iOS 15 has officially arrived it should be available to users after the launch of the next major iPhone launch. Apple says this isn’t just another yearly update, as it brings more than the usual performance improvements. There are also new FaceTime features, tools to reduce distractions, a new notification experience, improved privacy, and more. If your device runs iOS, you will want to know to expect in iOS 15.
Redesigned notifications
Apple has completely redesigned the way notifications looks on iOS 15. The notification pane is more modern, and it lets you categorise notifications as per your priority. iMessage now displays contact photos for people, and apps icons are also larger for easy identification.
Apple has also introduced an all-new Notification Summary feature, that collects non-urgent notifications and delivers them at a more appropriate time, such as in the morning or evening. It analyses user’s interactions with apps and shows the most important and relevant notifications on the top.
Focus tool
iOS 15 introduces Focus, a new feature that reduces distractions. It filters notifications and apps, depending on what a user wants to focus on. There are in-built Focus Suggestions based on users’ content, like their work hours and sleep timings. Users can create their custom Focus schedules to show limited notifications and Home Screen pages.
When Focus is set on one Apple device, it automatically applies it to the user’s other Apple devices. When a user’s Focus is set to block incoming notifications, their status is automatically displayed to others in Messages, reflecting that a user is not currently reachable.
Spotlight
iOS 15 now brings a faster and improved Spotlight search. It can now look for photos by location, people, scenes, or objects. With the new Live Text feature, Spotlight can now even find text and handwriting in photos. This means users can now even look for photos of handwritten recipes and phone numbers.
Apple says Spotlight now shows refined results for actors, musicians, TV shows, movies, and more. Users can also use Spotlight for searching web images. Results for contact cards show recent conversations, shared photos, and even location, if it is shared through the Find My app.
FaceTime
iOS 15 enhances the FaceTime experience. With the new Spatial Audio feature, voices in a FaceTime call sound like they are coming from where the person is positioned on the screen. There are also new microphone modes that separate the user’s voice from background noise. Users can now also blur their background and put themselves in focus with the FaceTime Portrait Mode. Apple has also introduced a new grid view to see more faces while using Group FaceTime.
SharePlay allows users to share experiences during FaceTime calls, including media like Apple Music songs, TV shows, or movies. Media is played in sync for all participants, and there are shared playback controls, so anyone in a SharePlay session can play, pause, or skip content. SharePlay also gives users the ability to share their screen to view apps together in a FaceTime call. SharePlay extends to the iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV, so users can watch shows or movies on a bigger screen while connecting over FaceTime.
New Privacy features
iOS 15 introduces even more privacy controls to protect user information. Siri requests are now processed entirely on the iPhone with on-device speech recognition. Mail Privacy Protection stops senders from learning whether an email has been opened. It also hides IP addresses so senders can’t find the user’s location. The new App Privacy Report feature offers an overview of how apps use the access that users have granted them, showing how location, photos, camera, microphone, and contacts have been accessed over the last seven days and which domains have been contacted.
Safari
iOS 15 also brings a new redesigned Safari. Controls have moved to the bottom of the screen so users can easily use them with one hand. Apple has also introduced a new compact tab bar that floats at the bottom of the screen so that users can easily swipe between tabs. Tab Groups allow users to save their tabs in a folder and easily access them across their iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Safari also gains a customisable start page and mobile web extensions for the first time.
iOS 15 supported devices
iPhone 6 Series |
iPhone 7 Series |
iPhone 8 Series |
iPhone X series |
iPhone 11 |
iPhone 12 |
iPhone SE |
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iPhone 6S, iPhone 6S Plus |
iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus |
iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus |
iPhone X, iPhone X Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max |
iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max |
iPhone 12, iPhone 12 Pro, iPhone 12 Pro Max, iPhone 12 Mini |
iPhone SE (2016), iPhone SE (2020) |
iOS 15 is in its early beta stage, and it is currently available to registered developers. Apple says the public beta will be available this July. Users can expect multiple updates to the iOS 15 public beta after that first release until the full version is ready. To keep yourself updated about everything new in tech, make sure your keep following us on www.reliancedigital.in
