I like to do things quickly on my iPhone, like play music, turn on low power mode, and access other settings in just one touch. And my iPhone’s control center is the easiest way to access all these things with just one swipe. So when I can’t customize my control center’s items, it’s a problem!
However, recently, many of our readers find that after updating, some of the control center items do not work as intended. The most common issue is that these controls seem to be frozen, and tapping on them doesn’t do a darn thing!
If you are finding unresponsive control center items on your iPhone, iPod, or iPad, here are a few tips to you with the issue.
Check that Apple supports flashlight for your model iPhone or iPad
Find flashlight in Control Center on your iPad Pro (supported models only)
Flashlight is available on iPhones, iPad Pros, and iPod touch (5th generation and later.)
Most older model iPads do not support the flashlight app in iOS. So you won’t find it in Control Center. That’s because many iPad models do not have an onboard LED flash which the flashlight uses.
Currently, you find flashlight on some iPad Pro models, including the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation), iPad Pro (11-inch and 10.5-inch), and iPad Pro (9.7-inch).
Perform a Restart or a Forced Restart of Your iPhone or iPad
The first and most obvious thing to do after iOS install is to do a forced restart on your iPhone or iPad. Restarting fixes a surprising amount of problems–especially ones you notice after an update.
So let’s restart!
On an iPad with no Home Button and iPhones X or later: press and hold the Side/Top/Power button and either volume button until the slider appears
On an iPad or iPhone with a Home Button and iPod Touch: press and hold the Side/Top/Power button until the slider appears
Drag the slider to turn the device off and after the device turns off, press and hold that Side/Top/Power button again until you see the Apple Logo
With iOS 11 and above, restart using Settings > General > Shut Down
If a regular restart doesn’t help your problems, try a forced restart
On an iPad with no Home Button and iPhones 8 or later: Press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Press and immediately release the Volume Down button. Then press and hold the Side/Top/Power button until the device restarts
On an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus: Press and hold both the Side and Volume Down buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo
On an iPhone 6s and earlier, iPad with a Home Button, or iPod touch: Press and hold both the Home and the Top (or Side) buttons for at least 10 seconds, until you see the Apple logo
If the forced restart didn’t help with your specific control, the next step is to try deleting the particular control out of your settings and re-adding it back.
How Do I Customize My Control Center?
Tap on the Settings app
Choose Control Center
Tap on Customize Controls
Scroll down to More Controls
Tap on the + sign to add an item to Control Center
Tap on the – sign to remove an item from Control Center
Long Press for More Options
When using control center in the latest iOS, some things like WiFi, Bluetooth, Personal Hotspot, AirDrop, AirPlay, Night Shift, and others are in submenus within Control Center.
To access your flashlight intensity and these other submenus, long press (or press and hold) on a Control Center card to see these additional options.
It’s easy to change your flashlight’s intensity with a deep press in Control Center on the flashlight icon
On iPhone 6s and later, press deeply to see more controls. For an iPhone 6 or earlier, iPad, or iPod touch, press and hold to see more controls.
What Do You Do When An Item In Control Center Doesn’t Work?
If one or more of the buttons in Control Center doesn’t work when you tap it, delete and reinstall those items.
Delete an Item From Control Center
Tap on Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls
Find the unresponsive control in the top “INCLUDE” section
Once you locate your control, tap on the red circle with the minus sign at the beginning of the control
Tap on Remove to delete the control
This process removes the control out of your control center
Restart your iPhone and iPad
Add an Item To Control Center
Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls
Add back the problematic control that you deleted in the prior step by pressing the green Plus (+) sign
Swipe open Control Center
Test and see if the item now works
Not Seeing Control Center When Swiping in Apps?
If you don’t see Control Center when swiping while in an app OR if you only see Control Center when swiping up on your Home Screen, you probably don’t have the Access Within Apps setting enabled.
Go to Settings > Control Center > and toggle ON Access Within Apps.
How Do You Access Control Center on Your Lock Screen?
You can enable or disable Control Center from showing on your Lock Screen by going to Settings > Face ID/Touch ID & Passcode and scroll to the section Allow Access When Locked.
Summary
Most of the times, the control center works without any hiccups. There are, however, times when they act slow or seem frozen.
We found that most issues with the control center were resolved via deleting and re-adding them back. This approach also worked for the various widgets that folks had problems with during previous iOS versions.
We hope this quick tip helped you with your problem. And if you’re facing other challenges with Control Center, please let us know.
Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.
Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.
In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.
Any other solutions for an iPhone 12 whose control center is npot working but whose buttons all function properly? I’ve tried the DFU restore without success. My recommended this post and a computer application. So, I was able to fix the problem with the Acethinker iOS System Recovery program.Yet, I’m going to try the strategies you suggested if my phone act up again. I appreciate you sharing this information.
Iphone 8 with ios 15.2. The control center apps, do not respond to touch in the control center. Some, like Flashlight, can be accessed and operated via icons on the home screens. But the Apple Remote TV app on the home screen just pops up a message saying it’s been moved to the control center, in which it doesn’t respond!
I tried all the tips, nothing changed. Ideas?
Control centre simply will not display despite several hard restarts and making sure that I actually have the correct settings enabled
This phone has only just been purchased looks like it’s going to have to go back
I am unable to get AirPlay to work from my iPad to my TV using the Apple TV – it was working just a few days ago. Am frustrated as cannot find the problem, and have tried EVERYTHING
I follow the advice for reset of swipe up button and it hasn’t really solved the problem it very occasionally will let me swipe up to access the torch and calculator. about 1 -30mtimes will allow access.
what do i try now?
So I’m trying to make a video today but when I try to screen record on my iPad on IOS 12.4.4 I go to my control Centre is not working is there anyway I can fix that?
It’s likely that the screen recording setting was toggled off from your Control Center customization.
Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls
Scroll to the list of More Controls
Tap the green plus sign next to screen recording to add it back to your Control Center options
I can’t get flashlight to work on 6th generation IPad. Under the Control Centre there is no flashlight icon when I swipe up. Other icons are there.
How do I get flashlight to work. Am using IOS 12.3.
Can you provide me the model information for your iPad?
Go to Settings > General > About and send me both the model name and model number–tap the model number to get additional information (there are two bits of information under this)
Many iPads do not have a flashlight app in iOS or in the iOS Control Center. The flashlight is available on some iPad Pro models, including the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation+), iPad Pro (11 and 10.5-inch), and iPad Pro (9.7-inch).
So your iPad may not support flashlight if it’s not one of those models.
Removing and adding does not work for Music, since it doesn’t appear in settings. If it did, I’d remove it and NOT add it back. Anyway, pressing the play button does nothing, which is fine, since I don’t usually use my phone to listen to music. I wish I could just remove it from the control screen, though. It takes up space thus making other things marginally harder to find.
After updating my iPad some app icon a disappeared. One is in the quick access but not on the pages of my screen. I have to go back to quick access every time I want to use it instead of being able to click on it. When I went to the App Store, it will open from resobuthow can I get the icon back on the desktop page?
Bought iphone 8 today and its been nothing but trouble syncing. Now I have discovered the Control Centre does work when swiping up, it doesnt even appear, i have tried all the fixes suggested on here but to no avail
Sorry to hear about your issues with Control Centre (CC) on your iPhone 8. Sometimes, you need to swipe up twice, once to reveal the handle for CC and then again (a second time) to reveal Control Center. To make changes to its settings, go to Settings > Control Center.
If you have an app open and you don’t see CC, turn on the Access within Apps feature in CC’s Settings. This allows you to open Control Center not only from Home Screen but also from any app you use.
i hav iphone 8 with latest ios version.my control center appears while i swipe up but i am facing a problem,i cant re-enter more in the options if i hold in any of the options i hav added.i restarted but it didnt work.again i go through coustomize options in control center options and deleted n again added the options.it didnt work.
how can i solve it?
That’s not good! Let’s try and update your iPhone via iTunes and see if that solves the problem. Before you start, make sure you backup your iPhone via iCloud, iTunes, or your backup method of choice.
Then, connect your device to iTunes (if not already.) Once it recognizes your device, select the Update option and update your iOS from iTunes–updating via iTunes tends to be more stable and results in less problems than OTA (over-the-air).
If you don’t have a computer, use a family member’s or friend’s computer–as long as it has iTunes (preferably the latest version) installed. You can even visit an Apple Store or Authorized Reseller and use on of their Macs to update your iPhone.
If using iTunes is not a possibility, try a forced restart instead. For your iPhone 8, press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Then, press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Finally, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo on your screen.
Have you tried a forced restart? If not, press and hold both the Home button and Power button at the same time and maintain this hold until the Apple Logo appears on-screen. If using an iPhone X, 8, or 7–check these instructions on how to force restart these models.
If the problem persists, let us know and we’ll continue troubleshooting.
Sorry to hear about your Control Center not showing up. Have you performed a forced restart? If not, give that a go first.
If you already did that, try the following:
Enable Control center on lock Screen by going to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Control center on under Access when locked
Enable Control Center Within App, go to Settings > Control Center
Turn off Zoom, go to Settings > General > Accessibility
Reset All Settings by going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
Thank you so much for the help! I have been aggravated about not being able to access my control center from lock screen. I searched all over and finally found your article.
Thanks again!
First, check your Control Center Settings and make sure Access Within Apps is toggled ON. See if that makes a difference.
If that’s already on, check if voiceover is ON by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn it off. If you need VoiceOver, open Control Center by tapping on the time displayed at the top of the screen. It’s selected when a small black box appears around the time. Once the time is selected, swipe up from the bottom of the screen using three fingers to open Control Center.
Next, check if there is a software update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. If it shows a software update is available, do NOT update via this method (Over-The-Air or OTA.) Instead, connect your device to iTunes and update there–but before you do anything BACKUP your device in iTunes and then update its software.
Updating via iTunes often solves many little software problems and glitches that happen with more frequency when updating via OTA.
Now, if no update is available, let’s see if Display Zoom is ON. Sometimes this setting interferes with Control Center. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Display Zoom > and select Standard. There also another Zoom feature located in your accessibility settings–Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom.
Hopefully, something here helps your issue with Control Center. Let us know either way.
Hey there! Just got my 8 Plus. iOS is up to date. I’m having the same issue as mentioned with the article. When pressing and holding a control center item, the secondary function does not appear. I’ve followed each step as well as the steps mentioned in the comments yet still it does not work. 🙁
Sorry about all the problems with your Control Center on your iPhone 8+. So from what I understand, you’re not seeing the submenus for items like Night Shift or AirDrop. Since your iPhone 8+ is less than a year old, try these two suggestions and if they don’t help, please visit an Apple Store or contact Apple Support.
1. Update your iOS to the latest iOS 11.2 using iTunes NOT Over-The-Air via Software Update in settings. iTunes is more stable and updates via iTunes have fewer issues than OTA. So if possible, give that a try. It doesn’t even need to be your computer–as long as it has iTunes installed you’re good. You can even visit an Apple Store or Apple Reseller and ask them to update via one of their Macs. They are supposed to allow it.
2. It’s possible that some a setting is getting in the way. Try resetting all settings. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings. Performing this action does not erase any data but it does reset to defaults things like wallpapers, accessibility settings, WiFi passcodes, and similar personalized settings.
If neither of these options does anything, please contact Apple. Even if you didn’t purchase Apple Care, your iPhone 8+ is covered for 1 year from your date of purchase. So they should help you get it right!
The items that are supposed to open up when you press and hold are not working. For example, I can’t access night shift or airdrop. I’ve tried restarting and powering down/turning back on. Is there anything else I can try?
Well that’s not fun! Have you tried a forced restart by pressing and holding both the Home button and the Power button together–maintain this hold until the Apple logo is on-screen. If you have an iPhone 8, X, or 7–please refer to this guide on how to force a restart.
Now, if that didn’t help let’s remove all the customization from your iDevice. Got to Settings > Control Center > Customize and press the red minus sign (-) next to all of the apps showing up under INCLUDE. Once removed, close the settings app by double pressing home and swiping up on the Settings App Preview (for iPhone X instructions on closing apps–check this article out–it’s more complicated!.)
After closing the Settings app, power down your iDevice and slide off, then power up normally. Return to Settings > Control Center > Customize and add back in all those settings you want to show up in your Control Center–press the green plus sign (+) to add them to the list of INCLUDE.
Once the are all added, return to your Home Screen and call forth Control Center. See if the toggles now work.
My icons won’t enlarge, for example the music icon or lightening where i can choose whether night shift should be on or off. Is there any way to fix this? I’ve tried the above.
I’m not sure what you mean by enlarge. When you add a custom toggles to your Control Center, those toggle appear every time you swipe up or down Control Center—to turn them on, tap once—they should highlight. Tap again, they should go dark. They don’t actually change size, they just change color.
When I customize my control center none of the buttons show up when I swipe up to get into the control center so it’s not seeing my changes.. I have shut down and restarted to no avail..
I can’t open my control center when I am in a app. For example youtube, it just doens’t react when I swipe up.
So I’ll have to get out of the app to open it!
Anyone else having thia problem?
Or is this just part of the new update. Because it is very frustrating
Chances are that the Access with Apps button is disabled. Go to Settings > Control Center and toggle ON Access Within Apps. Then restart your iDevice. That should do it!
Hello. I have a problem my music icon on control center is not working /dissapeared when i click start no music is being played but when i play in apple music app i can still play music
BRYAN INFANTE WAGAN says
Any other solutions for an iPhone 12 whose control center is npot working but whose buttons all function properly? I’ve tried the DFU restore without success. My recommended this post and a computer application. So, I was able to fix the problem with the Acethinker iOS System Recovery program.Yet, I’m going to try the strategies you suggested if my phone act up again. I appreciate you sharing this information.
Linda Jenkins says
I pressed this button on accident then it took off control center. Now, I can’t get it on, any suggestions?
Bev Hyson says
No sound on new IPad
John says
Iphone 8 with ios 15.2. The control center apps, do not respond to touch in the control center. Some, like Flashlight, can be accessed and operated via icons on the home screens. But the Apple Remote TV app on the home screen just pops up a message saying it’s been moved to the control center, in which it doesn’t respond!
I tried all the tips, nothing changed. Ideas?
KIM PADILLA says
forgot to say this is on my ipad
KIM PADILLA says
the lock button and flashlight does not appear on control panel
Rod Phillpotts says
Control centre simply will not display despite several hard restarts and making sure that I actually have the correct settings enabled
This phone has only just been purchased looks like it’s going to have to go back
Kathy says
Tried all the fixes for control center and still won’t open
Janet says
I am unable to get AirPlay to work from my iPad to my TV using the Apple TV – it was working just a few days ago. Am frustrated as cannot find the problem, and have tried EVERYTHING
P Johns says
I follow the advice for reset of swipe up button and it hasn’t really solved the problem it very occasionally will let me swipe up to access the torch and calculator. about 1 -30mtimes will allow access.
what do i try now?
I have reset
I have removed and added the icons
regards P johns
allen blumer says
I have tried everything an still cannot access the control center on my ipad
Yeah like I’m giving out my name says
So I’m trying to make a video today but when I try to screen record on my iPad on IOS 12.4.4 I go to my control Centre is not working is there anyway I can fix that?
Elizabeth Jones says
It’s likely that the screen recording setting was toggled off from your Control Center customization.
Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls
Scroll to the list of More Controls
Tap the green plus sign next to screen recording to add it back to your Control Center options
Hopefully, that did it!
Alex Duncan says
I can’t get flashlight to work on 6th generation IPad. Under the Control Centre there is no flashlight icon when I swipe up. Other icons are there.
How do I get flashlight to work. Am using IOS 12.3.
Elizabeth Jones says
Hi Alex,
You probably need to add it to your Control Center.
Go to Settings > Control Center > Customize Controls and tap the green plus sign next to Flashlight.
It should then work!
Alex Duncan says
I can’t get the flashlight to work on 6th generation IPad.
Under the Control Centre, there is no flashlight icon when I swipe up. Other icons are there.
How do I get the flashlight to work? Am using IOS 12.3.
Elizabeth. tried that but there is no icon for Flashlight in the Custom Controls.
Elizabeth Jones says
Hi Alex,
Can you provide me the model information for your iPad?
Go to Settings > General > About and send me both the model name and model number–tap the model number to get additional information (there are two bits of information under this)
Many iPads do not have a flashlight app in iOS or in the iOS Control Center. The flashlight is available on some iPad Pro models, including the iPad Pro 12.9-inch (2nd generation+), iPad Pro (11 and 10.5-inch), and iPad Pro (9.7-inch).
So your iPad may not support flashlight if it’s not one of those models.
Beverly Christensen says
I can’t get the box with 4 controls to expand to show all 6.
SK says
Hi Beverly,
Try a deep press on that tile to expand the menu options.
Victor Engel says
Removing and adding does not work for Music, since it doesn’t appear in settings. If it did, I’d remove it and NOT add it back. Anyway, pressing the play button does nothing, which is fine, since I don’t usually use my phone to listen to music. I wish I could just remove it from the control screen, though. It takes up space thus making other things marginally harder to find.
Lynette Pisani says
After updating my iPad some app icon a disappeared. One is in the quick access but not on the pages of my screen. I have to go back to quick access every time I want to use it instead of being able to click on it. When I went to the App Store, it will open from resobuthow can I get the icon back on the desktop page?
Tomas says
Hello
Does anyone have a problem with the GPS on iphone 7?
My phone does not find a GPS signal
Bronwyn says
How can I redownload Facebook app over 150mb?
audrey says
‘Customize control center’ doesn’t exist in the control center settings on my iphone. Is it because it’s an Iphone 5?
George Russell says
Bought iphone 8 today and its been nothing but trouble syncing. Now I have discovered the Control Centre does work when swiping up, it doesnt even appear, i have tried all the fixes suggested on here but to no avail
SK says
Hi George,
Sorry to hear about your issues with Control Centre (CC) on your iPhone 8. Sometimes, you need to swipe up twice, once to reveal the handle for CC and then again (a second time) to reveal Control Center. To make changes to its settings, go to Settings > Control Center.
If you have an app open and you don’t see CC, turn on the Access within Apps feature in CC’s Settings. This allows you to open Control Center not only from Home Screen but also from any app you use.
If the problem persists, let us know
Rupesh says
i hav iphone 8 with latest ios version.my control center appears while i swipe up but i am facing a problem,i cant re-enter more in the options if i hold in any of the options i hav added.i restarted but it didnt work.again i go through coustomize options in control center options and deleted n again added the options.it didnt work.
how can i solve it?
SK says
Hi Rupesh,
That’s not good! Let’s try and update your iPhone via iTunes and see if that solves the problem. Before you start, make sure you backup your iPhone via iCloud, iTunes, or your backup method of choice.
Then, connect your device to iTunes (if not already.) Once it recognizes your device, select the Update option and update your iOS from iTunes–updating via iTunes tends to be more stable and results in less problems than OTA (over-the-air).
If you don’t have a computer, use a family member’s or friend’s computer–as long as it has iTunes (preferably the latest version) installed. You can even visit an Apple Store or Authorized Reseller and use on of their Macs to update your iPhone.
If using iTunes is not a possibility, try a forced restart instead. For your iPhone 8, press and quickly release the Volume Up button. Then, press and quickly release the Volume Down button. Finally, press and hold the Side button until you see the Apple logo on your screen.
If the problem persists, let us know.
Best of luck–fingers crossed!
SK
J.N says
Hi costomize controls isn’t poping up and my phone is updated I need help !!!
Elizabeth says
Hi Julie,
Have you tried a forced restart? If not, press and hold both the Home button and Power button at the same time and maintain this hold until the Apple Logo appears on-screen. If using an iPhone X, 8, or 7–check these instructions on how to force restart these models.
If the problem persists, let us know and we’ll continue troubleshooting.
Liz
Kurt says
I’m running iOS 11.3 on a iPhone 8+. When I swipe up from the bottom I get notifications. No control center.
Elizabeth says
Hi Kurt,
Sorry to hear about your Control Center not showing up. Have you performed a forced restart? If not, give that a go first.
If you already did that, try the following:
Enable Control center on lock Screen by going to Settings > Touch ID & Passcode > Control center on under Access when locked
Enable Control Center Within App, go to Settings > Control Center
Turn off Zoom, go to Settings > General > Accessibility
Reset All Settings by going to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings
SK
Mrs. Allen says
Thank you so much for the help! I have been aggravated about not being able to access my control center from lock screen. I searched all over and finally found your article.
Thanks again!
MR. Sunsa says
I’ve done the stated tips but my control center is still unresponsive after press and hold.
SK says
Hi Mr. Sunsa,
First, check your Control Center Settings and make sure Access Within Apps is toggled ON. See if that makes a difference.
If that’s already on, check if voiceover is ON by going to Settings > General > Accessibility > VoiceOver and turn it off. If you need VoiceOver, open Control Center by tapping on the time displayed at the top of the screen. It’s selected when a small black box appears around the time. Once the time is selected, swipe up from the bottom of the screen using three fingers to open Control Center.
Next, check if there is a software update. Go to Settings > General > Software Update. If it shows a software update is available, do NOT update via this method (Over-The-Air or OTA.) Instead, connect your device to iTunes and update there–but before you do anything BACKUP your device in iTunes and then update its software.
Updating via iTunes often solves many little software problems and glitches that happen with more frequency when updating via OTA.
Now, if no update is available, let’s see if Display Zoom is ON. Sometimes this setting interferes with Control Center. Go to Settings > Display & Brightness > Display Zoom > and select Standard. There also another Zoom feature located in your accessibility settings–Settings > General > Accessibility > Zoom.
Hopefully, something here helps your issue with Control Center. Let us know either way.
SK
Tiff says
The access within aps command is not there. It just doesn’t exist! I only have the customise control option.
Elizabeth says
Hi Tiff,
Are you using an iPad? If so the access within apps option is for the smaller devices only, not iPads.
Liz
Josh says
Hey there! Just got my 8 Plus. iOS is up to date. I’m having the same issue as mentioned with the article. When pressing and holding a control center item, the secondary function does not appear. I’ve followed each step as well as the steps mentioned in the comments yet still it does not work. 🙁
Help please! 🙂
SK says
Hi Josh,
Sorry about all the problems with your Control Center on your iPhone 8+. So from what I understand, you’re not seeing the submenus for items like Night Shift or AirDrop. Since your iPhone 8+ is less than a year old, try these two suggestions and if they don’t help, please visit an Apple Store or contact Apple Support.
1. Update your iOS to the latest iOS 11.2 using iTunes NOT Over-The-Air via Software Update in settings. iTunes is more stable and updates via iTunes have fewer issues than OTA. So if possible, give that a try. It doesn’t even need to be your computer–as long as it has iTunes installed you’re good. You can even visit an Apple Store or Apple Reseller and ask them to update via one of their Macs. They are supposed to allow it.
2. It’s possible that some a setting is getting in the way. Try resetting all settings. Go to Settings > General > Reset > Reset All Settings. Performing this action does not erase any data but it does reset to defaults things like wallpapers, accessibility settings, WiFi passcodes, and similar personalized settings.
If neither of these options does anything, please contact Apple. Even if you didn’t purchase Apple Care, your iPhone 8+ is covered for 1 year from your date of purchase. So they should help you get it right!
Let us know your results,
SK
Nicole says
Hi!
The items that are supposed to open up when you press and hold are not working. For example, I can’t access night shift or airdrop. I’ve tried restarting and powering down/turning back on. Is there anything else I can try?
SK says
Hi Nicole,
Well that’s not fun! Have you tried a forced restart by pressing and holding both the Home button and the Power button together–maintain this hold until the Apple logo is on-screen. If you have an iPhone 8, X, or 7–please refer to this guide on how to force a restart.
Now, if that didn’t help let’s remove all the customization from your iDevice. Got to Settings > Control Center > Customize and press the red minus sign (-) next to all of the apps showing up under INCLUDE. Once removed, close the settings app by double pressing home and swiping up on the Settings App Preview (for iPhone X instructions on closing apps–check this article out–it’s more complicated!.)
After closing the Settings app, power down your iDevice and slide off, then power up normally. Return to Settings > Control Center > Customize and add back in all those settings you want to show up in your Control Center–press the green plus sign (+) to add them to the list of INCLUDE.
Once the are all added, return to your Home Screen and call forth Control Center. See if the toggles now work.
Hope that fixes the issues,
SK
Helene says
My icons won’t enlarge, for example the music icon or lightening where i can choose whether night shift should be on or off. Is there any way to fix this? I’ve tried the above.
Elizabeth says
Hi Helene,
I’m not sure what you mean by enlarge. When you add a custom toggles to your Control Center, those toggle appear every time you swipe up or down Control Center—to turn them on, tap once—they should highlight. Tap again, they should go dark. They don’t actually change size, they just change color.
Hope that helps,
Liz
Veronica says
When I customize my control center none of the buttons show up when I swipe up to get into the control center so it’s not seeing my changes.. I have shut down and restarted to no avail..
Koen says
Hey,
I can’t open my control center when I am in a app. For example youtube, it just doens’t react when I swipe up.
So I’ll have to get out of the app to open it!
Anyone else having thia problem?
Or is this just part of the new update. Because it is very frustrating
Hope you can help me!
Cheers,
Koen
Elizabeth says
Hi Koen,
Chances are that the Access with Apps button is disabled. Go to Settings > Control Center and toggle ON Access Within Apps. Then restart your iDevice. That should do it!
Let us know either way,
Liz
Jeremiah says
Hello. I have a problem my music icon on control center is not working /dissapeared when i click start no music is being played but when i play in apple music app i can still play music
Pls help