Apple has released iOS 15 for iPhone users with a compatible iPhone or iPod touch.

iOS 15 includes various new features and changes for iPhone, including redesigned Safari with new tabs and tab grouping features, a revamped Do Not Disturb feature called Focus, FaceTime improvements like grid view for group chat and FaceTime Portrait mode, Safari Extensions support, Live Text which allows for selecting text within images, improvements and changes to Notifications, Maps, Music, Health, Photos, Spotlight, a redesigned Weather app, and much more. Some other features, like FaceTime screen sharing, are expected to arrive in later iOS 15 releases.

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Apple has released iPadOS 15 for all compatible iPad models, including iPad Pro, iPad Mini, iPad, and iPad Air.

iPadOS 15 includes a revamped multitasking experience for iPad, the ability to place widgets anywhere on iPad home screen, along with all the features of iOS 15, including a new Safari tabs experience, Safari Extensions support, new Do Not Disturb features labeled as Focus, Grid View for group FaceTime chat, Facetime Portrait mode, Live Text for selecting text in images, Notifications redesign, and improvements to many built-in apps including Music, Maps, Photos, Spotlight, and more.

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iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are available, but should you install them onto your iPhone or iPad right away, or should you wait?

This is a common question for many users, but this year leaves you with some more options if you’re not quite ready to install the latest update.

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Apple reintroduced the Recovery Key security feature in modern iOS and iPadOS versions that may come in handy for resetting your Apple ID password. Recovery Key acts as an extra layer of security for your Apple account just in case you forget your password, and lose access to your trusted device. But what happens if you need a new recovery key for your Apple ID?

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If you’re a regular Translate app user on iPhone (or iPad), you may wish to take advantage of the favorite translations feature, for particular phrases or commonly referenced translations. Maybe there’s a particular phrase that you need translation for every now and then, for example, common questions like “What’s a good restaurant?” or “Where is the nearest gas station?” or anything else really, you can translate it once using the app and add it to your favorites.

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Have you tried out the Translate app on your iPhone to make language translations and communicate with someone who speaks a different language? If so, you may be interested in using its on-device mode to make sure the translations are not made on Apple’s servers.

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Are you receiving a lot of text messages or incoming phone calls to your Apple Watch while you’re busy working out? In that case, you may want to use Apple Watch’s Workout Do Not Disturb mode to mute all these notifications and complete your workout uninterrupted.

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If you frequently fiddle around with the Settings app on iPhone or iPad, you may find yourself buried deep in some obscure settings, and perhaps you don’t quite remember how you got there, or where the particular Settings are in relation to a general Settings hierarchy. Fortunately with modern iOS and iPadOS versions, there’s a little known Settings navigation feature that you can access, which sort of works like a long press on a web browser back button that pulls up your browsing history.

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Does your TV provider offer video streaming apps for your iPhone and iPad? Many do, and if that’s the case for you, you may want to connect your TV Provider with your device to get instant access to all of their apps and the respective content that your subscription includes.

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Did you know that you can stop new apps from appearing on your home screen? Thanks to the App Library feature that Apple introduced in iOS and iPadOS, your apps no longer have to be shown on the home screen of your device.

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Did you know that you can have multiple calendars, for different purposes? The Mac Calendar app makes it easy to help manage your schedule by adding and deleting calendars.

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An interesting privacy feature allows iPhone and iPad users to have complete control over which apps can access the photos on their device. If you’re interested in limiting which apps can access your device photos, read along.

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We’ve all wanted to turn a part of a video into a GIF at some point to make a meme out of it, create an animated picture, or anything else really. If this is something you still like to do, you’ll be pleased to know that you can now make GIFs from videos on your iPhone and iPad without relying on a third-party app.

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You may be already aware of how Siri can be used to send text messages from your iPhone, but did you know that you can send audio messages with Siri too? This is possible with any modern iPhone or iPad, and it’s quite handy if you’re a fan of audio messages.

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Apple has announced the iPhone 13 series, including iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

The new iPhones offer incremental improvements over the prior models, with faster performance, better cameras, better screen brightness and refresh rate, new color options, water resistance, better battery life, and more.

All new iPhone models will be available to pre-order starting at 5am PDT on Friday September 17, with a release date set the week after on September 24.

Additionally, Apple released updates to the Apple Watch, iPad, and iPad Mini devices.

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Apple has released iOS 15 RC and iPadOS 15 RC to users enrolled in the beta testing programs for the iPhone and iPad system software.

RC stands for Release Candidate, but given that Apple announced iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 will be released to everyone on September 20, it’s likely the RC build is also the GM.

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Apple announced the updated Apple Watch Series 7 today, along with the iPhone 13 lineup.

As you’d expect, the updated Apple Watch line includes all the health features of existing Apple Watch models, along with some new cosmetic changes and other improvements.

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Apple has announced an all new redesigned iPad Mini, along with a revamped entry-level iPad 9.

The new iPad models were announced alongside the iPhone 13 series at the September 14 online Apple event.

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