FaceTime is one of the key apps receiving a lot of love from Apple in iOS 15. The new operating system is now available to iPhone users. This allows people to connect with their friends via Android or Windows. Here’s everything new in FaceTime.
With iOS 15, FaceTime received Spatial audio support. This technology has received a lot of attention by Apple. Apple Music, by contrast, is now focusing on Dolby Audio with Spatial sound rather than the lossless quality.
With Spatial Audio on FaceTime, Apple says it creates a “sound field that helps conversations flow as easily as they do face to face.” Unfortunately, this feature is only available on iPhones with the A12 Bionic or later, as known as iPhone XR/XS or later.
Another function only available for these newer iPhones is Portrait mode in calls. You can use this function to focus only on your phone and blur any background. The Camera app works the same way.
Two features I enjoyed trying were Voice Isolation mode and Wide Spectrum mode. They work in the same way as Active Noise Cancellation or Transparency on the AirPods Pro, Max.
With the first one active, it really isolates your voice from all the other noises, while in the Wide Spectrum mode, you can hear literally anything that’s happening in your friend’s surroundings.
In iOS 15, FaceTime is also receiving the Grid view feature. In a Group FaceTime conversation, all participants can be placed in identical-sized tiles. The current speaker will be highlighted so it’s easy to know who’s talking. Grid view lets you see up to six faces at a given time.
FaceTime link is another groundbreaking feature. It allows you to invite your friends to a FaceTime chat using a link from the web. Also, there’s Join FaceTime on the web, so friends who don’t have an Apple device can join on the web for one-on-one and Group FaceTime calls right from their browser instantly, with no login necessary.
Here’s what else coming to FaceTime on iOS 15:
- Mute alerts: When you speak and your mic is muted, the iPhone will warn you and you’ll be able to tap the alert to quickly unmute and make sure your voice is heard.
- Zoom: It’s possible to use optical zoom control for the back camera for the first time.
SharePlay is a new experience coming to FaceTime with iOS 15.1
Delayed from the iOS 15 release, Apple is working to launch SharePlay with iOS 15.1. The feature allows users to watch TV, hear songs and much more with one another. Here’s everything coming with the SharePlay feature:
- Watch together: Bring TV shows and movies to your FaceTime call
- Listen together: Share music with friends
- Shared music queue: When listening together, anyone in the call can add songs to the shared queue
- Share your screen: Bring web pages, app, and more into your conversation
- Synced playback: Pause, rewind, fast-forward, or jump to a different scene while in perfect sync with everyone else
- Smart volume: Dynamically responsive volume controls automatically adjust audio so you can hear your friends even during a loud scene or climactic chorus
- Multiple device support: Connect over FaceTime on the iPhone while watching video on the Apple TV or listening to music on the HomePod
- Connect through audio, video, and text: Access the group’s Message thread right from the FaceTime controls and choose the mode of communication that matches the moment
These are all the features available on FaceTime with iOS 15. These are all the features available on FaceTime with iOS 15. What do you think? Please comment below.
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