{"id":85753,"date":"2021-06-08T19:07:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:07:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/?p=85753"},"modified":"2021-06-08T19:07:25","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T18:07:25","slug":"apple-wwdc-2021-recap-new-features-coming-to-ios-ipados-macos-watchos-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/routenote.com\/blog\/apple-wwdc-2021-recap-new-features-coming-to-ios-ipados-macos-watchos-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple WWDC 2021 recap – New features coming to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS and more"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) saw Apple show off iOS 15, iPadOS 15, macOS 12, watchOS 8 and much more.<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Apple took to the virtual stage yesterday to show off the latest operating systems coming to their phones, tablets, computers, watches and more. Sadly there was no new hardware announced, despite increasing rumours of redesigned MacBook Pros leading up to the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

iOS 15<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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FaceTime will get some handy new features, including spatial audio. Spatial audio separate voices in physical space depending on their position on your screen. You can blur the background during video calls by enabling Portrait mode. Voice isolation lets you reduce background noise, while FaceTime tunes into your voice specifically. Wide Spectrum passes all the sound through to your call recipients. A new grid view displays all callers on one screen, with the current speaker highlighted. FaceTime links allows you to share scheduled calls and even lets Android or Windows users to join the call from their browser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SharePlay lets users share their screen, listen to music or watch TV shows and films together over FaceTime. You can cast the shared TV show to the big screen, while keeping the FaceTime going on your phone. Playback, controls and the queue is synced for all users. Developers will be able to integrate SharePlay into their existing video and music streaming apps. Apple have announced partnerships with the likes of Disney+, Hulu, HBO Mac and others, who should be ready on day one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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