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The same type of SharePlay experiences will work for Apple Music and for sharing screens - which is sure to be a boon for those who find themselves playing the role of tech support for family members.
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iOS 15 will even adjust the volume of the TV show to enable you to chat about what’s going on in the show. So, via SharePlay, your FaceTime group could simultaneously load up an episode of Ted Lasso and you could watch the episode on your iPhone with all FaceTime recipients still appearing on-stage.

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FaceTime will become a cross-platform service in iOS 15 - you can create sharable FaceTime links that can be used by anyone using a Windows PC or Android phone and have cross-platform users jump into your FaceTime call.Ī transcending feature throughout the announcements today was SharePlay, a set of new features that enable you to share music, TV shows, websites, screens, and other information via FaceTime and enable groups of people to consume content together.Long overdue features like Grid View and Portrait Mode are also coming to FaceTime calls.In the demo, FaceTime was able to eliminate a leaf blower operating right behind the individual in the FaceTime call.

This, combined with Voice Isolation, whereby your iPhone measures the sound in the FaceTime call and isolates just spoken words, is sure to improve audio quality on FaceTime calls immensely. Spatial Audio is coming to FaceTime, purportedly allowing sound to resonate from where the person is in your FaceTime call.Our team here at The Sweet Setup put together a short list of our must-have, most-used apps for writing, note-taking, and thinking.Ĭraig Federighi categorized the latest features coming to iOS 15 in four different categories:Įach category had some headline features, especially “Staying Connected.” Staying ConnectedĬoming to iOS 15 are a wealth of new features for FaceTime calls, marking one of the first major improvements to FaceTime in years. We'll have more to say about iOS 15, as well as the other announcements from WWDC 2021, so stay tuned to Shacknews for the latest news.We spend an inordinate amount of time sorting through hundreds of apps to find the very best.
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Windows and Mac users can also jump into calls through their desktops.Īpple's FaceTime updates will be introduced with the release of iOS 15. FaceTime Links will allow for users across both the iOS and Android ecosystems to join the same call. Voice isolation will block ambient noise through audio compression, while visibility will be improved with the introduction of Grid View and Portrait Mode.Īpple is also adding the ability to share links to FaceTime calls, putting the company in a better position to compete with the likes of Zoom. FaceTime calls will now feature spatial audio, better allowing users to determine who is speaking in a group call by making a person's audio come out of their portrait. All of these apps can be integrated through an API made available to developers and additional apps are expected to become compatible with FaceTime.įaceTime's person-to-person meetings will also receive a boost with several quality-of-life improvements. Users will also be able to engage with other apps through the picture-in-picture feature, such as takeout apps. This includes callers being able to watch movies on apps like HBO Max, Disney+, and Hulu watch live entertainment from Twitch or the NBA or even watch the latest viral videos on TikTok.
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The biggest update coming to FaceTime is SharePlay, which will allow FaceTime users to share experiences together on various other apps. One of the Apple programs that will receive a major update will be FaceTime, which will now be more poised to compete with Zoom and Discord. Apple's WWDC 2021 presentation kicked off with a fresh look into what's coming with iOS 15.
