Control Center won't open on iPhone. Set up a new Control Center
Control Center in iOS 10 has undergone significant changes, the most important of which is the modular system. iPhone users were able to switch between three functional sections to manage system settings, music and smart home devices.
Immediately after getting acquainted with iOS 10, you may get the impression that Control Center has not changed much. There are still five icons at the top quick settings: Airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and screen rotation lock. The switch buttons have become multi-colored, the brightness slider is in place.
A large part of the panel is now occupied by a button quick start Night Shift with a description of the function's operating mode. AirPlay button, which allows you to broadcast images from iPhone screen and iPad on Apple TV, renamed "AirPlay Screen".
Below there is still a row functional elements to control a flashlight, timer, calculator and camera. All icons support 3D Touch, allowing you to use a number of additional options– adjust the intensity of the flashlight, set a timer, etc. It is worth noting that after deleting the Calculator application, the icon quick access to the application disappears from Control Center. There are only three items left on the menu.
If you swipe to the right (which will not be very obvious to users), it will open new section to control music. Everything here without any special surprises: album cover, song title, artist name, playback time and volume slider, playback control buttons.
At the bottom there is an extended menu for sound output. Here you can choose which external device play music, be it Apple TV, AirPlay, Bluetooth speaker or headphones.
If you first configure the Home application in the Item iOS controls 10, the third section will become available - HomeKit. All smart home devices connected and registered via iCloud are displayed here. Appearance windows can be changed by clicking on the button on the right top corner– Scene mode.
HomeKit elements also support 3D Touch control. For example, pressing harder on the lamp icon will open a menu for selecting brightness and adjusting color.
iOS 10 remembers where you left off in Control Center. Therefore, if in last time If you used the HomeKit menu, then the next time you swipe up, this menu will open. If you prefer Scene mode, the system will remember that too.
A redesigned Control Center is included in the beta version operating system iOS 10 for developers. The launch of public testing is expected in July this year, the final version of the platform will be released in September.
Some users have problems opening the bottom curtain (dock) in iOS. It does not open in applications such as Safari, Yandex Browser, Chrome, etc.
Recently bought new iPhone 6s and the control center does not open. I would like to ask if anyone has an iPhone 6s, can you raise the bottom curtain to open application, for example, in Safari? Or do you know how to set it up? It’s just that all my friends have a curtain that opens on iPhone 5s, but for some reason my iPhone 6s doesn’t.
First you need to understand whether this is a software problem or a technical one. Check if it works bottom curtain in applications, for example, open the keyboard and try to write something at the bottom of the screen. Perhaps the sensor at the bottom of the screen is faulty. This can happen after a fall or blow. Then the problem is technical and you need to contact the service center.
If you encounter software problem, then in this article we will tell you how to fix a not working dock panel in iOS on iPhone and iPad.
How to set up the bottom curtain (dock panel) on iPhone in iOS?
There are a couple of ways to fix this problem. You will need to go to “Control Center”, see how to do this below:
1. Go to settings.
2. Then open “Control Center” and click on all the plus signs.
For some users, only the following manipulation helps. You need to go to the menu, then double-click on mechanical button(Home), and after that it will open. But this is a temporary fix.
After this, the dock panel should open, also if the above method did not help you. Do backup copy and update or downgrade to a different version of iOS.
Conclusion
I hope this article helped you solve the problem with the bottom curtain on your iPhone. If you have any questions or want to suggest your own way to solve this problem, write to us in the comments.
On June 5, at the opening of the WWDC 17 developer conference, Apple announced a new version of the iOS 11 operating system. After ten beta versions for registered developers and public testing, new firmware for iPhone, iPad and players became available iPod touch. From September 19 the operating room iOS system 11 can be installed on 22 Apple mobile devices.
Starting from the first iOS beta versions The 11th edition of iguides told you about all the changes and improvements in new version operating system, and for the release of the update we have prepared full list the most important and interesting innovations that you should definitely know about.
1. Settings - Bluetooth 
Owners AirPods headphones received new accessory control settings. Except launch Siri and play/pause, you can now assign a “tap” on the earphone to go to the previous or next track. Most importantly, you can assign different commands to the right and left AirPods.
2. Settings - Cellular 
USSD requests are used less and less on mobile devices, but if such a task does arise, information about main teams operator is now in the cellular settings.
3. Settings - Control Center
You can now add to Control Center required applications and actions for quick access, change their order and remove unused shortcuts and least needed functions.
4. Settings - Do not disturb 
iOS 11 introduces a new Do Not Disturb Driver option that allows you to reduce distractions from your smartphone while driving. Users can choose manual or automatic switching on this setting, and also set an automatic response for those who try to contact you while you are driving.
5. Settings - Basic - Universal access- Display adaptation 
It will come as a surprise to many that there is no longer a switch in the “Display and Brightness” settings automatic adjustment display brightness. Apple Company decided that this option should be enabled by default for all users, and should only be disabled in special cases- through the “Universal Access” settings
6. Settings - General - iPhone Storage 
This section not only reports the free and used memory of the device, but also gives recommendations on how to free it up. Users are advised to enable iCloud Photo Library, clear the album with recent deleted photos, delete iMessages older than one year or heavy investments. In the list of applications there is an opportunity not only to delete a game or program, but also to “download” it. In the second case, the application will be removed from the device, but all data will be saved for subsequent reinstallation. A similar option appeared in the settings iTunes Store and App Store.
7. Settings - Emergency SOS call 
There is a new separate option in Settings for emergency calls. There you can add numbers to contact loved ones in case of an emergency, and to activate this mode, you need to quickly press the power button five times.
8. Settings - Accounts and Passwords 
In this section, you can view all automatically saved usernames and passwords from sites and applications, as well as manually add and delete Accounts various services.
9. Settings - FaceTime 
You can now take Live Photos during video calls; this option is enabled by default on all devices.
10. Settings - Camera 
11.App Store 
The app store in iOS 11 received a radical redesign and new operating mechanics. In addition to searching and updating applications, users can now find tips for using various programs, videos with gameplay of games, even more useful and interesting selections applications and texts about programs and games at the intersection of interesting articles and reviews.
12. Apple Music
One of the key changes to Apple Music is the ability to browse popular tracks and friends' playlists. If you consider your playlists too personal and would not like to put them on public display, in your account settings you can hide playlists from all users, and invite other people to send access requests to view them.
13.iCloud 
Family accounts now have the opportunity to use a single tariff plan iCloud. In this case, all participants will also share storage space for photos, videos, documents and files.
If you have an iPad and updated it to iOS 12, you've probably already noticed that the control center and multitasking menu now work differently: the gestures and general appearance have changed. Everything would be fine, but they are absolutely disgusting from the point of view of information content and user habits.
First, let's look at the multitasking menu. It opens with double click Home button or like in the iPhone X. Yeah, a device similar to classic iPhone without the “unibrow”, gestures from “ten” work. However, this is not the worst thing.
Now the control point. To open it, you need to place your finger on the battery charge icon and pull it down. This irritates me wildly because on devices that are identical, in terms of format, the same menu opens differently. Why is that?
Here's the iPhone 7 Plus. To open the control center, you need to “pull” it from the bottom of the screen
This iPad Pro. To open the control center, you need to go to the battery charge icon and pull down
And the most disgusting thing is that these menus were simply divided. Previously, I could double-tap the home button or swipe up (one swipe) to do something in the control center and go to another app. Now in multitasking you can't change the brightness or turn off Bluetooth - now it's separate menu, which you need to reach with your finger. Comfortable? Of course it's convenient! (Not really).
Compare the information content of the multitasking menu in iOS 11.4:
Okay, this is acceptable on iPhones, since it’s physically impossible to fit everything into one small screen. But the iPad has a screen from 9.7 to 12 inches, and there is a lot of space here. I can't imagine how the designers explained this to Tim Cook so that he would agree.
As a result, Apple took all our habits from iOS 10, threw them in the trash and forced us to return to iOS times 9 when the multitasking menu and control center were separated. The letter “I” stands for “innovation”.
Today in the second part of the article I will analyze the second block of settings. It includes three items: notifications, control center and do not disturb.
The article is aimed at beginners, but perhaps experienced users will learn something for themselves.
Notifications
This section is intended for setting up notifications in iOS.
Notifications- These are text and/or sound notifications to the user about the application. These notifications are sent manually by application developers, or they are triggered by certain events within the application. For example, the developer can notify you about the release of new levels in an update, or the program reminds you about specific date in your calendar, etc.
The arrow in the screenshot shows the call to the notification center.
Notification style in settings. Here is a list of programs in which the user can customize notifications to their liking.
The screenshot below shows the options you can select for the application. Please note that some programs may not have certain options - this means this is provided by the developer.
Allow notifications- main option. Feel free to disable it if you do not want to see notifications from the application in any form. There are applications that get annoying notifications- Then I’ll run here. Plus, when you first start it, as a rule, the program asks for permission to notify. If this permission is not given, then this item in the settings will be immediately disabled.
In Notification Center- whether or not to display notifications from the application in the notification center.
Sounds- disable if you don't need it sound notification. I disable this option for applications that overuse sounds, because they often sound at the most inopportune moments.
Badge sticker- whether or not to display the number of notifications on the icon.
On a locked screen- whether or not to display notifications (including in the notification center) when the iPad is locked. If the option is disabled, notifications from the application will only arrive during active operations with the tablet.
Warning style in iOS 10:
You should know that the four standard applications have individual settings notifications. In particular, the Photos and Messages applications have an option Show thumbnails. If it is enabled, a miniature photo is displayed in notifications (if it was in the message).
The calendar can be configured separately different types events in the program (see screenshot below).
Notifications for mail are configured separately for each mailbox in system. Very comfortably.
Command centre
Control room (or control center) is a panel that can be called up by swiping up at the bottom of the screen. This panel contains useful options for quick access to them. Unfortunately, the control point cannot be flexibly configured to suit your needs - you must put up with the functionality that it has.
The control center in iOS 10 is divided into two panels. The second panel is called up by swiping left.
Functions of the first panel of Control Center:
- enable/disable airplane mode, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, do not disturb mode and screen orientation lock
- screen brightness control
- launching the Clock and Photos applications
- AirDrop, AirPlay and Night Shift control (not available for everyone) iPhone models, iPad)
The second panel is responsible for managing Music in iOS.
There are only two switches available in the Control Center settings:
On a locked screen- whether or not to allow the control point to be available on the device’s locked screen. With this option enabled, anyone without authorization will be able to turn on music, turn on airplane mode, take a photo, and more. I recommend turning off this option if you do not want unauthorized (albeit limited) access to the device.
Access in programs- whether or not to allow the control point to be accessible while applications are running. Sometimes it is important to disable this option in games where swipes are actively used (for example, Fruit Ninja) so as not to accidentally call up the panel.
Do not disturb
Do not disturb(or “Do not disturb mode”) - designed to switch the device to silent calls, reminders and notifications.
If the mode is enabled, a crescent moon icon appears in the upper right corner of the screen.
Manually- if you turn on this switch, the device goes into Do Not Disturb mode and to disable it, you must manually turn off this function. An alternative to this button is the switch in the control center.
Planned- here you can specify the time interval during which the Do Not Disturb function will be turned on automatically. Time can be specified up to minutes.
Call Allowance- here you can choose from whom audio calls and messages are allowed. IN standard application Contacts can be created separate group, which may bother you even in Do Not Disturb mode.
Repeated calls- if enabled, repeated calls from the same subscriber within three minutes will be heard with sound. Usually normal people They call back many times in a row if they think their call is very important. That is, you won’t miss the most important calls with this function.
Silence- here the user chooses whether he always needs silence while Do Not Disturb mode is on or only when the iPad is locked.
There are no pitfalls in using the mode; all its capabilities and functions are obvious.
See you in the next issues.