I've been testing iOS 18.2 since the first beta, but I hardly paid any attention to it. That's because I'm an iPhone user in Europe, which means I'm not getting any of the Apple Intelligence features ...
Controlling volume from your iPhone’s Lock Screen used to be easy, with a dedicated slider available during audio playback. Apple removed that option back in iOS 16, but now you can get it back thanks ...
Depending on which iPhone you have, your smartphone will have two volume buttons, a side button, a Ring/Silent switch, or an Action button, and if it's an iPhone SE or older iPhone, a Home button.