How to add Accessibility items to the Control Centre in iOS 18 on your iPhone or iPad

This section gives you step by step instructions on how to add accessibility items to the Control Centre in iOS 18, with pictures of the screens to help.

1. To access the Control Centre, swipe down from the top-right corner of your device.

2. Tap the + (plus) button in the top right corner. You can now begin editing the Control Centre.

3. To add new items to the Control Centre, tap the Add a Control button at the bottom of the screen.

4. Scroll through the list of controls and tap the item you wish to add to the Control Centre. Accessibility items are grouped by type at the end of the list.

Repeat steps 3 + 4 to add more items to the Control Centre.

5. You can reposition items in the Control Centre. To do so, tap and hold an item, then drag it to a new position. If you drag all the way downwards, you can add the item to an additional screen.

6. Items in the Control Centre can be made bigger, to make them easier to select, or smaller to fit more items onto a screen. To resize an item, drag the handle in the bottom-right corner of the icon. You can drag an item to become a small circle, or a larger square or rectangle.

7. To remove an item, tap the – (minus) button in the top-left corner of each icon. You can re-add the item by following the steps above.

8. When you have finished, tap any blank area to exit the Control Centre edit screen.

9. When you are happy with your settings, you can return to the Home screen by swiping up from the bottom of the screen or by pressing the Home button on devices with a physical Home button. 

10. To access the Control Centre, swipe down from the top-right corner of your device. Tapping an item in the Control Centre will either activate it or open a settings card depending on the item. You can long-press on some items to see more options. Swipe up on the open Control Centre to access other screens.