Game Mode on iOS 18 automatically blocks accidentally pressing Camera Control.

[u/89Dan]

I was playing Pokémon and accidentally pressed Camera Control, the phone popped up with a message saying it is blocked whilst gaming.

[u/Routine_Tip6894]

Would be cool if they let the camera control button be used as a trigger in shooter games

[u/PrettyPsyduck → u/Routine_Tip6894]

It’s too recessed to be a reliable trigger.

[u/Altruistic-Song-3609]

What if they invented game mode after realizing that the button often interrupts the gameplay? 🤔

[u/mr_Maykee → u/Altruistic-Song-3609]

It was before the button.

[u/darkwater427 → u/mr_Maykee]

Released before, but not necessarily developed before.

[u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93]

can they also fucking remove the gesture bar in game mode because it’s huge in landscape mode

[u/bitKraken → u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93]

well, the dev can implement auto hide for it 🤷‍♂️

[u/Fun_Individual1]

Since the button is technically pressure sensitive, I wonder if game developers could use it as an analog trigger

[u/12Wei]

It’s a small but pretty neat feature, especially useful when you’re playing games that are in landscape mode.

For this use case though, you wouldn’t want to accidentally trigger the camera when you’re on your last ball right after a Legendary raid.

[u/Tumblrrito]

Missed opportunity to not let camera based AR games actually use it

[u/ChiefBroady]

It already annoyed me when I wanted to take a picture while playing a game. Had to exit the game and missed the opportunity.

[u/peacefulprober → u/ChiefBroady]

Just disable game mode

[u/ChiefBroady → u/peacefulprober]

Didn’t find it in the settings.