Apple added the Camera Control button to its phones starting with the iPhone 16, but since I never really spent much time with that model, my first exposure to this new button came when I recently upgraded to an iPhone 17. And I’ve grown to hate the Camera Control button with the power of a thousand burning suns.
The Camera Control button provides a shortcut for launching the Camera app without having to first unlock your phone, and you can also use it for other controls like zooming, switching modes…
