The first episode talk about guidance on customizing the Control Center in iOS 18, acknowledging both the new personalization features and user complaints about the updated design being less intuitive. It explains how to add or remove controls by long pressing or using the plus icon, suggesting useful additions like screen recording and vehicle motion cues. The video highlights inconveniences such as the multi-step process for accessing features like cellular data and the Control Center not resetting to the first page. Potential bugs like black screens and jumbled icons are mentioned, with tips offered like force restarting the phone or creating custom shortcuts for functions like Wi-Fi toggling to mimic previous iOS versions. Finally, the option to downgrade to iOS 17 to avoid current issues is presented as a viable solution.