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If you’re on a FaceTime call with someone who connects via an iPhone or iPad, they can even share that screen with you as well. You can opt to share your entire screen or just a specific window, and we didn’t have any issues either sending or receiving a shared screen. Screen sharing in FaceTime also worked pretty reliably, and felt similar to popular video calling apps such as Zoom, WebEx and Discord. While Messages previously supported this, it’s nice to have it all housed from within a central app. Disney+ is already on board with HBO Max, TikTok and Twitch arriving in the future.įaceTime also finally has screen sharing, allowing you to instantly show someone your desktop over a video call.

SharePlay works with all of Apple’s own apps and is already supported by a bevy third-parties. We were both able to control the music from our respective Apple Music app, and had the option to add a song to the queue or play it immediately (think of it like a shared virtual jukebox). SharePlay has worked very well in our testing - once we started a SharePlay session with a friend, we were able to enjoy some sad indie rock tracks from Lucy Dacus and Pom Pom Squad over a FaceTime call.

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This new feature lets you share selected content on a FaceTime and enjoy it in real time with friends and family, making it perfect for remote movie nights or jamming out to music in sync with someone. Wondering if macOS Monterey will be worth the download? Here are our thoughts on the biggest new features this upgrade offers.įaceTime is getting a major facelift on all of Apple’s new software updates - macOS Monterey included - and SharePlay is a huge part of that. FaceTime and all of the new sharing features under the SharePlay umbrella are seriously impressive, along with a new take on web browsing and a long list of other features - Maps, Focus Modes, Messages and Live Text included. The trend with Apple’s software this year is consistency with focus and context across iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, tvOS and the Mac. Since its release in October, Apple’s also squashed some bugs and slowdowns, so it’s closer to smooth sailing now. MacOS Monterey is available now for many Intel and all the Apple Silicon Macs as a free download from the App Store.

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And while it’s not the full visual redesign we saw last year with macOS Big Sur - which also set the stage for Apple’s Silicon-powered devices - it’s a significant update with some great features. MacOS Monterey quite literally turns the knob of Apple’s mac software to 12. Your CNN account Log in to your CNN account

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