If you recently have an iPad and have never used this device before, you may find yourself having questions about its operation and utilities. The Control Center is one of the interfaces that we can find in iPadOS and that it can have more utilities on a daily basis when it comes to wanting to be productive with the tablet. That is why in this article we will tell you everything you need to know about this interface, as well as how you can customize it to your liking.
What is the Control Center?
Despite sounding redundant, the Control Center of an iPad lives up to its name and serves precisely to control a multitude of functions from the same section. In it we find shortcuts to the configuration of WiFi, Bluetooth, screen brightness or volume, but it is also possible to find different functionalities related to applications. Specifically, this is the list of shortcuts that can be had on this screen.
- Airplane mode.
- AirDrop.
- Wifi.
- Mobile data (on iPad Cellular).
- Bluetooth.
- Playback control (for music, podcast, videos and audios).
- Rotation lock.
- Do not disturb mode.
- Duplicate screen.
- Brightness control.
- Volume control.
- IPad sound.
- Lantern.
- Screen recording.
- Dark mode.
- Guided access.
- Alarm.
- Apple TV Remote (if you have an Apple TV linked to the same Apple ID).
- Hearing.
- Camera.
- Chronometer.
- Quick functions.
- QR code reader.
- Magnifying glass.
- Notes.
- Voice Notes.
- Text size.
- Timer
How to open Control Center on iPadOS
Accessing this interface is very simple, since you only have to place your finger in the upper right corner of the screen and slide down. It will not matter if the iPad is horizontally or vertically, since the way to open it is the same. To close it later you will have to do the gesture in reverse. There is also the possibility of opening the Control Center through gestures with a trackpad or the Magic Mouse and even with a mouse with configurable buttons, but for this it has to be configured from their respective settings within Accessibility.
Customize the Control Center
The first 12 functions shown in the first section are immovable and will always be present in the iPad Control Center. However, it is possible to configure the rest in a very simple way. To do this you must go to Settings> Control Center . As soon as you access this configuration, you will find the possibility to allow or not access to this interface if you are in an application. Choose what you think is convenient and then go to “Customize controls”.
Once you are in the panel shown in the previous screenshot, you will see two different sections: include and more controls. Under “Include” are those functions that appear in the Control Center. To add them, you just have to press the green button ‘+’ located to the left of them. Once you add them, you can order them to your liking by clicking on the three stripes to the right of any of them and sliding up or down. If you want to remove any function from the panel, you just have to press the red button ‘-‘.
As you have seen, managing the Control Center on an iPad is really simple and can be very useful by saving you steps to activate or deactivate certain functions.
