED	O
as	O
a	O
flashlight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flashlight	O
feature	O
is	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Device
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
Pro	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Beginning	O
with	O
iOS	B-Application
9.3	O
,	O
a	O
Night	O
Shift	O
toggle	O
became	O
available	O
through	O
the	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
on	O
all	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
and	O
iPad	B-Device
models	O
that	O
have	O
an	O
Apple	O
A7	O
chip	O
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
functions	O
are	O
offered	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
turn	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
and	O
Do	O
Not	O
Disturb	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
;	O
lock	O
the	O
screen	O
's	O
orientation	O
;	O
play	O
,	O
pause	O
,	O
or	O
skip	O
a	O
song	O
,	O
see	O
what	O
is	O
playing	O
;	O
connect	O
to	O
AirPlay-enabled	O
devices	O
;	O
and	O
quickly	O
access	O
the	O
clock	O
,	O
calculator	O
,	O
and	O
camera	O
apps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Users	O
also	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
AirDrop	B-Operating_System
,	O
previously	O
only	O
available	O
on	O
Macs	O
and	O
newly	O
added	O
to	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
iPad	B-Device
,	O
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
models	O
using	O
the	O
Lightning	B-Architecture
connector	I-Architecture
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
transferring	O
files	O
between	O
Apple	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
7	I-Operating_System
through	O
iOS	B-Application
9	O
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
featured	O
a	O
single-paged	O
slide	O
up	O
panel	O
with	O
a	O
blurred	O
background	O
,	O
which	O
provided	O
a	O
layer	O
of	O
translucency	O
over	O
the	O
content	O
below	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Due	O
to	O
the	O
intense	O
resources	O
needed	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
blurred	O
effect	O
,	O
iPhone	B-Device
4	O
,	O
iPad	B-Device
2	O
,	O
and	O
iPad	B-Device
3	O
do	O
not	O
feature	O
a	O
translucent	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
instead	O
feature	O
a	O
grey	O
background	O
with	O
slight	O
transparency	O
without	O
blur	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
10	I-Operating_System
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
morphed	O
into	O
a	O
card-like	O
design	O
with	O
a	O
white	O
background	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
separated	O
into	O
three	O
separate	O
cards	O
accessible	O
by	O
swiping	O
horizontally	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
card	O
consisted	O
of	O
main	O
device	O
controls	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
Wi-Fi	O
,	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
and	O
Do	O
Not	O
Disturb	O
,	O
while	O
the	O
second	O
page	O
was	O
dedicated	O
to	O
media	O
controls	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
third	O
page	O
for	O
controlling	O
HomeKit	O
enabled	O
devices	O
linked	O
in	O
the	O
Home	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
significant	O
redesign	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
,	O
unifying	O
its	O
different	O
pages	O
into	O
one	O
and	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
3D	O
Touch	O
(	O
or	O
long	O
press	O
on	O
devices	O
without	O
3D	O
Touch	O
)	O
the	O
icons	O
for	O
additional	O
options	O
,	O
and	O
vertical	O
sliders	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
adjust	O
volume	O
and	O
brightness	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
is	O
customizable	O
via	O
the	O
Settings	O
app	O
,	O
and	O
allows	O
for	O
a	O
wider	O
range	O
of	O
settings	O
features	O
to	O
be	O
shown	O
,	O
including	O
cellular	O
service	O
,	O
Low	O
Power	O
Mode	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
shortcut	O
to	O
the	O
Notes	B-Operating_System
app	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
,	O
released	O
in	O
2018	O
,	O
brought	O
a	O
few	O
new	O
additions	O
to	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
,	O
with	O
Do	O
Not	O
Disturb	O
being	O
updated	O
to	O
allow	O
3D	O
Touching	O
or	O
long	O
pressing	O
the	O
icon	O
to	O
access	O
a	O
menu	O
of	O
preset	O
durations	O
of	O
a	O
Do	O
Not	O
Disturb	O
session	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
2020	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
few	O
other	O
new	O
additions	O
,	O
like	O
sleep	O
tracking	O
,	O
sound	O
recognition	O
and	O
a	O
Shazam	B-Application
toggle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
in	O
2021	O
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
received	O
a	O
new	O
Focus	O
option	O
and	O
a	O
new	O
Keyboard	O
Brightness	O
option	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
And	O
in	O
2022	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
and	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
's	O
sound	O
recognition	O
Shazam	B-Application
feature	O
now	O
integrates	O
its	O
history	O
with	O
the	O
main	O
Shazam	B-Application
application	O
's	O
history	O
,	O
instead	O
of	O
the	O
histories	O
being	O
separated	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Control	B-Operating_System
Center	I-Operating_System
has	O
received	O
generally	O
positive	O
reviews	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
for	O
the	O
user	O
having	O
to	O
access	O
the	O
Settings	O
application	O
to	O
change	O
most	O
preferences	O
,	O
Darrell	O
Etherington	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
thought	O
that	O
"	O
separating	O
[	O
Control	O
Center ]	O
from	O
that	O
function	O
and	O
making	O
it	O
accessible	O
throughout	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
user	O
interface	O
via	O
a	O
simple	O
swipe	O
up	O
from	O
bottom	O
is	O
a	O
really	O
big	O
improvement.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
11	I-Operating_System
update	O
was	O
criticized	O
for	O
changing	O
the	O
way	O
the	O
buttons	O
for	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
work	O
;	O
more	O
specifically	O
,	O
the	O
toggles	O
would	O
disconnect	O
devices	O
from	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
,	O
while	O
leaving	O
the	O
radios	O
on	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Electronic	O
Frontier	O
Foundation	O
stated	O
that	O
this	O
change	O
not	O
only	O
hurt	O
battery	O
life	O
,	O
but	O
was	O
also	O
bad	O
for	O
security	O
,	O
describing	O
the	O
buttons	O
as	O
turning	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
"	O
off-ish	O
"	O
(	O
greyed	O
out	O
,	O
but	O
not	O
crossed	O
out	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
would	O
appear	O
if	O
switched	O
off	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
Settings	O
app	O
)	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
further	O
criticizing	O
the	O
connections	O
resuming	O
at	O
5:00	O
am	O
every	O
day	O
.	O
</s>
