How to customize Camera Control on your iPhone
Big Tech Apple How to customize Camera Control on your iPhone Make your iPhone’s camera behave exactly how you want By Jonny Evans Oct. 3, 2026 12:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Are you getting everything you can out of the button at the lower right of your iPhone 16, 17, and 18 series? The button is the phone's Camera Control, which can be customized to support your mobile photography workflow.
- ▪Big Tech Apple How to customize Camera Control on your iPhone Make your iPhone’s camera behave exactly how you want By Jonny Evans Oct.
- ▪3, 2026 12:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Are you getting everything you can out of the button at the lower right of your iPhone 16, 17, and 18 series?
- ▪The button is the phone's Camera Control, which can be customized to support your mobile photography workflow.
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Big Tech Apple How to customize Camera Control on your iPhone Make your iPhone’s camera behave exactly how you want By Jonny Evans Oct. 3, 2026 12:30 pm EST Apple Add Engadget on Google: Preferred Source Google Discover Are you getting everything you can out of the button at the lower right of your iPhone 16, 17, and 18 series? The button is the phone's Camera Control, which can be customized to support your mobile photography workflow. To clear up any confusion, Camera Control refers to the capacitive button on the right side of your iPhone, which understands a range of gestures, including single- and double-clicks and swipe gestures. You use it to open the camera, take pictures, record videos and work with the advanced photography settings on your iPhone.
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