WE’RE NOW A year and a half into a pandemic, and with many of us still working remotely, the overarching theme of iOS 15 is communication. What may be a surprise — although perhaps not, given that this is Apple, is that the communication is social, rather than business focused.
As with macOS Monterey, the chief beneficiary of the iOS update is FaceTime. And, just like on the Mac, FaceTime in iOS gets SharePlay (although not until later in the year in an update to iOS 15), Grid View, and the ability to invite friends who don’t own Apple devices to join the conversation. Elsewhere, several of the other new features are the same as those on the Mac. So there’s a new Focus mode and Live Text. And, of course, the new iCloud+ features — Private Relay and Hide My Email — are incorporated into iOS 15.