This Control Center upgrade in iOS 18 quickly became my most used feature

Control Center has experienced a lot of changes since iOS 18 launched last fall, including a handful of additions in the recent iOS 18.4 update. But there’s one new feature that quickly became my go-to, and it’s consistently been my most used Control Center toggle ever since. Background Sounds: the Control Center feature most people don’t know about The App Store is home to plenty of solid ambient noise apps such as Portal, Endel, and Dark Noise. But did you know that iOS includes its own ambient noise feature via Control Center? And it’s something entirely separate from the recently added ambient music controls in iOS 18.4. Apple calls its ambient noise features ‘Background Sounds,’ and a big part of why most people don’t know they exist is that they’re labeled Accessibility tools. Here’s how you can access them: Open Control Center on your iPhone or iPad Long-press to enable editing mode Hit the ‘Add a Control’ button Scroll all the way near the bottom to find the ‘Hearing Acc ... Read full article.