Apple announced iOS 18.2 in December, more than a month after the company's announcement iOS 18.1. The update brought several new Apple Intelligence features to some iPhones, such as Genmoji and on Picture playground app. It also lets you add the volume bar back to your lock screen if you want to.
Read more: Everything you need to know about iOS 18
Apple got rid of the volume bar from the Lock Screen when it released iOS 16 in 2022. That meant you had to use the volume buttons on the side of your iPhone if you wanted to turn up and down the volume of music or announcements without unlocking your iPhone.
Pressing those buttons raises or lowers your volume by a certain amount, but it can leave you choosing between too loud or too quiet a volume. With iOS 18.2, you can move the volume bar back to your lock screen so you can more precisely control the volume without unlocking your iPhone.
Here's how to reintroduce the volume bar on your lock screen with iOS 18.2.
How to get the volume bar on your iPhone
1. Open it Settings.
2. Tap Accessibility.
3. Tap Audio and visual under Hearing.
4. Tap the switch to Always show volume control.
Now, the next time you're listening to music or a podcast at the gym or on the bus, you can change the volume using the slider on your Lock screen.
For more on iOS 18, here's what you need to know iOS 18.2.1, iOS 18.2 and ours iOS 18 Cheat Sheet. You can also check what your iPhone might come with iOS 18.3.
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