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Want to stream holiday movies with friends this week? Try SharePlay in iOS 15.1

Justin Rowell by Justin Rowell
29.09.2022
Home Computing

The new FaceTime feature allows you to experience streaming TV, movies and music within a video chat.

Apple/Screenshot by Sarah Tew/CNET

This story is part of WWDC 2021. All the latest coverage from Apple’s annual developers conference.

As we inch closer to the holiday season, you’ll likely start itching for winter comforts like hot chocolate, fuzzy blankets and made-for-TV holiday movies. But if you’re looking for a way to share the holiday spirit with friends, you may want to check out Apple’s screen sharing feature. Apple’s iOS 15 upgrade brought many exciting new features to iPhone users —  Focus mode, real-time weather alerts, facial recognition to safely store your driver’s license and other IDs in your Apple Wallet. 

But one of the most exciting new tricks is a FaceTime feature called SharePlay. It lets iPhone, iPad and Mac users share screens — and streams — with each other for virtual watch parties. SharePlay wasn’t available in the initial iOS 15 release, but it’s included in iOS 15.1, which is out now.

Read more: CNET’s reviews of the iPhone 13 and 13 Mini and the iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max

SharePlay is one of FaceTime’s biggest updates yet, making Apple a big competitor with Zoom and Teleparty (formerly known as Netflix Party). You can use SharePlay to share your screen with friends to watch movies, listen to songs and more — all while on your FaceTime call. There are a few caveats: Both parties need to have iOS 15.1 installed, and both parties must also be subscribed to any streaming services you share. But overall, SharePlay seems poised to transform video calling and movie watching. 

Here’s how to get it set up.

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How to use SharePlay to share your screen in FaceTime

Like Zoom, FaceTime will let you share your screen with others on the call when SharePlay is made available, so you can share more than just music and videos. Apple’s suggested use cases include planning a trip together, browsing Zillow with future roommates, showing off a video game or helping a friend with a technical problem by walking them through which settings to change. This feature will also work across Apple devices, which means you can share your Mac screen or your iPhone or iPad screen in a call.   

How to stream shows and movies with FaceTime 

Having a watch party in FaceTime is simple and intuitive with SharePlay. When you stream movies or TV shows with a friend, content will sync across devices and allow both parties access to controls. And you’ll still see and hear each other in picture-in-picture as you watch. Streaming services that have already partnered with Apple for SharePlay include Hulu, HBO Max, TikTok and ESPN Plus.

Apple has partnered with a number of streaming services for the launch of SharePlay.

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In order to use SharePlay, both parties need to use FaceTime on an Apple device that supports iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1 or MacOS Monterey 12.1. Another cool feature of SharePlay is that you can cast to your Apple TV while maintaining the FaceTime call on your iPhone. That way you’re not stuck squinting at a tiny screen with your friend’s face blocking the show.

Shared streaming video can be cast from an iPhone to an Apple TV when using SharePlay in FaceTime.

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Here’s how to set up SharePlay in FaceTime:

1. Start a FaceTime call.

2. Open a streaming app while connected to the call and choose a show or movie.

3. Press Play, and both parties can watch the same stream at once.

How to listen to music with SharePlay

Using SharePlay to listen to a new album with a friend works similarly to having a watch party. When sharing music, both parties will also have access to controls to pause, play or skip songs in SharePlay. And you can even contribute to shared playlists by adding songs to a queue within Apple Music. 

Both parties can add songs to a shared queue in FaceTime.

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Here’s how to share music with SharePlay:

1. Start a FaceTime call.

2. Open Apple Music and choose a song.

3. Press Play, and the song will begin playing from both devices at the same time.

Sharing music in a FaceTime call.

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One drawback: SharePlay’s subscription problem

Netflix, Spotify and YouTube are a few of the apps that won’t sync with SharePlay. Apple also notes that a subscription will be required for both parties in order to share streaming services (like HBO Max or Disney Plus) through SharePlay. In our time with iOS 15, we put this to the test and verified that not only do both parties need a subscription to the app being shared (if applicable), but they also need to have the app itself downloaded on both devices. 

Read more: iOS 15’s best new features

So if your friend wants to SharePlay a TikTok video and you don’t have the TikTop app installed, you won’t be able to see the video over FaceTime. And before you get too excited, you also won’t be able to circumvent this by sharing your video stream via screen-share instead of through the app itself.

SharePlay isn’t the only thing Apple announced recently. Check out the new Apple Maps features, like turn by turn directions that make it a lot easier to know where you’re going. Apple also announced the new Apple Watch Series 7 with curved edges and faster charging, the AirPods 3 and a pair of new MacBook Pros. And here’s what to know about the iPhone 13 lineup if you’re thinking about buying the new phone.

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Correction, Sept. 21: A previous version of this article incorrectly said SharePlay was included with the release of iOS 15. It was available in the beta version of the software.

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