After residing its whole life with a facet swap, the iPhone has advanced to characteristic a programmable Motion button with the 15 Professional and 15 Professional Max. Right here’s a take a look at all of the methods you’ll be able to customise the iPhone Motion button.

Apple Watch Extremely acquired the Motion button final yr and this time round it’s the iPhone’s flip with the 15 Professional and Professional Max.

The Motion button sits in the identical place because the facet swap on earlier iPhones and is used with a protracted press.

Apple notes that while you change the Motion button to one thing apart from controlling Silent mode, you’ll be able to head to Management Heart or use Focus modes to vary your ringer.

Customise the iPhone Motion button

In iOS 17, head to Settings > Motion button on the iPhone 15 Professional/Professional Max and you may set the Motion button to launch:

• Silent mode (default)
• Focus mode
• Digital camera
• Flashlight
• Voice Memo
• Magnifier and different Accessibility options
• Shortcut
• Translate (arriving with an replace “later this yr”)

Whereas there are eight predominant options the Motion button can management, having the ability to set it to regulate Accessibility shortcuts or run a customized shortcut from the Shortcuts app is large. Which means the chances are just about limitless.

Some options make use of the Motion button when you’re in an app too. For instance, for those who launch the Digital camera with the Motion button, you’ll be able to press it once more to take footage. In case you launch a Voice Memo recording, you should utilize the Motion button to cease the recording, and many others.

What are you eager to customise your Motion button to regulate? Share your concepts within the feedback!

And take a look at a hands-on take a look at the Motion button from my colleague Probability who was on the Wonderlust occasion: