iOS 15: Top 10 Tips for Apple’s New iPhone Software Update | WSJ

Don't you dare mess with the Safari address bar, Apple!

Apple’s iOS 15 is full of new features and tools—if you can find them. WSJ’s Joanna Stern shows you how to use the new FaceTime tricks, Focus Mode, Live Text, weather alerts and so much more. Photo illustration: John McColgan

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00:00 - 00:27 - Intro
00:27 - 1:04 1) Safari Address Bar
1:04 - 1:46 - 2) Live Text
1:47 - 2:13 - 3) Photo Information
2:13 - 2:42 4) Weather notifications
2:42 - 3:14 5) FaceTime for Android / Windows
3:14 - 3:41 6) Portrait Mode for FaceTime
3:41 - 4:18 7) Focus Mode
4:18 - 5:22 8) Siri Offline
5:22 - 6:03 9) Hide My Email
6:03 - 6: 10) Notification Summary
6:21 - End Bonus round!

[ArtNeticField]

Safari tab at the bottom is the best thing ever on Safari and people started whining like Change is good people when I helps, I

[JoeKnowsWorst]

I love the Safari change, it’s an adjustment but it’s a lot more convenient for one handed use when you’re out and about.. and by the way you can move it by just simply tapping on the Aa icon and just hitting “Show Top Address Bar”… no need to go all the way into settings to change that 😆

[aakashjadhav]

I'd be the odd one out but I kinda like the Safari change. It's quite convenient!

[bmccorm]

Love this. Especially the: ‘no Siri you can set 2 timers because it is 2021’

[ShervinShares]

WOW DISAGREE for #1, that is hands down one of my new favorite features. Swipe to change tabs & I'm able to reach the bar

[FlyingPigChannel]

I like the new safari bar. It’s more reachable and will definitely be more convenient. If you don’t like it, you can actually move it back to the top in settings.

[selwynjsilk]

As old as I’m getting to keep up with the latest trend on Apple, I’ll just wanna say thanks to Wall Street Journal for reporting on this…..

[matt]

Love the deadpan style humor in this one. Definitely one of the best iOS 15 videos I’ve seen.

[anujsansare]

The Safari change is actually wayy more sensible imo

[denniskirschbaum]

Thanks, Joanna. Great tips! Regarding the Safari address bar, I get it. I am 60 and yeah my first instinct was to move it back to the top. Give it a day or two. I did and now I have forgotten it was ever at the top. We get used to change much faster than we think we will. Even when we are are um --older. It really works better at the bottom, give it a chance!

[Kylefassbinderful]

Hands down my FAVORITE feature background sounds. I'm being 100% serious lol. I have roommates that aren't that quiet at night (though they do try and that counts for something) and it can be hard to fall asleep. So I dust off the earpods that I have never used that came with my iPhone X, place one in my right ear while I lay on my left side, turn on background sounds to rain or ocean and now I can slowly fall asleep. It works very well for me. And it never sounds like I'm listening to a loop. It literally sounds like I'm in a tent on the beach or in a rainforest. It's the absolute one feature that I now cannot live without. Although I do know I could just get an app that does that but a feature in iOS seems like the more comfortable route. If I could change/improve one thing about it I would add Background sounds to the Quick Accessibility feature (triple pressing the home button, lol yes I have a home button, SE 2020) but it's not too hard to access so it's whatever.

[gewurztramina]

I love her grumpiness in this video. So relatable.

[Jmoney-dbrp]

I love her. I don't think I could ever get tired of her..

[arnold_john]

That drag and drop photo between apps is awesome. I'll just wait for it to come on android.

[Kylefassbinderful]

yeah i love the bottom address bar, I have small hands and it's been a great change for me.

[swarnbanerjee]

I love safari changes. But good to have a choice for sure.

[ndrwfm]

Love the new Safari! And also love that it adapts to the website's colors.

[paulb]

“I’m getting old…” so funny, and I concede, the puppy is too cute

[attmosfar]

It’s crazy how many people don’t want to give the new safari address bar a chance. I tested the betas and you get used to it pretty quickly. Plus at the end you get to love it. At this point it feels like it’s a trend to hate it or people are surprisingly don’t like change.

[nixednamode]

Notification summary is the best feature for me. All the excess lesser important notifications are grouped and delivered twice a day to me instead of bombing my phone all the time, . I know I could just turn off the notifications but the summary helps me not miss anything if any useful stuff comes up in them.