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Apple’s latest iPhone software update, iOS 15.5, was released nearly two weeks ago, and you may have noticed some new features and updates on your iPhone. If you still haven’t downloaded the iOS update, however, there are a few things you’re missing out on.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The follow-up to iOS 15.4<\/span> offers a few small upgrades and improvements to apps that lay the groundwork for larger iPhone updates in the future (maybe in the form of iOS 16<\/span>). Instead of bigger new features like Universal Control<\/span> and mask-friendly Face ID<\/span>, iOS 15.5 brings updates to Apple Cash, Photo Memories and the Podcasts app, to name a few.\u00a0<\/p>\n Here’s everything you need to know about iOS 15.5 and its new features. For more, check out CNET’s biggest hopes for iOS 16<\/span> (we could get a look at the next major iPhone update at Apple’s WWDC<\/span>\u00a0in June) and what you can do to give your iPhone a privacy boost<\/span>. Plus, there’s a secret trackpad on your iPhone<\/span> that’ll make typing way easier.<\/p>\n Apple released iOS 15.5 on May 16, alongside iPadOS 15.5.<\/p>\n You can download iOS 15.5 by going to\u00a0Settings General Software Update Download and Install<\/strong>. The 15.5 update is about 630MB.\u00a0<\/p>\n The biggest functional change in 15.5 is the inclusion of Send and Request buttons for\u00a0Apple Cash<\/span>. With these buttons in iOS 15.5, you can receive and send money directly from your Apple Cash card, saving you a few steps for those transactions.<\/p>\n A new feature in iOS 15.5 lets you change the settings in the podcast app to better manage your phone’s storage. The setting allows you to limit the episodes stored on your phone and can automatically delete older episodes.<\/p>\n iOS 15.5 tweaks the Memories function of Photos. Photos will no longer recommend Memories from “sensitive locations,” which 9to5Mac notes<\/a> are currently all related to the Holocaust. Apple could expand that list of locations in the future.\u00a0<\/p>\n Another change is that the iTunes Pass feature for Wallet is renamed Apple Balance. You’ll now find a separate card in Apple Wallet for Apple Balance, similar to how a credit card shows up in your Wallet.\u00a0<\/p>\niOS 15.5 release date<\/h2>\n
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Apple Cash<\/h2>\n
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iTunes Pass renamed Apple Balance<\/h2>\n
Apple Classical<\/h2>\n