iPadOS 15.1 (19B74)

SharePlay

• SharePlay is a new way to share synchronized experiences in FaceTime with content from the Apple TV app, Apple Music, Fitness+, and other supported App Store apps
• Shared controls give everyone the ability to pause, play, rewind or fast forward
• Smart volume automatically lowers the audio of a movie, TV show or song when your friends speak
• Apple TV supports the option to watch the shared video on your big screen while you continue the FaceTime call on iPad
• Screen sharing lets everyone on a FaceTime call look at photos, browse the web, or help each other out

Live Text

• Camera app Live Text support recognizes text, phone numbers, addresses, and more so you can take action on them (iPad with A12 Bionic and later)
• Keyboard support lets you insert text directly from the Camera into any text field (iPad with A12 Bionic and later)

Translate

• Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan) support in the Translate app and system-wide translation

Home

• New automation triggers based on the current reading of a HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light level sensor

Shortcuts

• New pre-built actions let you overlay text on images or gifs, plus a new collection of games lets you pass the time with Siri

This release also fixes the following issues:

• Photos app may incorrectly report storage is full when importing photos and videos
• Audio playing from an app may pause when locking the screen
• Available Wi-Fi networks may not be detected

For information on the security content of Apple software updates, please visit this website:

https://support.apple.com/kb/HT201222