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It allowed us to join a call from both a Windows laptop and an Android phone after following a link we generated. You’ll even be able to send FaceTime links as calendar invites in the future, making it easy to plan out a meeting or family catch-up.Ĭross-platform FaceTime has been working well since launch. The process is super simple - there’s now a Create Link button within the FaceTime app, which you can use to generate a link to your call and share it over a text message, email or an AirDrop, just to name a few options. Any iPhone that currently supports Portrait Mode via a camera can support this as well (an iPad requires the A12 chip or newer).įurther adding to FaceTime’s value as a legitimate Zoom alternative is the fact that you can finally FaceTime with folks on Android and Windows. It’s comparable to the portrait selfies you’ll get on an iPhone and looks better than the background blur you’ll find on apps like Zoom and Google Meet, though you will need an M1 Mac to take advantage of it. The new iMac is gorgeous, powerful and perfect for the home officeĪs with iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Monterey also lets you use portrait mode during FaceTime calls, which creates a nice bokeh effect that also blurs out any mess that might be behind you in your home office. We’d also note that Apple doesn’t support the other user controlling an iOS or iPadOS screen. If you’re on a FaceTime call with someone who connects via an iPhone or iPad, they can even share that screen with you as well. You can opt to share your entire screen or just a specific window, and we didn’t have any issues either sending or receiving a shared screen. Screen sharing in FaceTime also worked pretty reliably, and felt similar to popular video calling apps such as Zoom, WebEx and Discord. While Messages previously supported this, it’s nice to have it all housed from within a central app. Disney+ is already on board with HBO Max, TikTok and Twitch arriving in the future.įaceTime also finally has screen sharing, allowing you to instantly show someone your desktop over a video call. SharePlay works with all of Apple’s own apps and is already supported by a bevy third-parties.

We were both able to control the music from our respective Apple Music app, and had the option to add a song to the queue or play it immediately (think of it like a shared virtual jukebox).

SharePlay has worked very well in our testing - once we started a SharePlay session with a friend, we were able to enjoy some sad indie rock tracks from Lucy Dacus and Pom Pom Squad over a FaceTime call.

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This new feature lets you share selected content on a FaceTime and enjoy it in real time with friends and family, making it perfect for remote movie nights or jamming out to music in sync with someone.

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Wondering if macOS Monterey will be worth the download? Here are our thoughts on the biggest new features this upgrade offers.įaceTime is getting a major facelift on all of Apple’s new software updates - macOS Monterey included - and SharePlay is a huge part of that. FaceTime and all of the new sharing features under the SharePlay umbrella are seriously impressive, along with a new take on web browsing and a long list of other features - Maps, Focus Modes, Messages and Live Text included. The trend with Apple’s software this year is consistency with focus and context across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and the Mac. Since its release in October, Apple’s also squashed some bugs and slowdowns, so it’s closer to smooth sailing now. MacOS Monterey is available now for many Intel and all the Apple Silicon Macs as a free download from the App Store.

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And while it’s not the full visual redesign we saw last year with macOS Big Sur - which also set the stage for Apple’s Silicon-powered devices - it’s a significant update with some great features.

MacOS Monterey quite literally turns the knob of Apple’s mac software to 12.

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