iOS 15.1 release date rumors, news and all the new features coming to your iPhone

Date:
Sat, 16 Oct 2021 14:00:30 +0000

Description:
iOS 15.1 includes two big features and a bunch of smaller ones. It's also coming soon.

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Your iPhone will have only recently got iOS 15 , but already iOS 15.1 is on the horizon and rapidly approaching. Despite this just being a 0.1 update, it also looks set to bring some significant features and improvements to the iOS experience.

These include the headline SharePlay feature, plus multiple camera improvements and more besides.

Below well run you through exactly what were expecting from it which we have a good idea of thanks to betas. Youll also find information on the release date and compatibility of iOS 15.1. Cut to the chase What is it? The next iOS release When is it out? Very soon How much does it cost? It will be totally free iOS 15.1 release date and compatibility

Theres no official news on when iOS 15.1 could launch, but the fourth beta is already available, suggesting that a finished release will land imminently.

Perhaps Apple could launch it on October 18, as its holding an event then , though thats not expected to be anything iPhone related so we wouldnt count
on it. A leak covered by Apple Insider meanwhile suggested that it could land on October 25 - but this appears to be fake.

For reference, most but not all updates to iOS 14 landed around a month apart from each other, so given that iOS 15 launched on September 20,
assuming the updates for this follow a similar pattern were likely to get iOS 15.1 any time now.

As for compatibility, if your phone can get iOS 15 then it can also get iOS 15.1. In fact, any model from the iPhone 6S onwards can. iOS 15.1 features

Thanks to the various betas were fairly confident of what well see in iOS 15.1. The following features are what weve come across so far. SharePlay (Image credit: TechRadar)

SharePlay was supposed to land with iOS 15, but it got delayed and is now launching as the headline feature of iOS 15.1 instead.

This allows users to stream films and shows or listen to music while on FaceTime calls and have the content in sync for everyone, and it also
includes a screen sharing feature.

This sort of thing would have been ideal during the peak of the pandemic when most interactions were distanced, but even now we can imagine it being a
handy feature for a lot of people. ProRes (Image credit: Apple)

Theres more than one big feature in iOS 15.1, with ProRes also making an appearance. This is exclusive to the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max though, so less widely available.

This is a video recording format, and while its not new, this is the first time a smartphone has been able to record in the format. Its designed to be visually lossless (though its technically compressed), and its also less intensive on your computers CPU than formats like H.264 and H.265 when editing.

However, ProRes files take up a lot of space, and for that reason youre limited to recording in 1080p at 30fps if you have a phone with just 128GB of storage, but for other models ProRes tops out at 4K quality at 30fps.

To enable ProRes once you have iOS 15.1, just head to the Camera section of the main Settings app, and select ProRes under the Formats option. Auto Macro toggle

A smaller camera feature being added is the option to disable the Auto Macro mode found on the iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Currently these phones will automatically switch to the ultra-wide lens when you get close to something, as this lens powers the macro mode and can focus from just 2cm away.

So in most cases its the best lens for the job if youre getting in close, but there may be occasions where youd rather use a different lens, and if you disable Auto Macro then youll have the choice. Lossless audio and Dolby Atmos for HomePods A HomePod mini (Image credit: TechRadar)

When used in combination with HomePod 15.1, iOS 15.1 allows you to play lossless audio and Dolby Atmos with Spatial Audio support through the HomePod or HomePod mini . These features are already available on other Apple
devices, so theyre overdue really. Covid-19 vaccination records in the Health and Wallet apps

iOS 15.1 allows users to add their Covid-19 vaccination records into the Health app. Once done, you should also be able to add a vaccine card to the Wallet app, which will include a QR code that can be scanned by any business or organization that you want to prove your vaccination status to.

That said, these features will only work if your healthcare provider has
opted in and implemented them. It seems like at the moment its limited to providers that use Smart Health Cards, which are only currently used by
select US states and vaccination centers. A fix for Unlock with Apple Watch
An Apple Watch 7 (Image credit: TechRadar)

As well as new features, iOS 15.1 also includes bug fixes, with a big one being a fix for a bug that prevents some users from using the Unlock with Apple Watch feature, designed to let iPhone users who are wearing masks
bypass Face ID. Other bug fixes

Wed expect there will be numerous other bug fixes in iOS 15.1 as well, though exactly what they are remains to be seen. Grab some of the best free iPhone games



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