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Use and customize the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max have an Action button in place of the Ring/Silent switch. You can choose which function you want the Action button to perform when you press it. Because the button is so accessible, it’s useful for actions you perform often. (The location of the Action button is shown below.) It’s easy to change the action when you decide you want to use it for a different function.

A screen showing that the Action button is located on the left edge of the iPhone 15 Pro. You can customize the function of the button in Settings > Action Button.

Customize the Action button on iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max

  1. Go to Settings  > Action Button.

    An image of the side of the iPhone appears with icons representing actions you can assign to the Action button.

    The screen for customizing the Action button. The Camera is the selected action. Other features appear to the right and left of the camera, including Do Not Disturb and Flashlight. Below the actions are dots you can tap to switch to another action. Below the selected action, Camera, is a menu of Camera options you can tap to assign to the Action button.

  2. To choose an action, swipe to the action you want to use—its name appears below the dots.

    Tip: To customize the Action button to put iPhone 15 Pro or iPhone 15 Pro Max in Silent mode, swipe to the Bell Slash button. To choose another action, swipe to it.

  3. If there are additional options for the selected action, the Menu button appears below the action; tap it to see the list of options.

    For the Shortcuts and Accessibility actions, you need to tap the blue button below the action and select a specific option—otherwise the Action button does nothing.

    Icon

    Action

    the Bell Slash button

    Silent mode: Turn Silent mode on or off.

    the Do Not Disturb button

    Focus: Turn a specific Focus on or off.

    the Camera button

    Camera: Open the Camera app to quickly take a photo, selfie, video, portrait, or portrait selfie.

    the Flashlight button

    Flashlight: Turn the flashlight on or off.

    the Voice Memo button

    Voice Memo: Start or stop recording a voice memo.

    the Magnifier button

    Magnifier: Open the Magnifier app.

    the Translate button

    Translate: Start translating speech from one language to another.

    the Shortcut button

    Shortcut: Open an app or run your favorite shortcut.

    the Accessibility button

    Accessibility: Quickly access your favorite accessibility feature.

    No Action

    Do nothing.

Use the Action button

To perform the action assigned to the Action button, press and hold it.

For many functions, the Action button can be used to turn a setting on or off. For example, if the selected action is Silent Mode, you can press and hold the Action button to put iPhone in Silent mode . If you press and hold the Action button again, it turns off Silent mode.

See alsoTurn Silent mode on or off
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