Apple released iOS 18 in 2024, and the update brought a lot of features to your iPhone, like the ability to lock and hide certain apps on your device and more ways to customize your lock screen and Control Center. One feature the update brought to your device is called Open App, and it lets you create custom controls to open any app from those screens.
This feature can be used on either your lock screen or Control Center to open games, social media apps and more. There are a lot of new controls in iOS 18, but this one lets you tailor your iPhone to your needs.
Here's what you need to know about Open App and how to access it.
What is Open App?
Open App is a prebuilt shortcut that lets you open any app from either your Control Center or your lock screen once you've unlocked your iPhone. It lets you create new controls for your Control Center and lock screen that aren't included in the Controls library. That 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. Tap Wallpaper.
3. Tap the screen you'd like to customize -- your lock screen is always on the left.
4. Tap the minus (-) sign next to the control you want to remove across the bottom of your screen -- you can only replace these two controls, you can't add more.
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