In iOS 18 and iOS 26, long-pressing the Camera Control invokes Visual Intelligence, the Apple Intelligence feature for looking up information using your iPhone’s camera. This essentially meant the ...

One of the coolest innovations on the iPhone 16 is the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware addition that’s all about snapping images and taking video. It’s a clever hybrid of a mechanical button and ...

The new Camera Control on the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro models provides instantaneous camera access and other advanced features. With it, you can launch the Camera app, zoom in and out of your shot, ...

I was keen on using the Camera Control button when it first debuted on the iPhone 16 Pro. But in over a year of use, it caused more accidental swipes and presses than its intended use cases to take ...

The Camera Control packs in a lot of features, and they’re a little fiddly. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The Camera Control button on the iPhone opens the Camera app, takes pictures and can ...

It started as a rumor: Apple might add yet another button to the iPhone 16 series. At first, I thought it sounded like a terrible idea. Why would I need another way to control the camera when I can ...