New iPhone 15 Action Button You Should Know

Part 1: What Does the Action Button Do on iPhone 15

The iPhone 15/Plus/Pro/Pro Max Action Button will make the new iPhone line stand out from its predecessors as now it supports 9 different functions instead of just a Ring/Silent switch.

1. Accessibility

You can quickly get access to accessibility settings such as Assistive Touch, Zoom, Live Speech, Voice Over, and many more. You can set it up to work when you long-press the iPhone 15 Action Button.

2. Shortcuts

When you set up the iPhone 15 Action Button, pressing the button can directly apply one of the shortcuts you have set up. To use this, you do need to set up at least one shortcut first or use any of the premade ones.

3. Silent Mode

Instead of flipping the Ring/Silent switch in the older models, you can now do these things simply by pressing a button. You can also mute or unmute ringers or alerts.

4. Camera

This option will work the same way volume buttons were used to take photos, videos, etc.

5. Flashlight

You can now toggle the flashlight on or off with a long button press.

6. Focus Mode

You can set the iPhone 15 Action Button to change/activate any focus mode that you have set up in the settings menu.

7. Magnifier

You can activate the Magnifier glass to zoom in to read or see small text or objects.

8. Translate

Now, you can quickly launch your favorite translate app and start using it to translate any text or conversation.

9. Voice Memos

Those who regularly record memos during work or as reminders can now access the app with a button.

Part 2: How to Use iPhone 15 Action Button

Now that you know what fantastic options you can use the iPhone 15 Action Button for, let's see how to use iPhone 15 Action Button. Once set up, you can long-press the iPhone 15 Action Button to launch the camera app.

Once you are in the app, you can quickly press the button, and it can take photos, record videos, etc.

Similarly, you can long press the button to start the translation app on the dynamic island as you can see an image. You can text what you want to say, and the app will convert it into speech in the language you want like Japanese being shown here.

Similarly, you can long press the button to start the translation app on the dynamic island as you can see an image. You can text what you want to say, and the app will convert it into speech in the language you want like Japanese being shown here.

Part 3: How to Customize the iPhone 15 Action Button

Let's see the simple "how to use iPhone 15 Action Button" steps to customize different options available in iPhone 15.

1. When you are on the home screen of your iPhone device, tap the settings app to open it.

2. Please navigate to the iPhone 15 Action Button menu and tap it.

3. You will see the nine ways to select and set up the option there.

4. If you want to check if it works, swipe up from the button to return to the home screen and long-press the Action Button to see if it works as intended.

5. Finally, if you want to take things to the next level, scroll to the shortcuts option and press the shortcut button to open the shortcuts menu.

6. Once there, you can choose any shortcut to assign to the iPhone 15 Action Button.

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Conclusion

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