Subj : The iPhone 15 Pros Action button will soon get a travel-friendly
To   : All
From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Fri Oct 27 2023 12:15:05

The iPhone 15 Pros Action button will soon get a travel-friendly bonus

Date:
Fri, 27 Oct 2023 10:58:20 +0000

Description:
Want to quickly translate something on your iPhone? The Action Button will 
soon be able to help

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The Action Button on the iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max can do a lot , 
with a range of different features available for the customizable button. 
Now, we can add another tool to the list, and it could be perfect for helping 
you out when youre vacationing abroad. 

Its not listed in Apples official release notes for the new iOS 17.2 beta, 
but as 9to5Mac spotted the Action Button has been assigned a new feature: 
translation. That means that with just a quick button press, you can quickly 
start translating any text, speech or image right from your iPhone. 

Better yet, the Action Button starts a translation session in the Dynamic 
Island , instead of opening the Translate app itself. That should make things 
a bit quicker and easier when youre on the go. 

Everything is done on-device thanks to the iPhones Neural Engine, so you dont 
need to worry about your voice being uploaded to Apples servers either. 
Action packed (Image credit: Future) 

This incoming addition to the Action Button means itll be capable of 
performing one of 10 different tasks. These are: Enable or disable silent 
mode (this is the default) Start a Focus mode Open the Camera app Turn on the 
flashlight Record a voice memo Open the Magnifier app Run a shortcut Launch 
an accessibility feature Do nothing And now, begin translating 

Despite this list of capabilities, the Action Button is still somewhat 
limited in that it can only perform one action at a time. You cant double-tap 
it to do something different, for example. Although some clever users have 
found ways to assign multiple actions to it , this is not default behavior. 

Still, with Apple clearly willing to bring more features to the Action 
Button, theres hope that it could get more powerful over time. Adding the 
ability to carry out different tasks depending on how many times you press 
the button could presumably be enabled by a software update, so were holding 
out hope for further improvements at a later date. 

And in any case, the Action Button is certainly more useful than the old mute 
toggle. Now lets hope Apple keeps developing it with plenty of new and 
interesting ideas. You might also like 5 things the iPhone 15 Pro Action 
button can do I just used the Action Button to take this photo and its a 
game-changer The best iPhone camera app just got a great Action button upgrade



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/the-iphone-15-pros-action-button-will-
soon-get-a-travel-friendly-bonus


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