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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove the Control Center from your iPhone’s lock screen, a change that will keep others from swiping up on your screen to reveal the menu where you can change WiFi, brightness, bluetooth, and other settings while your phone is locked.
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1Open your iPhone’s Settings. You can do this by tapping the gray cogs icon on one of your home screens. If you don’t see it, look inside the Utilities folder.
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2Tap Control Center. It should be on the first screen of settings, but if you don’t see it, scroll down a screen.Advertisement
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3Slide the “Access on Lock Screen” switch to the off position. As long as this switch is off, the Control Center will not be accessible while your iPhone is locked.[1]Advertisement
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1. Open your iPhone’s Settings.
2. Tap Control Center.
3. Slide the Access on Lock Screen switch to the off position.
