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Control Center was designed to be your one-stop tool for controlling various settings on an iOS device over the years however it became a crowded mess with up to three panels of different settings with iOS 11 Apple has totally redesigned control center to be more concise and aside from a few permanent buttons you can customize control center to your needs here's how to customize control center open settings control center customize controls a list of various options will show up each with a green plus or red minus sign next to it tap on the green icon to add an option or the red icon to remove an option use the familiar three line handle on the right side to change the order in which items appear in control center you can swipe up from the bottom of the screen at any time to view your changes if you add more controls then can fit on your iOS devices display you can scroll down to view more of course the new shortcuts are welcome additions however Apple has added even more functionality to control center than a simple app or settings shortcut button regardless of whether your iOS device has forced touch most control center options offer added features if you long press or apply pressure to the display for example if your device has forced touch press gently on the timer control to quickly create a timer for a set amount of time or long press on brightness control to make an adjustment and control night shift if you're missing a quick setting for airdrop press on the box holding all the connectivity options which will reveal airdrop and personal hotspot settings in other words when you add a shortcut to control center don't just take it for what it is use force touch or long press on an icon to reveal even more settings for more tips and tricks and other how to's be sure to check out cnet.com forward slash how-to