Subj : The best iPhone 15 Pro Action button feature won't be available a
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Thu Sep 14 2023 17:45:03

The best iPhone 15 Pro Action button feature won't be available at launch

Date:
Thu, 14 Sep 2023 16:36:38 +0000

Description:
Apple's iPhone 15 Pro won't launch with the translation feature for its 
Action button, with Apple promising it'll come 'later this year'.

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One big change to come out of this years iPhone 15 launch event is that the 
mute switch on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max has been replaced by 
the Action button, which can also perform various additional tasks. 

However, we've now learned that the full powers of the new button wont be 
realized at launch, with at least one feature  translation  not becoming 
available until later this year, according to Apple. (Read our hands-on 
iPhone 15 Pro review and hands-on iPhone 15 Pro Max review for more on the 
Action button, and the other new features and upgrades.) 

When the iPhone 15 Pro makes it into peoples hands its Action button will 
still be able to do a lot. It can open up the camera app, start recording a 
voice memo, switch on your iPhones flashlight, or turn on accessibility 
features like the magnifier. And if you want that classic iPhone feeling it 
can still swap your device between ring and silent, which it does by default. 
To access any of the options you just have to press and hold the Action 
button. 

Quick-access translation, though, wont be available right away. In the 
section introducing the Action button on the iPhone 15 Pro page at Apple 
website there's an asterisk next to 'Translate' in the list of Action button 
options, and the fine print at the bottom of the page notes that Translate 
action is coming in an update later this year. 

Translation is one of the Action button features we were more excited for. 
While its always helpful to pick up at least a few key phrases before you 
travel somewhere, having easy access to a translation tool is always handy, 
and it's also helpful if you need to lend a hand to someone in your home 
country who isnt a master of the local language. (Image credit: Apple) Ready, 
set, Action! 

The one silver lining of translate not being an Action button feature right 
away is that it suggests Apple is already thinking about ways to improve and 
upgrade the new switch beyond its launch capabilities, which means that we 
might see other helpful tools tied to the Action button in the near future. 

Some we can already think of would be launching a custom app  providing an 
instant shortcut to your favorite software  or using it to have your phone 
listen to a song thats playing to tell you what it is. For now though, well 
just have to wait and see what Apple has up its sleeve. 

If you want to pick up the iPhone 15 Pro or any of the new iPhones, preorders 
go live on September 15, with the handsets going on sale on September 22  see 
our iPhone preorders page for everything you need to know. You might also 
like: Hands on: iPhone 15 review  new to the Island Hands on: iPhone 15 Pro 
review  the almost flagship Thunderbolt 5 reveal makes Apples archaic USB-C 
choice even more insulting



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-best-iphone-15-pro-action-button-f
eature-wont-be-available-at-launch


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