Turn off the camera control on your iPhone 16: this is how you do it

One of the new features on the iPhone 16 is the camera control. But if you never use that button, you might as well turn it off.

Turn off the camera control on your iPhone 16

Every iPhone 16 has an added button this year and that is the camera controller. This touch-sensitive button knows whether you press the button gently, press it hard or swipe it. By default, this button opens the camera app and swiping it lets you zoom in and out.

The button can be quite useful, because it gives you a kind of camera feeling when you hold the iPhone horizontally and have to ‘press’ a button to take a photo. However, not everyone likes the button. That’s why it’s good to know that you can also turn off the camera controller. It is also possible to add another function to it.

To turn off the camera controller on the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max, follow the steps below.

During step 4, you can also choose one of the other options in the camera control instead of ‘None’ (turn it off). As standard, you also have the choice of ‘Code Scanner’ and ‘Magnifying Glass’. Other apps that support the function will also be listed here.

iPhone 16 in brief

These are the innovations of the iPhone 16 (€ 909) and the iPhone 16 Plus (€ 1,069) in brief:

• The iPhone 16 runs on the A18 chip;
• The iPhone 16 is 6.1 inchesthe iPhone 16 Plus is 6.7 inches;
• Action button has been added to the smartphone;
• Completely new camera controller with the iPhone;
• Running on iOS 18;
• Renewed camera island for spatial videos and photos;
• For the first time macro photos by improved ultra wide angle camera.

The innovations for the iPhone 16 Pro (€ 1,199) and iPhone 16 Pro Max (€ 1,439) can be found briefly below:

• iPhone 16 Pro is bigger than ever (6.3 inches). The iPhone 16 Pro Max even bigger (6.9 inches);
• Camera controller (Camera Control): take photos faster and easier;
• Of A18 Pro chip: this processor is more economical and faster;
• Upgrade for the ultra wide angle camera (48 megapixels);
• New titanium colors;
• Support for Apple Intelligence;
• 4K 120fps video with more slow motion;
• WiFi 7 for even faster wireless internet;
• Improved battery.