The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and later provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it's possible to use ...

You can go beyond the basics if you customize the iPhone’s Action button with shortcuts. You can make a fart sound, or get ChatGPT to help you write an email, or just about anything else you dream up.

The Action Button can let you do a lot more than just the basic shortcuts that Apple suggests. Here are some of the most ...

Silence your phone, launch the camera, trigger a Shortcut, and more The Action button is new to the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. It replaces the Silent Mode switch on previous versions and the 15 and 15 ...

Apple has replaced the mute switch with an action button in the latest iPhone 15 series. The action button is not new to smartphones. Many Android smartphones have had them in the past, but the iPhone ...

The Action Button is one of the most exciting new features to appear on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max. It's an easy way to toggle between silence and ring modes by default, but you can also ...

One of the newest features on the iPhone 15 Pro models is the new Action Button, which replaces the Ring/Silent switch. This change lets you customize this button with whatever action you might want.

Last year, Apple introduced the Action Button to the iPhone 15 Pro and leaned hard into its use as a button to take pictures. This year, though, the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro both have a new dedicated ...

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