Control Center is getting even better in iOS 18.4, here’s what’s new
Published on: 2025-06-16 01:22:23
iOS 18’s new Control Center has proven to be much more than a one-off design change. Apple has steadily added new capabilities to Control Center via software updates, and iOS 18.4 continues that trend in a big way thanks to several nice upgrades.
#1: New Ambient Music controls
iOS 18.4 introduces a whole new section of controls called Ambient Music. Here you’ll find the following four controls:
Chill
Productivity
Sleep
Wellbeing
Each of these let you quickly trigger an Apple Music playlist that fits the given mood. You can also configure your chosen control to play a different playlist by default—either one you manually set yourself, or a recommended built-in.
Ambient Music controls can be resized to take up one, two, or four slots inside Control Center, and they can also be assigned to your iPhone’s Action Button or Lock Screen.
#2: Visual Intelligence & Talk to Siri
In the newly renamed ‘Apple Intelligence and Siri’ section of Control Center’s catalog, there are two new opt
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