With the iPhone 16 lineup, Apple brought the Action Button to all four devices, expanding it from the Pro-only limitation last year. At the same time, there's a new Camera Control button that ...

The Action button is available for the first time on non-Pro versions of the iPhone. So what exactly can you do with it? Nelson Aguilar With more than a decade of experience, Nelson covers Apple and ...

Macworld explores seven creative ways to customize the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action button beyond default functions like mute and camera modes. Users can create versatile shortcuts through Apple’s Shortcuts ...

Many were bummed when Apple decided to nuke the Ring/Silent switch in the iPhone 15 Pro series. After all, it was part of the iPhone for years and was the easiest way for users to mute their devices ...

The iPhone’s Action Button is now a staple feature of Apple’s smartphone lineup. In its default state, it does exactly what the ringer switch it replaced does: toggle silent mode on and off. But there ...

Wondering what the new button on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro can do? Much more than take photos. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to ...

The Action Button on the iPhone 15 and later provides one-click access to features, but strangely it can only perform one action. With a quick workaround in the Shortcuts apps, it's possible to use ...

It’s not just ring/mute — it can do whatever you want. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The iPhone’s Action button replaces the former ring/mute switch, and while it can fulfill the same purpose, ...

Two things I use all the time in one elegant shortcut. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac I finally figured out the perfect set of controls to assign to the iPhone’s Action button. I created a ...

Each of these let you quickly trigger an Apple Music playlist that fits the given mood. You can also configure your chosen control to play a different playlist by default—either one you manually set ...