The Ultimate iOS 15 Walkthrough: Guides and How Tos for Every New Feature

[MacRumors]

Author: Juli Clover

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
  

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Related Roundups: iOS 15, iPadOS 15
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