Apple’s tvOS 15.1 lets users FaceTime and stream together with SharePlay

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With the release this week of Apple's latest version of tvOS, the company has added a new feature called SharePlay allowing users to simultaneously stream media while on FaceTime together.

The update, which has been slightly delayed, enables ‘in sync’ viewing of films and programmes during a FaceTime call. SharePlay can also be used to watch a shared video on a big screen with Apple TV as you continue to chat on your iPhone.

SharePlay will work across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with shared playback controls, so that each participant can play, pause, or skip. To start viewing during a FaceTime call users just need to open a video streaming app that supports the service, and press ‘SharePlay’ while there is a new SharePlay menu available from Apple TV's control centre.

Mary is a staff writer at What Hi-Fi? and has over a decade of experience working as a sound engineer mixing live events, music and theatre. Her mixing credits include productions at The National Theatre and in the West End, as well as original musicals composed by Mark Knopfler, Tori Amos, Guy Chambers, Howard Goodall and Dan Gillespie Sells.