DECEMBER 2021 MACWORLD 67If you have an iPhone or iPad, you may be
able to share content at a lower resolution
to a non-supported Mac model when
“Allow AirPlay for” is set to “Everyone” or
“Anyone on the same network” in Sharing
preferences.
FACETIME AND MESSAGES
FaceTime and Messages share new
features that will also be available in iOS 15
(fave.co/2SFPnb8). These new features
make it a lot easier to incorporate media
into your conversations.
The new SharePlay support, which
Apple says is coming later this fall, will allow
people to share an experience while
watching video, listening to music, or even
within an app window while on a FaceTime
call. The people on the call can control the
media that’s playing,
and the callers can
even make a playlist.
SharePlay will work
with Apple TV and
Apple Music; support
for other services will
depend on those
services adopting the
SharePlay API and
updating their
services with support.
The new Shared
with You feature
gives you more ways to
handle the items that people send you in
Messages. Apps such as Photos, Podcast,
News, Safari, and Apple TV now have
sections displaying the items that people
have shared.
Windows users can now join in
FaceTime conversations you’re having on
your Mac. When they receive the
FaceTime link, they’ll have to use the latest
version of the Google Chrome or Microsoft
Edge browser, and they’ll also need H.264
video encoding support to send video
from their device.FOCUS
The new Focus feature allows you to set
time periods that filter or block your
notifications. For example, you can set up a
Work focus that will filter your notificationsWhen you’re using FaceTime on your Mac, people using
Windows or FaceTime can join in.