This secret iOS 18 feature lets you create custom iPhone controls

Apple released iOS 18 released to the public on September 16, a week after the company announced its new product iPhone 16 series, Apple Watch Series 10 And More on this at the September event. The update brought many new features to your iPhone, such as the ability to Lock and hide specific apps on your iPhone and other options for customization Lock screen And Control center. And a feature that allows you to create custom controls is called Open App.

Open App can be used either on your lock screen or in Control Center. There are many new controls in iOS 18, but this one lets you customize your iPhone to suit your needs.

Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18

Here’s what you need to know about Open App and how to access it.

What is Open App?

Open App is a pre-built shortcut that allows you to open any app from either your Control Center or your Lock Screen once you’ve unlocked your iPhone. This allows you to create new controls for your Control Center and Lock Screen that are not in the Controls Library. This means you can create a control to launch your favorite game, social media platform or other app from your lock screen or control center.

How to use Open App for your lock screen

1. Open Settings.
2. Knock wallpaper.
3. Tap the screen you want to customize – your lock screen is always on the left.
4. Tap the minus sign (–) sign next to the control you want to remove at the bottom of the screen – you can only replace these two controls, you cannot add any more.
5. Tap the plus sign (+) Log in to the newly opened area.
6. Knock Open app.
7. Knock Choose in the context menu.
8. Tap the app you want to create a shortcut for.
9. Tap a space around the context menu.
10. Knock Completed in the top right corner of your screen.

Now you can access any app you want from your lock screen after entering your FaceID or passcode. So if you send a lot of emails to your phone for work or other reasons, you can go straight to your Mail app from your lock screen without being distracted by another app.

How to use Open App in your Control Center

1. Swipe down from the top right corner of your iPhone to open your Control Center.
2. Tap the plus sign (+) icon in the top left corner of your screen.
3. Knock Add a control at the bottom of the screen.
4. Knock Open app. You can find it under “Shortcuts” or search for it in the search bar at the top of your screen.
5. Knock Choose in the context menu.
6. Tap the app you want to create a control for.
7. Tap a space around the context menu.
8. Press and hold the new control to move it to the desired location.
9. Tap an empty space in your Control Center or lock your screen to complete the process.

Now you don’t have to swipe and search your phone for an app or game NBA 2K24 Arcade Editionyou can quickly find it in your Control Center.

You can find more information about iOS 18 here iOS 18 reviewwhat you should know about a hidden feature in your phone app and ours iOS 18 cheat sheet. You can also check what iOS 18.1 could bring to your iPhone.