First 15 things to do or try first when you get a new iPhone

Apple introduced a range of interesting features with the iPhone 16 in 2024 .

While these features don’t necessarily justify an upgrade if you already own the iPhone 15 or even the iPhone 14, they make it a worthy purchase if you’re using an older model or an Android phone.

If you've already made the purchase, or if you've bought another iPhone , here are the first things you should do and try when you fire up your new phone.

The Action Button is part of the iOS 17 operating system for the iPhone 15 series.

It lets you choose a specific function to perform when pressed, such as turning on silent mode, focus, camera, flashlight, voice memo, recognize music, translate, magnifier, controls, shortcut and accessibility, depending on your settings.

You can use Camera Control with visual intelligence to quickly learn more about the stuff around you.

Apple introduced Apple Intelligence for iPhone 15 Pro and newer models running iOS 18.2 .

You can use Apple 's enhanced Writing Tools to access ChatGPT directly in apps like Notes, Mail and any other text input field.

Antivirus software can help protect your new iPhone from malware, phishing and other threats.