The Ultimate iOS 15 Walkthrough: Guides and How Tos for Every New Feature
While iOS 15 was in the beta testing phase, we here at MacRumors wrote up a series of in-depth feature guides to highlight everything that's new in the update, along with how tos to walk you through using those features.
This is a comprehensive guide with all of our coverage, and it's a great resource for casual users who haven't had a chance to test out iOS 15 prior to its launch. Everything is organized by app or feature to make it easy to find what you might be looking for.
*Safari*
· Everything New With Safari in iOS 15: Redesign, Tab Groups, Live Text, Privacy Updates and More· How to Hide Your IP Address From Trackers in Safari· How to Switch Back to the Original Safari Design· How to Turn Off Website Tinting in Safari· iOS 15: How to Quickly Refresh a Webpage in Safari· iOS 15: How to Download and Install Safari Web Extensions· iOS 15: How to Customize Your Safari Start Page· How to Use Tab Groups in Safari
*Messages*
· Everything New in the iOS 15 Messages App: Shared With You, Photo Collages, Memoji Updates and More· How to See All the Photos People Have Shared With You in Messages· How to See All the Web Links Shared With You in Messages
*FaceTime*
· Everything That's New in the iOS 15 FaceTime App: SharePlay, Android Support, Spatial Audio and More· How to Invite Android Users to a FaceTime Call· How to Block Background Noise in FaceTime With Voice Isolation· How to Enable Voice Isolation Mode in FaceTime· How to Enable Wide Spectrum Audio on a FaceTime Call· How to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call· How to Share Your Screen on a FaceTime Call (Delayed)· How to Watch Movies Together Using FaceTime (Delayed)
*Photos*
· Everything New in the iOS 15 Photos App: Metadata Editing, Memories Improvements, Live Text, Visual Lookup and More· How to Adjust the Date and Time of PhotosHow to View EXIF Metadata in the Photos App· How to Add Apple Music Songs to Your Memories in Photos· How to Enhance Photos App Memories With 'Memory Looks'· How to Select the Images That Appear in a Photos Memory· How to Copy and Paste Text From Photos· How to Translate Text in Photos· How to Use Visual Lookup in Photos to Identify Landmarks, Plants, and Pets· How to Get the Photos App to Feature a Person Less Often· How to Use Spotlight to Search for Photos· How to Correct Errors in the Photos People Album· How to Turn Off Automatic Night Mode on iPhone· How to Drag and Drop Screenshots
*Focus Mode*
· iOS 15's Focus Mode Helps You Stay on Task· How to Create a FocusHow to Schedule and Automate Focus Modes· How to Customize a Focus· How to Delete a Focus· How to Activate a FocusHow to Allow Time Sensitive Notifications to Bypass Focus Mode· How to Adjust Home Screen and Lock Screen Settings in Focus Mode· How to Enable Smart Activation for Focus Modes
*Mail*
· How to Prevent Emails From Tracking You With Mail Privacy Protection· How to Use Hide My Email· How to Create a 'Hide My Email' Private Address· How to Deactivate or Delete a 'Hide My Email' Private Address· How to Change Where 'Hide My Email' Addresses Forward
*Notifications and Home Screen*
· iOS 15: What's New With Notifications· How to Rearrange and Delete Home Screen Pages on iPad· How to Hide App Notification Badges on the Home Screen
*Maps*
· Everything New in the iOS 15 Maps App: Updated Details, AR Walking Directions, Globe View and More· How to Set Leaving and Arrival Times for Driving Directions in Apple Maps· How to Use the Interactive Maps Globe· How to Filter Search Results in Maps· How to Find User Settings in Maps· How to Get AR Walking Directions in Maps· How to Find Transit Stations Near You in Apple Maps· How to Find Fun Things to Do With the Apple Maps Guide Home
*Siri*
· Everything New With Siri in iOS 15: On-Device Processing, Offline Support, Sharing, Improved Context and More· How to Share Whatever's On Your Screen Using Siri· How to Ask Siri to Control Your HomeKit Devices at a Specific Time· How to Use Siri Offline· How to Have Siri Announce Your Notifications· How to Use On-Device Siri
*Find My*
· What's New With Find My in iOS 15: Offline iPhone Tracking, Live Locations, Locate After Erase and More· How to Get Notified If You Leave an AirTag or Apple Device Behind
*Privacy*
· iOS 15 Privacy Guide: Private Relay, Hide My Email, Mail Privacy Protection, App Reports and More· How to Enable and Disable iCloud Private Relay· How to Adjust iCloud Private Relay IP Address Settings
*Spotlight Search*
· iOS 15 Spotlight Improvements: Rich Results, Web Images, Photos Search, Lock Screen Access and More
*Wallet App*
· What's New With the iOS 15 Wallet App: ID Support, Home Keys, Car Keys, Archived Passes and More
*Translation Features*
· Everything New With Translation in iOS 15: System-Wide Support, Live Text Translation and More· How to Turn on Auto-Translate in the Translate App
*Weather*
· Everything New in the iOS 15 Weather App· How to Use Apple's New Weather Maps· How to Get Weather Notifications on Your iPhone
*HomeKit*
· What's New With HomeKit in iOS 15
*Notes and Reminders*
· Everything New With the iOS 15 Notes and Reminders Apps· iPadOS 15: How to Use Quick Notes
*Accessibility*
· How to Use Background Sounds to Minimize Distractions and Stay Focused
*Downgrading*
· How to Downgrade From iOS 15 to iOS 14
*Guide Feedback*Have a question that we didn't cover here, know of a feature that we left out, or want to offer feedback on the content of this guide? Send us an email here.
Related Roundups: iOS 15, iPadOS 15
Related Forum: iOS 15
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