iOS 18 now lets you shoot videos while listening to music or podcasts

Date:
Wed, 07 Aug 2024 11:47:15 +0000

Description:
Recording a video won't pause your audio with iOS 18, so you can listen and shoot at the same time.

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iOS 18 is packed full of features and improvements, from more customization options to a full password manager app, the ability to lock apps, and more. And we now know about one additional feature one thats small, but
potentially very useful for some people.

As spotted by 9to5Mac , with iOS 18 you're able to record videos without it pausing your music, podcast, or anything else youre listening to.

Technically, you can already do this, but only by long-pressing the shutter key while in the photos mode of the camera app. So youd need to remember to use this unusual method, and shooting video like this also limits you to
1080p quality at 30fps, so its not as good as using the dedicated video mode. The iPhone 15 Pro (Image credit: Future | Alex Walker-Todd) No more compromises

With iOS 18 though, you dont have to make that compromise just switch to the video camera, press record, and youll find that your audio continues playing.

This might not be super-useful most of the time, but if for example youre listening to something while out walking and spot something you want to film, you wont have to pause the audio. 9to5Mac also gives the example of shooting video from a mounted iPhone while riding a motorcycle, and while listening to music in your helmet (as audio wont stop when played through AirPods either).

So there are certainly use cases for this, and it seems strange that it's taken Apple so long to add such an apparently basic feature.

If you want to give the feature a try, you can download the iOS 18 beta now, although wed recommend waiting for the finished version of iOS 18, which will likely land in September. You might also like 5 of the best iOS 18 features iOS 18 and iPadOS 18 compatibility explained : which models will be
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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/phones/ios/with-ios-18-youll-be-able-to-shoot-videos -while-listening-to-music-or-podcasts


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