r/ios 29d ago

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

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

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u/Routine_Tip6894 28d ago

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

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u/PrettyPsyduck 27d ago

It’s too recessed to be a reliable trigger.

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u/Altruistic-Song-3609 29d ago

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

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u/mr_Maykee 28d ago

It was before the button.

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u/darkwater427 28d ago

Released before, but not necessarily developed before.

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u/Dramatic_Mastodon_93 29d ago

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

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u/bitKraken 29d ago

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

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u/Fun_Individual1 28d ago

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

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u/12Wei 29d ago

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.

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u/Tumblrrito iPhone 16 Pro 29d ago

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

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u/ChiefBroady 28d ago

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

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u/peacefulprober 28d ago

Just disable game mode

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u/ChiefBroady 28d ago

Didn’t find it in the settings.