Unless you've gone looking in System Settings, you may not be aware that the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 can be set to do other functions besides set up and take a picture.

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 ...

New to all iPhone 16 models is a button dedicated to controlling the camera, called Camera Control of all things. It’s not just a single-use button, it’s a Camera app launcher, multi-purpose shutter, ...

Like the iPhone 16 series, all of Apple's latest iPhone 17 models include a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode). The button aims to ...