Apple has released iOS 15 for iPhone users with a compatible iPhone or iPod touch.
iOS 15 includes various new features and changes for iPhone, including redesigned Safari with new tabs and tab grouping features, a revamped Do Not Disturb feature called Focus, FaceTime improvements like grid view for group chat and FaceTime Portrait mode, Safari Extensions support, Live Text which allows for selecting text within images, improvements and changes to Notifications, Maps, Music, Health, Photos, Spotlight, a redesigned Weather app, and much more. Some other features, like FaceTime screen sharing, are expected to arrive in later iOS 15 releases.
iPhone users must have an iOS 15 compatible device to be able to run iOS 15. Basically if the device can also run iOS 14, it will support iOS 15 as well.
How to Download & Install iOS 15 on iPhone
Be sure to backup your iPhone before proceeding with installation.
- Open the “Settings” app from the Home Screen of iPhone
- Go to “General”, then choose “Software Update”
- Select to “Download and Install” iOS 15
Installing iOS 15 requires the iPhone to reboot.
Optionally, users can install iOS 15 using a computer (iTunes on a PC, or Finder on a Mac), which requires connecting the device to their computer using a USB cable.
Users who were previously running an iOS 15 beta release can update directly to the final version using any of these methods. Many beta users will want to be remove the beta profile from their device after installing the final release.
iOS 15 ISPW Direct Download Links
Another option is to install iOS 15 by using IPSW firmware files, available to download directly from Apple:
- iPhone 13 Pro Max
- iPhone 13 Pro
- iPhone 13 mini
- iPhone 13
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11
- iPhone XS Max
- iPhone XS
- iPhone XR
- iPhone X
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone SE – 2nd Generation
- iPhone SE
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPod touch – 7th generation
iOS 15 Release Notes
Release notes for iOS 15 cover the various new features and changes:
Additionally, Apple has released iPadOS 15 for iPad, watchOS 8 for Apple Watch, and tvOS 15 for Apple TV. MacOS Monterey for Mac is not yet available.
Are you installing iOS 15 right away? Were you running a beta version before? What do you think of iOS 15? Share your thoughts in the comments.