Overview
- A new option labeled “Lock Screen Swipe to Open Camera” lets testers turn off the left‑swipe shortcut while preserving other ways to launch Camera.
- The change was discovered in iOS 26.1 beta 4 by Aaron Perris and reported by 9to5Mac and other outlets.
- Deliberate alternatives remain available, including the Lock Screen camera button and the Camera Control on iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 models.
- Previously, users could not disable the swipe gesture unless they disabled the Camera app entirely.
- iOS 26.1 beta 4 also includes a control to tone down the Liquid Glass effect, and the camera swipe toggle may evolve before the public release.