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iOS 15 hands-on: Our favorite features from the beta

When iOS 15 was announced at WWDC21, perhaps the feature that made the most noise involved FaceTime. Apple added the option to create and share weblinks for FaceTime calls to people with non-Apple devices. We got to go hands-on with the beta version of iOS 15 and discovered there are hundreds of new features that…

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July 1, 2021

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00:00 Intro
00:23 New welcome screen
00:37 Text from Camera
00:58 Memoji updates
01:45 Facetime updates
02:57 Share Play
04:37 Facetime Links (“Facetime on Android”)
05:22 Drag & Drop
06:05 Game controller share button
06:36 Photos app updates
07:42 Live Text
09:11 Notification Summary
10:12 Messages updates
11:05 Shared With You
12:05 Safari updates
13:33 Quick Take zoom
13:56 Focus
17:10 Conclusion

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Shreevari SP

July 2, 2021 at 9:46 am

We need more of these videos than just people reading off of spec sheets

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Noreak

July 2, 2021 at 9:46 am

Nice

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Graham Evans

July 2, 2021 at 10:50 am

Love all the new features! Running the beta now with very few glitches. Apple will have to supply a tutorial with all the new ios 15 features surely! ✌????????????

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Lex Papu

July 2, 2021 at 11:10 am

He is so cute!

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Swanand Gadgil

July 2, 2021 at 11:25 am

At 1:31 – was the text magnifier missing till now???

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Soyam Mohanty

July 2, 2021 at 11:53 am

Tu ta bala vip ta nai Luke Cage to sange katha haba
Putana ra male version tu

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jc

July 2, 2021 at 12:13 pm

I’m excited for this! ????

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Tanay Albuquerque

July 2, 2021 at 12:40 pm

Sorry if I missed it, when is it going to be released?

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JTBKY

July 2, 2021 at 1:04 pm

Still no crossfade for music.

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Amar_Ahie

July 2, 2021 at 1:34 pm

7:19 i didnt have that leaf look like ???? right bottom of the pink flower ????????bug ??

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Scott McGrath

July 2, 2021 at 1:35 pm

Helpful thanks. As someone who demos phone apps, Focus is most appreciated.

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Timothy Menes

July 2, 2021 at 1:54 pm

Wishing Android becomes IOS cleanliness and elegant ????

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Niko Heijboer

July 2, 2021 at 2:28 pm

Those do not disturb options are going to safe my life

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jimbert50

July 2, 2021 at 2:33 pm

I’m impressed. Great explanations of the new features.

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GamerOnWheelz 214

July 2, 2021 at 2:43 pm

When is it available?

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Shiva Sundar

July 2, 2021 at 2:48 pm

Still no dual screen I see.

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MaiKai Makena

July 2, 2021 at 3:06 pm

Awesome video bro. I am excited about Apple Maps I find it such a great app.

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Julius Nadar

July 2, 2021 at 3:21 pm

More network problem

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Nerdyboy 2023

July 2, 2021 at 4:04 pm

I wanted a new home screen redesign

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Qaasim Kanasashi

July 2, 2021 at 7:26 pm

I downloaded, and I absolutely love it.

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Michael Verde

July 2, 2021 at 8:06 pm

They can do all of this but we still can’t control the volume of just one app like our music app and game app separately

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pantsuck11

July 2, 2021 at 9:02 pm

android already did some of these

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Jeremy DeBose

July 2, 2021 at 11:36 pm

I like and use much of this. None of the FaceTime stuff though. Only thing I don’t like is Notification Summary showing up all day instead of popping up. Telling me “we’re gonna notify you of this later!” all day long defeats the purpose of not appearing on notifications. ????

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Flower Shaibi

July 3, 2021 at 12:45 am

I have the beta it’s cool

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I Was in AWE of This Techie Art Exhibit (Ministry of Awe)

Scott Stein takes you inside the Ministry of Awe, Philadelphia’s immersive six story art experience. Go on a journey with him as he explores how technology and art meet in this space. Hear from the founders of Spatial Pixel, who explain what inspires them to combine AI with this physical art experience. 0:00 Entering the…

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