iOS fifteen introduces a number of new features to the iPhone experience, with headline features like Focus and Notification Summary quieting the constant stream of notifications, while FaceTime has had an upgrade to brand it compete better against the likes of Zoom.

Of course, it'due south not always about the large features, and i of the smaller new additions is the expansion of the drag and drop functionality on iPhone, allowing you to drag and drop files, images and screenshots from app to app.

Here'south how to use the new drag-and-drop functionality on iPhone in iOS 15.

How to elevate-and-drop screenshots in iOS 15

Dragging and dropping screenshots in iOS 15 works in a similar fashion to the drag-and-drop functionality on iPad. If y'all've got iOS 15, here'south how to do it:

  1. Take a screenshot on your iPhone by pressing the Side push and Volume Up button at the same time. Older iPhone users should press the Power Button and the Dwelling button to take a screenshot.
  2. A screenshot thumbnail should announced in the bottom-left – tap and hold it until the frame disappears and the thumbnail begins to follow your finger.
  3. Using some other finger, tap the app y'all want to save the screenshot to. This could exist Photos, Files, Letters, Mail, Notes or a third-party app, although compatibility at this pre-release state is unlikely universal.
  4. Within the app, navigate to where you lot desire to salve your screenshot. In the Photos app, this could be a specific anthology within the Albums tab.
  5. Once you've navigated to where you want to relieve the screenshot, simply let go with your finger. You'll 'drib' the screenshot into place, where it should be automatically saved.

Information technology's worth noting that even if y'all drag-and-drib a screenshot to an app like Files, it'll still automatically get saved to your camera curl just similar every other screenshot yous take on an iPhone.

That's because the new elevate-and-drib feature duplicates the screenshot rather than moving the original, simply despite this, it's nevertheless a helpful feature for screenshot sharing and organisation.

For more than, have a expect at our top iOS 15 tips and tricks.

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