When is iOS 15 being released and what can I expect from it?
Every year Apple introduces a major software update, and as usual, the company previewed the update and gave us some indication as to what features were coming later this year, during its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June. New iOS 15 features include spatial audio and Android and Windows support for FaceTime, easier sharing in iMessage and better directions in Maps. Apple has said iOS 15 will be supported on the iPhone 6S and later, despite some rumours previously claiming this wouldnt be the case. The freshest exclusives and sharpest analysis, curated for your inbox Email address is invalid Thank you for subscribing! Sorry, there was a problem with your subscription. Heres what you need to know about the new iOS 15. The new iOS 15 will be available to download as a public beta in July  so if you dont mind bugs and the occasional crash, you will be able to try iOS 15 for yourself next month. The final version being launched in autumn, most likely in September, alongside the launch of the iPhone 13. LOVE the new custom home screen options for different focus mode on #iOS15, its super super handy pic.twitter.com/V6AuERgTqY  Rouzbeh Abadi (@rouzbeh7000) June 20, 2021  There are several new features on offer with the new iOS 15. FaceTime will offer spatial audio to make peoples voices appear to come from their position on the screen, making your video chats feel more natural and lifelike. FaceTime will also start to look more like Zoom, enabling you to see all participants in a grid view, schedule calls and share links to calls that can be accessed via browser on Google Android and Microsoft Windows devices. Theyll also be some new iMessage sharing features for photos, news articles and playlists  so when a friend sends you several photos over iMessage, they will feature in a dynamic collage formation that allows you to swipe through them or tap through, to view several in your photos app. Theyll be stored in a new Shared with You folder, alongside being mixed with your own featured photos and memories. Apple Maps will be upgraded, with more elevation data, road colours, driving directions, rich labels, 3D landmarks and improved night mode. You can also pin nearby public transit stops and station information to your iPhone and Apple Watch devices, and receive automatic updates and notifications as you ride and approach your stop. When travelling via foot, a new augmented reality feature enables you to scan nearby buildings in the area, with the iPhones camera, to understand the precise positions for more exact walking directions. Notifications are now redesigned for iOS 15, with a notification summary now here, where these can be scheduled to appear at certain times, or even by Apples own machine learning algorithms. Also, Apples web browser has seen a big redesign in iOS 15, with extensions being carried over from macOS, to the iPhone. The address bar is now at the bottom, with gestures to easily switch between different tabs and go back to a full screen view, alongside a pull to refresh web window, similar to refreshing your mail or even your tweets, now in Safari. The Weather app is being redesigned for iOS 15, highlighting a much deeper integration with Dark Sky. Additionally, theres on-device speech recognition to allow audio of Siri requests to be entirely processed on your iPhone by default. Like other Apple iOS updates, it will be free.