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(Pocket-lint)-Apple released a huge update of FaceTime in 2021 with the Dios 15 release, with the aim of making it more competitive with zoom and other video call services that exploded throughout 2020.

As part of this update, he introduced a feature called SharePlay with IOS 15.1, which essentially turns FreeTime into a monitoring service.

Here's everything you need to know about SharePlay.

What is Apple SharePlay?

When you're on a FaceTime call, SharePlay allows you to add music to your call for a shared cut-out experience, watch movies and TV shows with your friends in sync while having real-time conversations and share your screen.

It came with IOS 15.1 and also works with third-party applications, such as TikTok, allowing you to bring all kinds of content into your FreeTime calls.

When will SharePlay be available?

SharePlay was added to the FreeTime app with IOS 15.1-it wasn't quite ready when it released Dios 15 in September 2021. It is also now available for Mac, thanks to the MacOS Monterey 12.1 software update.

What can you do with SharePlay?

There are three main things you can do with SharePlay: listen together, watch together and share your screen. Although this guide focuses on how SharePlay works from an iPhone, Mac owners can also use this feature to watch TV, listen to music and play games with friends via FaceTime.

Listen together

Let's say you're taking part in a video call with a friend who talks about a song or album you like. With SharePlay, you can immediately and easily start playing the music you are discussing. All you have to do is open the Apple Music app, search for the song or album, press play and choose split together-other participants will have to join SharePlay to hear the music. The music will then start in a synchronized way for all Lappel participants.

The best part is that everyone on the call can add songs to a queue and then share playback commands such as a break or jump.

Look together.

When you're on a FaceTime call, you can use SharePlay to start a surveillance night, or what Apple calls a "shared content" experience. Just open the TV application or a streaming application and press play. You and your friends can then watch in sync.

Since SharePlay works systemwide on Apple devices, you can exit the streaming app and then open another app to, for example, order to take away, and an image and image view will allow you to continue to see your friends and the video you are. Enjoy. The commands are accessible with a touch and you can even access messages to chat while watching.

If you prefer to watch on a larger screen, you can extend the video on your Apple TV and watch it there while sharing the moment with your friends via FaceTime on your iPhone. Despite the use of several devices, everyone will be synchronized.

Share your screen

SharePlay also allows you to share your screen with your friends, whether you want to display an app, a web page, a photo album or something, such as comments on something you're working on. This also works on Apple devices.

To share your screen during a FaceTime call: press your screen during a FaceTime call to display commands if they are not already visible. Press the screen button with the person in the corner. You will then get a countdown of three to one before your screen appears in view of all participants in the call.

What applications and services support SharePlay?

In addition to Apple Music and the Apple TV app, SharePlay works with other popular streaming applications and services, as Apple has created a SharePlay API for developers.

Partners include Disney +, Hulu, HBO Max, NBA app, twitch, TikTok, MasterClass, Zillow, paramount +, ESPN + and others.

How to start a SafeTime Surveillance night

Here's how to start a SafeTime surveillance night from your iPhone or iPad.

Create and share a FaceTime link

1. Lancez lapplication FaceTime sur votre iPhone ou iPad.
2. Vous verrez deux options :
   1. Créer un lien
   2. Nouveau FaceTime.
3. Appuyez sur Créer un lien.
4. Une fois le lien affiché, appuyez sur le bouton « i ».
   1. Cest à côté du "Lien FaceTime" dans la section à venir.
5. Choisissez loption "Partager le lien" dans le menu.
   1. Choisissez une méthode pour partager le lien dappel FaceTime.
   2. Vous pouvez partager par SMS, WhatsApp, e-mail, Messenger, etc.
   3. Vous pouvez également simplement copier le lien et accéder à une application et la partager de cette façon.

You can find out more about how to join a FaceTime call via a link via the detailed Pocket-lint guide. The Apple user who created the FaceTime link will have to press a "check" button on their device to allow others to join the call.

Open a streaming application

Once you and your friends have joined the Watch Party, launch a supported video streaming application such as the TV app, Disney +, Hulu or paramount +, choose a movie or show to watch together, and that's it! Everyone will then look in sync.

Want to know more?

The FaceTime application includes other features such as space audio support, voice disolation mode to block background noise, grid view to see all participants, and SafeTime links, which allow Android and PC users to join your SafeTime calls.