All the features announced to be coming with iOS 15 later this year.
Why you can trust Pocket-lint (Pocket-lint) – Apple introduces a major software update every year. As usual, the company previewed the update and gave us some indication as to what features were coming later this year, during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. For 2021, the software update is iOS 15. Here are all the features Apple announced during WWDC 21 that are coming with iOS 15. You’ll also find any rumours relating to the software at the bottom, coupled with our continued wishlist. iOS 15 release date Previewed June 2021 September 2021 The iOS 15 update is expected to be released alongside the next iPhone – rumoured to be the iPhone 13. Previous to 2020, the iPhone was revealed in the first week of September – normally on a Tuesday – and made available that Friday, which is when the new software would also be available, sometimes the day before. If Apple returns to its usual pre-2020 pattern, it could be that the iPhone 13 models are revealed on 7 September, which would put the iOS 15 release date around the 9 or 10 September. Of course, nothing official is known yet, nor will it be for several months. Apple has only said the software would be available in the “Fall”. A developer beta of iOS 15 was made available from 7 June. The public beta will be available from July. iOS 15 features Here are all the features Apple announced that are coming to iOS 15. Apple FaceTime is getting some big improvements with iOS 15. Apple’s Spatial Audio is coming to the iOS video messaging service, with the aim to make calls more natural. There are also a couple of other new features to help make calls better, including Voice Isolation that will block out the ambient noise to place more focus on your voice, offering clearer audio, and Wide Spectrum, which includes the ambient noise. You will be able to switch between the two at the tap of a button. Additionally, Apple is adding a Grid view and Portrait mode to FaceTime, along with FaceTime Links. FaceTime Links allow you to create a link and share it through Messages, Calendar, Mail or third party apps to allow anyone to join a FaceTime call from the web browser on an Android or Windows device. There will also be a feature called SharePlay that will enable users to share experiences, such as listening to Songs together through Apple Music, watching a TV show or movie in sync or sharing their screens to see apps together. Apple overhauls FaceTime: Here’s everything new in the update Find My The Find My app gets some new capabilities in iOS 15, including users being able to locate a device that has been turned off or erased, along with Separation Alerts that notify you if you leave an AirTag, Apple device or Find My network accessory behind in an unfamiliar location. AirPods Pro and AirPods Max will also get Find My network support and there will be a new Find My widget too. Additionally, iOS 15 will bring live-streaming locations for family and friends that share their location with each other. Translate For Translate, iOS 15 will bring a Live Translate feature, enabling conversation to flow between two languages. The software will also bring systemwide translation to text anywhere on iPhone. Apple Focus A new feature for iOS 15 called Focus has been designed to reduce distraction by filtering notifications and apps based on what you tell your iPhone you are focusing on. There are four standard options: Do Not Disturb, Personal, Work and Sleep. The four standard options use on-device intelligence – like your working hours – to suggest which apps and people you might want to allow you to notify you, as well allow you to create Home Screen pages with only particular apps and widgets. If you chose a Focus on one of your Apple devices, it will be set on any other Apple devices you have. You can also create a custom focus to filter notifications, automatically let friends know you’re not available (like Do Not Disturb While Driving does) and hide distractions without missing key notifications. For example, the Work Focus option, you could set to only have messages from work collegues come through, along with emails, while setting all other notifications to off until you change to the Personal Focus. Shared with You A new Shared with You feature – mentioned breifly in the Photos section above – will work across the system in iOS 15 to find any articles, music, TV shows, photos and anything else shared with you through Message conversations. These will then appear in a Shared with You section in apps like Photos, Safari, Apple News, Music, Podcasts and the Apple TV app to help you quickly access the information shared in context.
