{"id":49499,"date":"2013-09-10T12:19:02","date_gmt":"2013-09-10T10:19:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/?p=49499"},"modified":"2025-07-02T01:11:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T08:11:10","slug":"discovering-ios-7-the-control-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/discovering-ios-7-the-control-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovering iOS 7: The Control Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this video<strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/video-series-discovering-ios-7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in our series<\/a> <\/strong>dedicated to learning more about iOS 7<strong>, <\/strong>we present the new<strong> Control Center.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Control Center is a new addition in iOS 7.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<div>\nDefault player\n<\/div>\n<p>&lt;!&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By use of this code snippet, I agree to the Brightcove Publisher T and C<\/p>\n<p>found at https:\/\/accounts.brightcove.com\/en\/terms-and-conditions\/.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;&gt;<\/p>\n<p><object><\/object><\/p>\n<p><!--\n\nThis script tag will cause the Brightcove Players defined above it to be created as soon\n\nas the line is read by the browser. If you wish to have the player instantiated only after\n\nthe rest of the HTML is processed and the page load is complete, remove the line.\n\n--><\/p>\n<p>brightcove.createExperiences();<\/p>\n<p><!-- End of Brightcove Player --><\/p>\n<p>To open it, <strong>swipe your finger from the bottom to the top of the screen<\/strong>, even if screen lock enabled. From here, you can activate or deactivate\u00a0<strong>Airplane Mode<\/strong>, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Do Not Disturb and Lock screen orientation. With the slider, you can choose screen <strong>brightness<\/strong>, and using the controls in the center of the screen, you can customize <strong>music playback<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There are also four buttons at the bottom of the screen. The first activates the <strong>flashlight <\/strong>(which is also the camera&#8217;s flash). The second gives you quick access to the <strong>Clock<\/strong> app, which contains local time, an alarm clock, a stopwatch, and a timer. The third button lets you access the calculator, while the fourth activates the <strong>Camera<\/strong> app.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, to activate the iOS 7<strong> Search function<\/strong>, there&#8217;s no longer a need to swipe left or click the home button. Simply swipe your finger downward <strong>from the center of the screen<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out the rest of our <a href=\"http:\/\/onsoftware.en.softonic.com\/video-series-discovering-ios-7\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discovering iOS 7 video series<\/a> for more tips on the new iOS 7.<\/p>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Original article written by <a href=\"http:\/\/articoli.softonic.it\/editor\/pier-francesco-piccolomini\">Pier Francesco Piccolomini<\/a> for <a href=\"http:\/\/articoli.softonic.it\/ios-7-video-control-center\">Softonic IT<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this video in our series dedicated to learning more about iOS 7, we present the new Control Center. 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