One of the big changes coming to iOS 18 is the new customization features coming to the Control Center — which lets you add third party apps to the iPhone’s drop-down menu. But what you may not have known is that this will also allow third party camera apps to access both the Action button and iOS’s Lock Screen shortcut.
As MacRumors points out, that the Control Center is tied to both the Lock Screen shortcut and the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action button. This means that the Lock Screen shortcut and Action button can be replaced with a different setting from the Control Center — including third party apps. Effectively meaning you’re not forced to use Apple’s stock camera if you want to be able to start taking photos quickly.
Which is actually a pretty crucial part of this whole thing. Being able to open a specific app quickly would be hindered if you had to go through the motions of unlocking your phone first. Not by much, especially if you have Face ID enabled, but when there’s a time sensitive event you need to document, then every second counts.
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