changing the camera control button to do something else

hello. I have the camera control button on this phone and I would like to know if I could change it to do something that isn't related to the camera? This might sound like a dumb question but I figure since it's another action button I don't see why you wouldn't be able to

iPhone 16 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Jan 2, 2025 10:24 PM

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Posted on Jan 2, 2025 10:56 PM

This is what the Apple Article has to say:


Open Camera with the Camera Control. Click the Camera Control to open Camera ... The Camera Control menu is open in Camera. The Zoom control is selected ...



Use the Camera Control on iPhone 16 models


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Jan 9, 2025 07:15 PM in response to KLProduction

I couldn’t agree more.

When I bought a new iPhone I had assumed that the new button is the action button. You know, additional button that can be set up to do whatever’s needed.

Now it turns out, you have to sacrifice the silent mode to use the actual "action button"… and the new one is a pointless camera button (like we didn’t have enough ways to launch the camera).

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