Discover iOS 15
A more inclusiveFaceTimeSome of the new features
that iOS 15 brings to the
FaceTime partySchedule calls
Thanks to FaceTime Links, you
can now schedule and share
links to FaceTime calls that
anyone can access – even your
Android and Windows-owning
mates can access it now.Share everything
With SharePlay, you can now
share music, movies, TV and
whatever is currently on your
screen with the people on your
FaceTime call.Clearer
communication
The fact that video calling has become the
new norm throughout lockdown means
that FaceTime sits top of the pile for new
features shoehorned into iOS 15. Apple
has acknowledged that video calling, while
bringing so much joy, also poses challenges,
such as the loss of all of the social, visual and
auditory cues that our brains process during
face-to-face conversations. So FaceTime
has been enhanced to feel more natural,
comfortable and lifelike.
To make it feel as though you’re actually sat
in a room with the person you’re on FaceTime
with, Spatial Audio has been introduced to
capture all of the ambient noise around them
to provide a more natural talking environment.
Also, while on group FaceTime calls, the
voices will sound like they’re coming from
the direction of where they’re positioned
on the screen. This may seem like a minor
enhancement, but it all helps in making those
conversations flow more naturally and freely.
Two new options have been added to
FaceTime’s use of the microphone. During a
FaceTime call, the mic picks up a cacophony
of sound, but Voice Isolation uses machine
FaceTime hasbeen
greatly enhanced in
iOS 15 to make video
calling as naturalas
possible...SharePlay lets
you watch movies
as a group, go to
Picture inPicture
and chataboutit in
Messages...