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.
Overview
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 Move iOS 15 Safari's Address Search Bar Back to Top
- How to Turn Off Website Tinting in Safari
- How to Quickly Refresh a Webpage in Safari
- How to Download and Install Safari Web Extensions
- 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 Photos
- How 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 Focus
- How to Schedule and Automate Focus Modes
- How to Customize a Focus
- How to Delete a Focus
- How to Activate a Focus
- How 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
- 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
- How to Set Up a Notification Summary
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
- How to Find Your AirPods Pro Using the Find My Network
- How to Get Notified If You Leave Your AirPods Pro 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
- iOS 15: How to Set a Recovery Contact for Your Apple Account
Spotlight Search
Wallet App
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
Notes and Reminders
- Everything New With the iOS 15 Notes and Reminders Apps
- iPadOS 15: How to Use Quick Notes
- How to Use Tags to Organize Your Notes
Podcasts
Accessibility
Downgrading
Guide Feedback
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Related Forum: iOS 15
Top Rated Comments
I guess that's why I update hardware so rarely.
Then I longpress on one of those ancient website links and select "Close" and it disappears. But then I reopen the Safari app on my iPad (with no webpages opened), and that same website link reappears on "iCloud Tabs" on my iPhone. There's no way to permanently delete them. It's weird!
I'm sick of having issues with iCloud. A few days ago it took more than 30 minutes to upload a 15MB file on my Mac. I'm talking about 15MB, not 15GB! And also few days ago a screenshot I took on my iPad it took about 1 hour for it to show up on Photos on my iPhone!
Selecting "Use Large App Icons" improves it, but the gap left and right remains... ? WTF, Apple? Did noone test this on an iPad mini?