30 tips and tricks to get the most out of your iPhone 15 252i41

Launched in October 2023, the four latest smartphone models from Apple - iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Max, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max – offer many similar features to their predecessors, but also some new features. The main one is the replacement of the Lightning port with the USB-C port, which allows for greater compatibility and charging speed. Furthermore, the new iPhones have a renewed design, with thinner edges and more vibrant colors. In this text, we will explore the best tips and tricks for you to make the most of the new line of iPhones. Let's go? 4052e

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The great highlight of Apple This year is exclusive to iPhone 15 Pro e Pro Max. Replacing the old key to leave the device on silent, the new action button manages to bring interesting new features to this area of ​​the device.

By default, it will do the same thing it always has, putting your iPhone in silent mode when you press and hold the button. The difference is that it can now be customized to activate practically anything you want.

Some functions are already pre-configured on the device, such as activating the flashlight, zooming, or opening the camera, but if you are a little more creative, you can use the app Shortcuts to use the action button to do lots of different things, like opening the Chat GPT, Spotify, or even a shortcut to a specific function you want on your iPhone.

To configure, you have to go to settings and then look for the option “Action button”. Inside it, you will have the screen where you will decide what the button's function is, but not just that. By touching the bottom of the screen, you will be able to choose what exactly “holding” the button will do. For example, if you chose to open the camera. With this option, you can change the shortcut so that the camera opens directly in the Selfie, or video. Additionally, the action button can be used to capture photos and videos as well. Cool huh?

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With the arrival of iOS 17, a lot has changed in Apple software. A very interesting new feature was the call banner. This feature is available even on older devices, like an iPhone 7 Plus with iOS 15, but what makes it special here on this list is its interaction with the Dynamic Island implemented on the iPhone 14 Pro.

With this change, instead of calls appearing in full screen on your iPhone 15, they will appear in the Dynamic Island with details and without disturbing the use of whatever app you are using.

To activate, we go back to Settings and then we look for Phone. Then go to Incoming calls and switch to the function Banners.

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And that brings us to the topic of Dynamic Island. If in the previous version, this feature was exclusive to the Pro versions, now it is available on all models and brings all the features to each of them. The cool thing is that it makes multitasking easier in many ways, after all, it keeps relevant information from apps running in the background in a small space on the screen and always just a tap away.

The first cool highlight to mention here is when we play some music, whether on Apple Music, Spotify or any other service. When you tap on the Island, you expand the menu to have access to control the current song. When this menu is hidden, it shows a graphic based on the sound of the song, but if you don't like that, just swipe left on it. If you want to activate it again, just swipe right. A similar effect happens when you use the Shazam, for example.

Another good example is when we are using the Maps. Even if you are browsing other apps, or choosing your favorite playlist at that moment, you will always have a small menu with details about the route you are following at the top of the screen.

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Did you know that Dynamic Island Was it that dynamic? With the free app Lock Launcher, you can go even further, creating even more shortcuts in any way you find most interesting.

With the app, you can configure it to place any app on the Dynamic Island and facilitate access to them in a super simple and practical way, with just a few taps on the screen. It is important to note that you need to enable the option Live activities in the app before configuring your apps in it. It's cool that in addition to conventional apps, you can also add shortcuts to turn Wi-Fi or Mobile Data on and off, or any other functionality you find interesting on iOS.

If we look a little deeper into the app, we'll find other even cooler features, like mini widgets for the date, temperature and even the FPS of the screen. It's a well-packed app and your limit will vary depending on your creativity and how much you like to personalize your smartphone.

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What if you could put your favorite pets to play in the Dynamic Island? That's basically what this app does. Stylized with pixel art graphics, you can choose kittens, dogs and others to take a walk around the Island while you fiddle with your iPhone 15.

Not only that, but you can have them feed themselves, play with each other and even with items, like a ball. The funniest thing is that the interaction goes beyond the Island area, being able to throw items to the bottom of your screen, for example. It's the type of customization you should install to see how far your creativity goes, but it shouldn't be very practical on a daily basis. However, it is very cool and deserves attention.

Once you install the app, open it and you will see a list of several pets to be your new virtual companion. Once done, tap Dynamic Island to be able to configure your pet. This section allows you to configure his age, his weight, the type of food you want to give him and the most fun, some games for you to interact with him.

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O iPhone 15 finally brought the door USB-C for Apple smartphones. However, it is only in models Pro e Pro Max that we have a really interesting change. In these models, because we have USB 3.0, the transfer speed can reach up to 10Gb per second, compared to just 480Mb for USB 2.0 in other versions.

Despite this limitation, there are some things you can do on both devices, such as charging your AirPods Pro ou Apple Watch, in addition to, of course, being able to connect any storage device to them without a headache.

Due to the USB-C port, it is much easier to connect a pendrive or SSD/HD, simply connecting them to the iPhone 15. But it doesn't stop there. Any USB-C accessory will be compatible with the new iPhone, with most of them just requiring you to plug them in. By having a more updated version of USB, the iPhone 15 Pro Max e 15 Pro have some benefits in this part.

The main benefit of the Pro version's USB-C port, besides MUCH faster data transfer, is being able to connect it to an external monitor. To do this, all you need is an HDMI cable and a USB-C to HDMI adapter and that's it, just go — and if the monitor is compatible with USB-C, the process is even easier. Even though the iPhone experience isn't the coolest ever on an external screen, it's still pretty interesting.

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You could already put your details in your profile in previous versions of iOS, but Apple has taken it to another level now. Instead of just a pad with your name, photo and some data, now this area of ​​the system is much more beautiful and even interactive.

Instead of just adding a photo, you can now customize this area in a much more interesting way. Use a photo or an emoji and customize it completely with filters, cropping, etc. This extends to the fonts too, allowing you to change the depth of the letters, size, font type and of course, the colors.

Accessing these changes is very simple and only requires you to go to the app Phone on the flap s and then tap My card. On the edit button, you will have all these options I'm talking about, giving you much more personality when they call you.

And the coolest thing about this change is that, when you call your s, they will see your card and vice versa — of course, always thinking about the Apple ecosystem for this to work. Not only that, but it is also necessary for both of them to be with the iOS 17 so that everything works perfectly. However, if your s are not all iPhone s (let's face it, this isn't difficult), you can customize their information on your device yourself.

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With the knowledge you acquired in the previous tip, let's take advantage of the new feature called Name Drop which, basically, informs the details of this “business card” that you created just by bringing the two iPhones together. The new feature is not exclusive to the iPhone 15, and is available for all models that run iOS 17.1 onwards, in addition to the Apple Watch Ultra, Apple Watch Series 7 and later, and Apple Watch SE (2nd generation) smartwatches.

Once this is done, if you want to on this data and receive it too, just tap share the map with your travel mates And that's it, you've already exchanged data with a new person without difficulty or many hassles.

The coolest thing is that this same logic applies to AirDrop, a function already known to iPhone s and received a usability update. You just open an app, links or anything else you would like to share with someone and put one iPhone close to the other and boom, shared.

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All versions of iPhone 15 They have a 48MP main camera, but it is not used to its full potential all the time. The tip here is as soon as you use your smartphone, go to settings and Camera, and then activate Cresolution control on the tab Formats. The crux of the matter here is that we have a small difference between the base and Pro models.

If you have the iPhone 15 ou 15 Plus, simply activate the resolution control to access photos in format HEIF MAX, with superior quality and with a size of around 5MB each photo, something very small, considering the quality. Therefore, it is something that you need to activate in these models to ensure better photo quality.

On the other hand, if your model is the iPhone 15 Pro ou Pro Max, the situation changes a little. The path is the same, but what you need to activate is the option ProRAW and resolution control. Therefore, when you open the camera app, by touching and holding the top right corner, you will have 3 quality options, being RAWMAX, HEIF MAX e RAW12. If you work with image editing, choose the first one, but be aware that the files will be GIANT. With RAW 12, you have essentially the same thing as the previous one, but with a slightly smaller size and with HEIF MAX, there are 48MP photos with a very small size.

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Despite having only two cameras, this year's two base models are very sophisticated in this regard. With the telephoto lens included in these devices, it is possible to zoom 2x without losing quality. With this, your iPhone 15 ou 15 Plus actually has 3 types of camera, the UltraWide, Wide and Telephoto with 2x zoom.

When we jump to the version Pro, we have a deeper difference in this regard. Apple chose to differentiate Telephoto cameras from iPhone 15 Pro e Pro Max, leaving them with 3x and 5x zoom, respectively. The same logic as conventional models applies here, having a camera UltraWide, One Wide and a Telephoto.

The difference with the Pro line is that, in fact, they have a total of 7 lenses. How does this happen? Just tap the 1x lens button. With this, you change the lens used on this camera and allow a slight zoom increase, similar to what is done on professional cameras. With this information, we see that the Pro Max version of the iPhone has the following lenses: 13mm (Ultrawide), 24mm (1x zoom), 28mm (1,2 zoom), 35mm (1,5 zoom), 48mm (2x zoom), 120mm (5x zoom) e macro.

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In any version of iPhone 15 You will notice that when taking a photo, an “f” icon will appear at the bottom of the camera app from time to time. When a photo is taken this way, it means you have a certain power over them. This power is related to the level of depth of these photos, that is, even if you don't take a photo in portrait mode, you can add this feat later to them.

Not only that, but if you open a photo in the gallery that contains the “f” symbol, you can adjust the depth in several ways, such as level, something we've seen several times in other models and apps. However, it is when we touch an object or another person in the image that this feature becomes super interesting.

You can literally choose to focus on one person or object while blurring the other with just one tap and all this in the post-processing of these images, a very impressive and useful feature, requiring just a few taps and searching the gallery.

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Still in this vein of super useful and practical things that the new iPhones brought, now you can easily make a crop in your photos, without having to open the edit option or any other third-party app.

To do this, simply zoom in with the pinch gesture on the photo you are seeing in the gallery and that's it, the “crop” button will appear at the top of the screen. With that, just tap this button and the photo will enter the editing screen.

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One of the great novelties of iOS 17 is StandBy mode: when you connect it to power, it will transform into a hub with important information such as date and time, in a horizontal position. This is a feature that you need to activate in your device's settings and is perfect for you to activate at night. This feature is available for all models running the most current version of the operating system, but only models 14 Pro, 14 Pro Max, 15 Pro e 15 Pro Max, which the mode Always On, they will have the screen on all the time.

What many people don't know, however, is that it is super customizable. For example, you can tap and hold the screen and edit how the clock and calendar will look, customizing their sizes, fonts, colors and more. Not only that, but you can swipe right or left to leave a “screensaver” with your photos, reminders and many other options.

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In addition to the previous tip, one thing you MUST activate on your iPhone 15 is battery optimization. With it, the device will be more intelligent in its use while charging and if you decide to activate StandBy mode at night, your iPhone will be safe and will not have its battery drained unnecessarily.

In battery settings you will have three options, the first is without any optimization, the second will configure the system to load only up to 80% and finally the battery optimization, which is perfectly suited to be used with StandBy mode, as it will charge slowly overnight after reaching 80% to ensure that the device only reaches 100% after 6 am.

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A super cool new feature for video calls on the iPhone 15 is that you can now activate different visual effects just by making a few gestures. Something simple like a thumbs up or thumbs down just puts the emoji on the screen, but slightly more sophisticated gestures can change the whole scenario.

This is an exclusive feature for calls while using the FaceTime, that is, both s must have iPhones. On the other hand, its use is very simple. Once you're on a call, just make gestures to activate the special effects.

For example, if you put two thumbs up or two thumbs down, the screen will get a super effect with lights and fireworks, or just rain to represent the negative side of things. Other interesting gestures involve making a heart, the rock symbol, or the symbol of peace. Super cool, right?

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Like New iOS 17, some widgets gained special functions. One of them is s, now with some more attractive functions. Instead of just having the name of someone you chose to have to open the app and only after opening the app can you call or send a message to them, now you can do this directly from the home screen.

To do this, simply tap and hold an empty space on your iPhone 15's home screen and then tap “+”. Look for the Widget, tap and hold it to edit it. Once done, choose a you want and most importantly, activate the “SHOW BUTTONS“. With this, the widget will now have, in addition to the person's name, two buttons so you can call or send messages directly from them.

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If you are a person like me, who loves to touch the home screen of your device all the time, this tip is for you. Let's say you're there adding and changing everything and everything goes wrong and looks horrible. From now on, you can simply shake your iPhone 15 and that's it, everything will go back to the way it was before.

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After many years, Apple finally decided to allow new ways to call its assistant, Siri. Through the settings of your iPhone 15, in the Siri tab, you will have a new option, in addition to “Hey Siri”. From now on, you can only choose the “Crab" and with that, she will recognize you more easily, without needing “hey” first.

This tip, however, still doesn't work perfectly here in Brazil. So far, for it to work perfectly, it is necessary to change the language and region to the USA to then have access to the new Siri calls. If this isn't something that will completely change your day-to-day use, it's worth waiting a little longer.

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This is an essential setting to prevent you from scaring people around you, if you receive a nude, for example. With this feature active, the iPhone 15 (and other models compatible with the iOS 17) will know when this type of content is received and before opening it, it will give you a warning about that image or video.

It's important to that just because this feature exists doesn't mean Apple has access to your photos and videos. Additionally, this feature is available in the settings Security and Privacy, being the last option.

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It is impossible to use WhatsApp currently and not send that sticker, right? Whether it's a cuter sticker or something with an acidic sense of humor, we all use it. From this idea, you can create them directly from your gallery on iPhone 15 and other models running the iOS 17.

That's right, just open a photo and tap and hold on a part of it. With this, the “create sticker” option will now appear on it. The coolest thing is that, in addition to the sticker, you can also add special effects to it, be it some filters, or even an effect that is very reminiscent of the era of tazos, where they glowed differently depending on the direction in which you looked at them. .

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This is a really cool trick, but unfortunately it depends on both of you using an iPhone. To work, just enter the app Posts and share your location with the you want. A map icon will appear in your conversation and in that icon, the option “Find My”. On the screen that appears, tap “Search” and that’s it.

An arrow will appear on the screen and begin guiding you until you find the person you are sharing your location with. It's the type of resource that can be very useful, but it also requires caution when using it, as it can be dangerous to go out following an arrow on your cell phone in a public space and end up being robbed for nothing.

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If you were one of the lucky ones who purchased the iPhone 15 Pro ou Pro Max, there will be a bonus when recording videos. Called ProRes by Apple, this type of recording is the manufacturer's bet so that people start using iPhones in cinema recordings, for example.

In Camera settings, look for Formats, then tap Apple ProRes. If you want to make everything even more professional, you can change the “Encoding” from HDR for Log. This will leave the videos with a much more washed tone, but perfect for professional video editors to work on these colors in post-processing.

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Since 2013, Apple has maintained the same ringtone and notifications as its iPhones. 10 years later, they finally updated the ringtones and brought a flood of new features. Basically, the previous 20+ ringtones have been replaced with 20+ new ones.

The same happened with notification ringtones and they can be accessed in the Sounds and Touch settings. If you didn't like any of the new ones, you can go to the “Classics” section at the bottom of the page and access them all.

Furthermore, it's good to that if none of them please you, you still have the option of purchasing ringtones from iTunes Store, which gives you greater freedom to choose what will be played when you receive a call.

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This is one of the new iOS functions that I found most interesting, however its use can go quite unnoticed here in Brazil. In the same way that we have the message box and practically no one uses it here, think of the same situation, but instead of recording audio, you record a video.

To use it, all you need to do is call someone and they don't answer. In this situation, the option record video will emerge. It's important to once again that this feature will only work if you are calling an iOS .

It's a really cool thing to do and everything, but for our reality, it seems a little old-fashioned, since we can simply record a video directly from WhatsApp and it will have the same function. The same logic applies to conventional voice boxes, but what do you think? Comment below.

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If you are someone who browses dangerous tabs, or simply doesn't want anyone looking into your things, this trick is great for you. From now on, you can simply lock your private tabs. safari, forcing the person to enter their or Face ID to gain access.

To activate this feature, go to safari straight from your iPhone 15 settings, scroll down the entire page until you find the option “Require to unlock private browsing“. By activating this, every time you use a private tab, or simply enter this area of ​​Safari, the app will require a to unlock it.

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Building on Safari, another super cool new feature is that now you can simply listen to the text on web pages, even if the site doesn't officially offer this. Here in the showmetech, our articles already have this feature, but on other sites you can take advantage of this new feature of the iPhone 15.

To do this, on any page you are on in Safari, tap the double “As” in the left corner and look for the “Listen to page”. When you tap this option, Siri will start working and read everything for you, which can be very useful in the busyness of everyday life.

Apple spared no resources in this function and you can control various aspects of reading, such as speed, play and pause, as well as asking it to start again.

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With your iPhone 15 Pro in hand, let's look at one of the tips that caught my attention the most on the list. The iPhone already had this search function in Photos previously, but now it has reached another level in the iPhone 15. Before, if we searched for “ball”, for example, the app would pull up with AI all the photos and media that have that word - key.

This remains the same, but now with a bonus, which is searching for specific parts of videos. Still using the ball example, if you have a video where this ball appears, disappears and then appears again, in the search, the video will already specify with a blue line in which parts of the video your keyword is found.

It's a really cool and attractive way to search for old things or things you don't clearly, but all you need is a keyword to find the best details in videos and photos. Super interesting, right?

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For Android s, this may seem old-fashioned, but it is definitely a very interesting new feature for the iPhone 15. In the Maps app, from now on, if you tap on your photo, you will see the option “Offline Maps” will be available.

By tapping this function, you can type in the area you would like to . This could be your city, state or even country. Regardless of what you search for, you will then be able to make a more precise cut of the area you would like Maps to . When everything is ok, just tap “” and that’s it, the area has been saved successfully.

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Just like the new side button, double tapping on the back allows you to do a LOT of things on your iPhone 15. You will find this function in your smartphone's accessibility settings, in the tab Touch. The last option will have what we are looking for, which would be “Back touch".

There are two options available, one for two touches and the other for three. The important thing is that you can choose practically any function or application to respond to this gesture and, combining it with the new side button, you can have much easier and more practical access to the main functions of your iPhone 15.

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Thanks to the new iOS 17, the iPhone 15 line's lock screen is much more customizable. To change this aspect of your new iPhone, you just need to turn on the screen and then tap and hold on any empty space on it. With this, a floating menu will now be available to you, allowing you to make the necessary changes.

What you can do in these settings is very interesting. By tapping the “+”, you can add a new image, be it from the system, your photos or even something you ed from the internet. When choosing an image, if we scroll it sideways, we can add some filters that will give it more identity. Or, we can use it the way it came.

Finally, on this same screen you can tap the clock and other nearby floating buttons to edit what will appear there. Not just what will appear, but also how. Be it the font type, colors, depth effect and so on. It's the type of customization that gives you a huge variety of things to do, but in a super simple way.

And these were our Tips and Tricks for iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro e iPhone Promax. If you have any other suggestions, leave them in the comments and don't forget to check out our other articles on the website, like our comparison of iPhones to see which one is currently worth investing in.

Source: Hayls World, Dion Schuddeboom, Serg Tech

Revised by Dácio Castelo Branco on 07/12/2023