Many potential owners are still wondering does the new iPhne 15 have an action button? Yes, it does, but only for the premium iPhone 15 Pro series–the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. The iPhone 15 action button is essentially a programmable hotkey that may be used to open desired functions, applications, or shortcuts.
It comes as a replacement for the alert slider that was located just above the volume keys on the older iPhones. The manufacturer repurposed the physical mute button on this device into a more customizable tool.
With the new action button, you can carry out a series of commands, right from taking a picture. To record a voice. Throughout this guide, you’ll learn what the iPhone 15 action button is, what it can do, and how you can program it.
How Does the Programmable Action Button Work on iPhone 15?
In place of the Silent/Ring switch we all are accustomed to, Apple had introduced a new action button. Ideally you can choose what actions you’d love this button to do from a choice of about 10 tasks. The Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro max occurs just above the volume button.
To trigger most of the pre-programmed functions, you only need to press and hold the Action Button. Much like the conventional alert slider, the new Action Button still switches between the silent and sound modes. However, the Action Button can do much more than just that.
A single tap of the Action Button, for instance, triggers a secondary function, on a per-app basis. Depending on what the button had been programmed to do, a single two can trigger such functions as prompting the shutter when the camera is on or stopping the recording when the Voice Memo is on.
How to Customize the iPhone Pro Action Button
You can program the secondary function of the iPhone 15 Action Button. To do this, you need to visit the Action Button section in your iPhone settings and then scroll down to select your preferred option from a series of functionalities.
To configure your Action Button to your preferences, just follow these steps:
- Launch the Settings app on your iPhone and the navigate to the Action Button option. This should bring up an image with a choice of actions you can assign to your Action Button.
- To assign a task, just swipe towards its icon on the displayed image–the name for that action should appear just below the dots. For example, swipe to the Silent Mode icon if wish to have the Action Button put your iPhone into the Silent Mode.
- If the selected Action has additional options, they’ll appear just below the action. Tap on it to display the list of additional options.
- To select Accessibility actions and Shortcuts you need to tap on th blue button situated below the action then choose your preferred option.
Once set, you only need to press the Action Button to initiate the programmed action. Depending on the set action, pressing the Action Button will give a heptic feedback. The iPhone the leverages Dynamic Island to display a visual cue that corresponds to the selected action.
FAQs
Q: What Actions Can the Action Button on iPhone 15 Perform
You can configure the Action Button to do the following tasks:
- Camera – when the camera app is open, you can use the Action button to take a selfie, photo, portrait, video, or a portrait selfie.
- Focus – To turn specific Focus Off or on on your iPhone.
- Silent Mode – to enable or disable.the Silent mode on your device.
- Voice Memo – With Voice Memo on, you can use the Action Button to start or stop voice memo recordings.
- Flashlight – To turn on or off the flashlight on your iPhone.
- Shortcut – To run your preferred shortcut or launch an app on your iPhone 15.
- Magnifier – to launch the magnifier application
- Accessibility – Gives you quick access to your preferred accessibility feature on iPhone 15.
Q: Can I Configure a Third-Party App to the Action Button?
Yes, you can configure the iPhone 15 Action button to launch a third-party app through the Shortcuts option. First, you need to create a shortcut to the desired app on your iPhone.
You can then select this shortcut as a sequence to be opened when the Action Button is pressed.
Final Verdict
With the iPhone 15 Pro series, Apple has made it’s hardware even more versatile. The iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max models now come with an Action Button.
By default, the Action Button serves as a Mute/Sound switch, but may be configured to perform more tasks. With this guide, you’ll learn what the button can do as well as how to program it to perform such functions.
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