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iOS 15.1 ‘SharePlay’ support finally makes its way to Disney+

Apple’s iOS 15.1 ‘SharePlay’ now features support for Disney+ across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV, as announced by Disney today.

SharePlay, which was first announced at WWDC, is essentially real-time screen sharing baked into the iOS that lets you watch movies, live games, listen to music or consume several other types of content with your friends and family via FaceTime.

The SharePlay feature will work across the full Disney+ catalogue, including Disney, Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and National Geographic. Marvel Studios’ new Hawkeye, Welcome to Earth, and upcoming Disney+ premieres like Encanto and The Book of Boba Fett would also be streamable with SharePlay.

To access the feature, make sure you and everyone you intend to SharePlay with are running iOS 15.1, tvOS 15.1, or iPadOS 15.1 or higher. You would also need to be running the latest version of the Disney+ app with an active subscription.

SharePlay can accommodate up to 32 people to watch Disney+ together, with playback controls available to everyone. Each participant can also select the audio and subtitle language of their choice. That said, it’s worth noting that all participants must have an active Disney+ subscription.

A Disney+ subscription costs $11.99 CAD/month or $119.99/year.

Find out what’s coming to Disney+ in December here. Learn more about SharePlay here.

Source: Disney

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Apple drops iOS 15.1 with SharePlay and ProRes video

Apple’s iOS 15.1/iPadOS 15.1 update that includes SharePlay and ProRes video capture is now available.

SharePlay, which was initially supposed to launch alongside iOS 15, allows users to watch movies, TV or listen to music together with friends and family remotely.

The update also includes a new Auto Macro toggle for the iPhone 13 Pro/Pro Max, and ProRes video capture, allowing for 30fps/1080p video on 128GB models and 4K on 256GB and above.

To download the update, navigate to ‘Settings,’ ‘General,’ and then ‘Software Update.’

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SharePlay and Apple Wallet vaccine records to be available with iOS 15.1

One of the major highlights from Apple’s WWDC 2021, apart from new hardware, was the introduction of iOS 15 and its unique features. Now that iOS 15’s stable build has officially been released, some core features, including SharePlay and Apple Wallet vaccination records, still haven’t arrived.

SharePlay was not initially accessible in the iOS 15 beta build, but it was eventually added in a later beta. However, Apple disabled this functionality in the iOS 15 Beta 6 release, and the stable release didn’t include the feature either.

Now, according to 9to5mac, new iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 beta releases include SharePlay, suggesting that Apple intends to make the update public soon.

SharePlay is basically real-time screen sharing baked into iOS 15 that lets you watch movies, listen to music or consume any other type of content with your friends and family via FaceTime — it’s a watch party that doesn’t require third-party software.

Further, according to MacRumours, iOS 15.1 beta allows iPhone users to submit their COVID-19 vaccination status to the Health app and subsequently obtain a vaccination card in Apple Wallet. While the current iOS 15 stable build lets users download and save verified health records, such as COVID-19 vaccines and test results, the upcoming 15.1 build will allow users to “add verifiable COVID-19 vaccination records as a vaccination card in Apple Wallet to present to businesses, venues, and more,” according to Apple.

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Source: Apple Via: 9to5mac, MacRumours