Where is Control Center on Mac? What can you do with Control Center on Mac? How to customize Control Center on Mac

Where is Control Center on Mac?

The Control Center can be accessed from the menu bar on the top right of your Mac screen. It has a lot of capabilities, including shortcuts to manage Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, AirDrop, etc. The Control Center may appear identical in macOS Ventura and Monterey, but there are significant differences between them. With macOS Ventura, you get the all-new Stage Manager. In contrast, Keyboard Brightness in present in macOS Monterey. In this part, I’ll tell you how we can customize the options on macOS Ventura and mac OS Monterey.  Note: We can also drag and drop different settings from Control Center to Menu Bar.

What can you do with Control Center on Mac?

Here’s a look at various functions available on the Control Center by default:

Wi-Fi: Here, you can turn on/off Wi-Fi, change your Preferred Network, or access Wi-Fi Settings.  Bluetooth: Turn on/off Bluetooth Check Connected Devices Access Bluetooth Settings  AirDrop: Turn on/off and choose between Contacts Only or Everyone.  Focus: Turn on/off features like Do Not Disturb, Meeting, etc., or launch Focus Settings.  Keyboard Brightness: Adjust keyboard brightness or Keyboard Preferences. (only on macOS Monterey) Stage Manager: Turn on/off. (only on macOS Ventura) Screen Mirroring: Pick the connected device or open Display Settings.  Display: Adjust brightness Turn on/off Dark Mode, Night Shift, or True Tone. Go to Display Settings.  Sound: Adjust Sound, select the output device, or launch Sound Settings.  Music: Play, pause, next. 

How to customize Control Center on Mac

There isn’t much you can do with the default controls in Control Center, but you can certainly add or remove a few options that aren’t included by default. The steps to perform these in macOS Monterey and macOS Ventura are listed below. Let’s get started. 

In macOS Ventura 

The following are the options you can add or remove from the Control Center:

Accessibility Shortcuts  Battery  Hearing  Fast User Switching   Keyboard Brightness 

In macOS Monterey

Additionally, using the steps above, you can display/hide the following options in Control Center:

Accessibility Shortcuts  Battery  Fast User Switching  

Winding up… The Mac’s Control Center might have been more efficient and usable if we could personalize it to our needs. Different users may wish to have distinct controls. What are your thoughts on this? Please share them in the comments below. Read more:

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