The overall theme of the iOS 18 update is to offer more customization options to iPhone users. Besides more colorful Lock Screen customization, the iOS 18 update lets you remove camera button or flashlight button from the Lock Screen. So you can replace them with another feature or remove them to have an immaculate Lock Screen look.
With the iOS 11 release, we got a full-fledged camera app and flashlight shortcuts on the Lock Screen. Meant for convenience, you’d often turn them on accidentally while sliding your iPhone in your pocket or a bag. Thankfully, iOS 18 on your iPhone can put an end to it. Here’s how to remove or replace the camera and flashlight buttons from the iPhone’s Lock Screen.
Also Read: Best Ways to Customize iPhone’s Lock Screen
Remove Camera and Flashlight Button From iPhone’s Lock Screen
1. Wake up your iPhone and long-press on its Lock Screen.
2. Tap on Customize and then tap on the Lock Screen option.
3. Tap the minus icon in the top-left of the Camera or Flashlight shortcuts to remove the buttons entirely.
4. You can tap on the grayed-out + icon to add a new shortcut in the place of the Flashlight or Camera button.
5. From the tray that pops up, scroll down or search for the shortcut you want to add.
6. Tap Done in the top-right corner of the screen to save the changes.
The best part about replacing the Camera or Flashlight shortcut button is that you can also assign a shortcut to it. Furthermore, you can also select the shortcut you want to run to track your order or make a GIF.
Lock Screen Gets Customizable
Apple finally offers the option to remove or replace the camera or flashlight button entirely from the iPhone. However, you can’t add more shortcuts to the Lock Screen, which would’ve been amazing. However, the iPhone is highly customizable today, ranging from the app icons to dynamic wallpaper. Those are a few of the many things from Android that inspire iOS.
