Add Bookrise controls to Control Center

Start a reading session, scan your next book or open a reading list from Control Center. On iPhone, you can also put a Bookrise control on your Lock Screen or Action button.

Controls need iOS 18 or later on iPhone, or iPadOS 18 or later on iPad.

Add a control to Control Center

1. Open Control Center by swiping down from the top-right corner of the screen. On an iPhone with a Home button, swipe up from the bottom instead.
2. Tap + in the top-left corner, or touch and hold an empty area.
3. Tap Add a Control.
4. Search for Bookrise and tap a control, such as Reading.
5. Drag it where you want it, then tap an empty area to finish.

Add a control to your iPhone’s Lock Screen

You can replace either of the two controls at the bottom of your Lock Screen. These are the flashlight and camera by default.

1. Touch and hold the Lock Screen, then tap Customize → Lock Screen.
2. Tap − on the control you want to replace.
3. Tap + in the empty space, search for Bookrise and choose a control.
4. Tap Done.

Use the Action button

If your iPhone has an Action button:

1. Open your iPhone’s Settings app and tap Action Button.
2. Swipe to Controls and tap Choose a Control.
3. Search for Bookrise and choose a control, such as Reading.

Press and hold the Action button to use your chosen control. With Reading, that starts, pauses or resumes your reading timer.

Choose a control

Control	What it does
Reading	Starts, pauses or resumes the reading timer. It shows your book’s title and whether you’re reading or paused.
Scan Book (ISBN)	Opens the barcode scanner in Bookrise so you can add a book.
Reading Books	Opens the books you’re reading now.
Want to Read	Opens the books you’d like to read.
Finished Books	Opens the books you’ve finished.
Abandoned Books	Opens the books you’ve put down.
Favorite Books	Opens your favorite books.

The Reading control starts a session for the book you read last. If a session is already running or paused, it controls that session instead.

You can start, pause or resume reading without opening Bookrise. On iPhone, the session also appears as a Live Activity on your Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island. Tap Finish there to open Bookrise and save your progress.