Apple HealthĪpple Health is getting a few new features that make it more useful for those in families with elderly people and/or children. Private Relay is currently a “Beta” feature, and won’t be enabled by default in iOS 15. And, users with a compatible iCloud plan will get access to Private Relay, which is essentially a VPN. That means users will get access to Intelligent Tracking Prevention, which prevents trackers from using your IP address to track you. IOS 15 will support Safari’s new privacy protections as well.

The latest beta also allows users to put the address bar at the top of the page, if they so choose. Safari still puts the URL bar and buttons at the bottom, which allows users to access elements without having to move their hand too much. Since then, Apple has walked back some of those changes, added back some buttons, and more. When Apple announced the new mobile Safari, many disliked it for the floating controls that often covered interface elements in web pages. Safari is getting some major overhauls, though perhaps not as major as originally thought. Many third-party apps have adopted the tech too, including apps like Disney+. Playback controls are given to all participants, and users can AirPlay content to their TV, if they want to. Through SharePlay, you can sync video and audio with other participants on your video calls, meaning that it’s easier to, for example, virtually watch movies with your friends and family. SharePlay makes FaceTime calls a little more social. That means that you can get the same background-blur effect on your FaceTime calls that you get in Portrait Mode video calls. Yep, that means users could join a FaceTime chat on an Android device.įaceTime is also getting Portrait Mode. It’s not limited to Apple users either - FaceTime Links can be sent to non-Apple users, and they’ll be able to join FaceTime conversations through the web.

That’s because Apple is introducing FaceTime Links, which allows you to send links to FaceTime chats to friends and family, so you can schedule conversations to happen.

In fact, so much so, that it could negate the need for other video chat services, like Zoom.

FaceTime is also getting some pretty serious improvements.

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