The fifth developer beta of iOS 18.1 is now available for all with updates to the Control Center customization and Camera Control.
The fifth developer beta of iOS 18.1 is now available for all with updates to the Control Center customization and Camera Control.
On Monday, Apple released the fifth developer beta of iOS 18.1. While the previous release, the fourth developer beta, finally made iOS 18.1 available to older iPhones compatible with iOS 18.0.
The fifth beta update contains a variety of improvements and new options for the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16, new toggles for the Control Center, a hidden hearing aid feature for AirPods Pro 2, and more.
The fifth developer beta of iOS 18.1 introduces new options, toggles for Control Center and the Lock Screen
The iOS Control Center has received some meaningful changes with iOS 18.1 developer beta 5. The update makes it possible to reset the customizable Control Center to its factory default layout and undo any user-made changes.
The setting can be found under Settings > Control Center, and is labeled «Reset Control Center.» Tapping the new option reverts the Control Center to its factory layout, which contains only the toggles provided when iOS 18 is first installed.
By adding a reset option, Apple has made it much easier to undo layout changes. Instead of manually moving individual toggles around in an effort to replicate the default layout, users can simply tap the Reset Control Center option, thereby undoing any unwanted changes.
Control Center has also received dedicated connectivity toggles for Wi-Fi and VPN. With previous releases of iOS 18 and iOS 18.1, the toggles for Wi-Fi and VPN were bundled into a separate connectivity section within the Control Center, but now the two toggles can be added as standalone items.
While neither the VPN nor the Wi-Fi toggle can be used as Lock Screen toggles, Apple did add a new Quick Note toggle for the Lock Screen. The fifth developer beta of iOS 18.1 also introduces an entirely new shortcut that can be used to open the iOS Control Center.
Drag and drop is now possible in iPhone Mirroring
The iPhone Mirroring feature, which lets users mirror their iPhone screen on their Mac, has been updated to allow for a new drag-and-drop feature. The feature lets users easily transfer files between their Mac and iPhone, and vice versa, as long as iPhone Mirroring is active.
