iOS 15 Public Beta has been released — Here’s what you can expect :!
Apple gave us their expectations for iOS 15 in June. Now that July has arrived, we can experience the software update in person, at least if you’re willing to download the beta software on your iPhone.
If you do, there will be a lot of changes waiting for you in iOS 15. Some of the biggest new features include SharePlay, which lets you share content with friends via FaceTime, greatly improved notifications, a new look in Safari, and you can even store your license driving in Apple Wallet.
Although the full version of iOS 15 will not be released until later this year, the public beta version is ready for download. This gives you an opportunity to learn about the great features Apple has planned for the software for its smartphones (including the iPhone 13 model that will go on sale later this year).
iOS 15 Release Date and Betas
Let’s start with the testing process first. Apple released the iOS 15 beta to developers during the Global Developers Conference in June, giving them a step ahead in updating applications and taking advantage of new software features.
Since its initial release, the developer beta has been updated, and this version is the version released by Apple as a public beta. It is very stable in terms of beta software, but you should still expect bugs, at least in earlier versions, because Apple has fine-tuned iOS 15. After the first version, the public beta of iOS 15 is expected to have multiple updates until the full version is ready.
What time is that? Apple just said this fall. Apple usually releases a new version of iOS at the same time it releases a new iPhone. (Usually iOS updates will appear a few days ahead of time.) This usually happens in September. However, due to the COVID19 pandemic, Apple postponed the launch of the iPhone 12 series until October 2019; iOS 14 will still be released in September 2020. With this in mind, we believe that iOS 15 will be released in September of this year.
iOS 15 supported devices
Prepare for a surprise. If you can run iOS 14 on your iPhone, you can also run iOS 15. This is a bit of a shock, as rumors, before the iOS 15 developer beta came along, suggested that the iPhone 6s and l The original iPhone SE was about to have a drop. This means that you will be able to run iOS 15 on hardware that first launched in 2015.
Here’s the list of supported devices according to Apple:
- iPhone 6s
- iPhone 6s Plus
- iPhone SE (original model)
- iPod Touch (seventh-generation)
- iPhone 7
- iPhone 7 Plus
- iPhone 8
- iPhone 8 Plus
- iPhone X
- iPhone XR
- iPhone Xs
- iPhone Xs Max
- iPhone 11
- iPhone 11 Pro
- iPhone 11 Pro Max
- iPhone SE (2020)
- iPhone 12 mini
- iPhone 12
- iPhone 12 Pro
- iPhone 12 Pro Max
And, apparently, the iPhone 13 series will ship with iOS 15.
Note that some features won’t work with all supported iPhones. Features that require a significant amount of neural processing will require an iPhone A12 with biological power or higher. We have a list of what will and will not work on which devices.
If you’re wondering about iPad compatibility, remember that Apple separated software from its phones and tablets a few years ago. iPadOS 15 adopts many of the features we’ll cover here, as well as some iPad-specific changes that may seem familiar to iOS 14 users.
iOS 15 Features
iOS 14 is a pretty big upgrade, but there’s a lot more to iOS 15, and Apple has detailed some of the details.
New FaceTime feature: FaceTime is going through some of the biggest changes in iOS 15. Popular video chats use spatial audio to make it sound more natural, as well as isolating voices with how to use machine learning and broad spectrum to deliver a more sonic atmosphere.
Better yet, for group FaceTime calls, Apple adds link building so even people on Android and Windows can join through the browser. Apple also added grid view for group calls and portrait mode to draw attention to you.
SharePlay: SharePlay is a new way to share multimedia experiences with your friends and family. If you are a social person and love to share music, videos and your phone screen, SharePlay is a new way to communicate instead of screenshots. For example, you can listen to an album on Apple Music together or watch a Netflix show together while chatting in iMessage with picture-in-picture mode. SharePlay will work on iOS, iPadOS, and macOS.
Notifications and Focus: A big problem with iOS is notifications and Apple is working on this to some extent. Notifications will now be put into a category for later processing, and chats will appear first. The appearance of the notification drawer has been slightly improved to look a bit more modern.
In addition to the notifications enhancements, iOS 15 will make changes to Do Not Disturb and add a new Focus Mode. The first one just lets you set DND status in Messages and iMessage will automatically respond to let you know you’re busy. Focus allows you to set up profiles such as work and personal, change the way you use your phone, allowing you to eliminate distractions while you work or take time for yourself.
Live Text: Similar to Google Lens, Apple will introduce Live Text for iOS 15. You will be able to copy text from photos, screenshots, or web images.
Search by Image: Again, when you look at Google Lens, Apple has added the search feature, which allows you to point your camera to something and search for it. It can recognize animals, nature, monuments, art and more.
Photos & Memories: Apple is removing a page from Google Photos books and adding new memories to Photos. These keepsakes organize the photos and add music to them, making it a fun movie. You can change the music and rhythm, often creating something completely different.
Photos will now also be searchable in Spotlight. You’ll be able to search for photos of people and places, and objects in them. And with Live Text, you can even search for photos that contain specific text.
Wallet additions: Wallet has several enhancements, allowing you to add car keys (with supporting car manufacturers), company badges, hotel keys (for those with a join hotels) and even state identifiers in participating states. Apple says the TSA will begin allowing you to use your iPhone for identification purposes.
Fresh Weather Design: Changed Weather App. Apple has added a lot of new animations and infographics. It helps you get more information about what’s going on outside.
Map changes: Apple is directly targeting maps and navigation superiority with Maps in iOS 15. It will now take the shape of a globe (a Google Earth) and add new city details like elevation, turn lanes, and bike lanes. It will also show you new details about the road and traffic conditions. Public transit users will be able to pin their favorite routes, and Maps will let you know when to get off.
Looking to the future, Maps in iOS 15 is moving towards augmented reality. When you step out of the train station and get lost, hold your iPhone and let it scan the buildings around you. It will show the final instructions you need to get to your destination.
Safari: Safari is being redesigned in macOS 12, and some of these changes are seen on the iPhone as well, although the new interface takes into account the smaller iPhone screen. The tab bar is now at the bottom of the screen – closer to your thumb, Apple notes – and it disappears as you scroll. The idea is to make the browser easier to use with one hand.
Additionally, features introduced in the macOS Monterey version of Safari, such as group tabs, will also appear in iOS 15. Web Extensions are now also supported on iPhone and iPad.
Shared With You: Apple’s new way of showing everything your friends and family send to you is called Shared With You. This allows you to quickly find iOS articles, songs, videos, photos and more without worrying about tracking.
Find My: Apple wants to help you keep track of things with Find My. It allows you to find something that has been disabled or deleted, where to stream to your friends and family, receive split notifications if you leave your Apple device in an unfamiliar location, and add AirPods Max and AirPods Pro to the network.
Health: The Health app has new analytics features in iOS 15, but more importantly, you will be able to share health data with doctors and / or family members.
Home: While this is a modest update, Apple is adding additional features to the Home app. The most important thing to remember is that you will be able to use Siri with third-party devices. You still need a HomePod, but now you’ll be able to talk to Siri through other devices.
Home also benefits from parcel detection using HomeKit Secure Video. This means that your security cameras and video doorbells recognize packages and notify you that they have arrived at your doorstep.
Translation: Translations have several quality of life features, which are said to allow seamless translation into all languages.
Gaming controls: Apple is looking to improve the gaming experience on its mobile devices with new virtual game controls added in iOS 15. These controls are equipped with a virtual joystick with their own set of development tools, so game creators can integrate support into their iOS games.
Accessibility: iOS 15 adds or improves accessibility options in the operating system, including major enhancements to VoiceOver.
Notes: The Notes application has been redesigned, allowing predefined tags to facilitate categorization of your notes. You can let others know about the shared notes of updates and view recent activity.
Privacy: iOS 15 continues in the footsteps of iOS 14.5 by offering enhanced security features. All voice recognition is handled by default on the device, including Siri requests. Email privacy protection prevents the sender from knowing if you opened the email and also prevents them from getting your IP address. Finally, the App Privacy Report gives you an overview of which apps have accessed certain permissions in the past seven days.
New gadgets: Apple promised new widgets in iOS 15 for apps and features like Find My, Game Center, App Store Today, Sleep, Mail, and People Integration, there is a family sharing feature.
iCloud Plus: Although not strictly related to iOS 15, iCloud is in the process of being upgraded. All paid subscriptions will become iCloud Plus, which offers a number of new features. Some of them include iCloud Private Relay which allows you to log into websites while hiding your IP address and encrypting your activity; Hide my emails through Sign In with Apple by creating unique disposable email addresses for cases where you don’t want to share your physical email address with online forms or registrations. Additionally, iCloud Plus extends support for HomeKit Secure Video.
The iCloud Plus plans start with 50GB of storage with a HomeKit secure video camera for 99 cents per month and go up to 2TB of unlimited camera and storage for $ 9.99 / month.
Always On Display Mode
If there is a feature that is heavily used on devices with OLED screens, it is the Always-On Display mode. This feature has been possible since the first iPhone equipped with an OLED display, but when it was launched on the Apple Watch, it gained attention. This feature can reduce the refresh rate to 1Hz and only waste a very small amount of battery. Unlike ordinary LCD screens, OLEDs can individually illuminate pixels, so black pixels are dark pixels. Of course, this will be a hardware-dependent feature and will not appear on old iPhones with ordinary LCD screens. Xiaomi did a similar thing to MIUI, where only phones with OLED technology have an always-available mode. Apple may update your lock screen to display notifications in a friendlier way to accommodate the always-on screen.
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