Apple just released iPhone iOS 15 that adds all the little features that we’re missing. Such as FaceTime, Messages, Memoji, Focus, Notifications, Maps, Safari, Live Text, Spotlight, & Find My which come out with some enhancements in functionality. However, there’s no breakthrough feature or overarching theme that makes this release stand out. So if you’re fine with iOS 14, you can choose to stay with it. You will still get the security patch update. Apple won’t push it’s user to update the new iOS 15.
Is your iPhone compatible to update iOS 15?
Well whenever the new iOS update, we always ask our selves which iPhone is still compatible. If it’s an iPhone 6S (2015) or newer, then your device is compatible. But you should also know that features like Portrait mode on FaceTime, Live Text, augmented reality directions in Maps, and spatial audio, among others, will only work on iPhones powered by an A12 Bionic Chip or newer. That means you’ll need an iPhone XS or newer to make the most out of the update.
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The new iOS 15 is “focusing” on you instead of your iPhone
One of the biggest changes in iOS 15 is it’s ability to change your Focus from Control Center. It’s a surprisingly powerful feature with a lot of options and tweaks. With the new feature, chances are you spend a lot of time with your phone, and your device requires a lot of attention from you.
If you’re familiar with “Do Not Disturb” function. Now you can create additional Focuses. By default, The new iOS 15 suggests a few ‘Focuses‘ — Work, Sleep, Driving, Fitness, Gaming, Mindfulness, Personal and Reading. Each Focus is customizable to your needs and you can create new Focuses from scratch. When you turn on a specific Focus, it basically blocks notifications by default. You can then add people and apps so that notifications from those people and apps still go through.
There are three more settings that you can activate. First, you can optionally share that your notifications are currently silenced in Messages and compatible third-party apps. Second, you can hide home screen pages altogether. Third, you can hide notifications from the lock screen and hide badges from the home screen.
Focus gets particularly interesting when you realize that you can couple specific Focuses with automation features. For instance, you can automatically turn on “Sleep” at night or you can automatically turn on “Work” when you arrive at work.
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iPhone iOS 15 bringing text to live
Live Text is one of the coolest features in iOS 15 and it’s tied to upgrades in Apple’s computer vision technology. Simply point your camera app at anything with text. You’ll see a text icon on the bottom right. That’ll let you highlight the text so you can easily copy and paste it to another app.
It works for images with text in your Photos library too. What you need to do is just tap the same text icon on the bottom right. If there’s a phone number in the photo or an address, Live Text will turn it into a link so you can tap it. Phone numbers seamlessly launch in the phone dialer and the address opens in Maps.
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Special place for sharing
The new Shared With You section reside in the Photo app. For example, if someone shares several photos of a trip you were a part of, these images will reside in the new Shared With You. If your friend share a news article, you can find it in a Shared With You section in Apple News. The idea is to give you another opportunity to see what your friends and family members sent, in case you didn’t have time to look at it earlier. New Shared With You sections are available in Apple Photos, News, Podcasts, Safari, TV, and Music.
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Other features for iOS 15
There are many more features update such as improve maps, new spotlight, new siri update and many more. You can check out all the details on iOS 15 update here at Apple official site.
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