Written by Feli Bernutz Federico Zanetello

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iOS 15

• FaceTime
  • Spacial Audio - to make it look like the audio comes from whoever is speaking
  • voice isolation - to filter our everything but the speaker voice
  • grid view - to see all calls participants at once
  • portrait mode - for blurring the background
  • links - generate FaceTime invite/links, works with any desktop/mobile browser
  • SharePlay
    • do activities together (like watching the same movie)
    • share your screen
    • open for 3rd party developers

• Messages
  • improved media visualizations
  • shared links in messages will show up in the News.app
  • shared playlists in messages will show up on Music.app
  • shared images in messages will show up in the Photo gallery
  • can pin messages

• Notifications
  • new look
  • notification summary - collection of notifications delivered on user's schedule
  • notifications from people (direct messages and more) won't show up in the summaries

• Focus
  • Do not disturb status shows up in Messages.app
  • Focus is an advanced Do not disturb, where users can pick which apps can notify you and more
  • Focus is set on all user devices automatically

• Live Text
  • live text recognition on camera.app
  • text recognition on photos.app
  • 7 languages
  • iOS/iPadOS/maoOS
  • works with art, books, nature, pets, landmarks

• Spotlight
  • searches for photos directly in spotlight
  • rich contacts results
  • rich results for VIPs as well (actors and more)

• Photo Memories
  • better, more interactive memories

• Wallet.pp
  • HomeKit key to get into homes/hotels
  • digital ids (driving license) support (US only)

• Weather.app
  • redesigned
  • more data
  • full screen high resolution weather maps

• Maps.app
  • new interactive globe
  • elevation
  • roads signs (cross blocks, bike lanes, ..)
  • 3d landmarks, with light and dark mode
  • transit improvements

• AirPods
  • conversation boost - AirPods act as hearing aid when somebody is talking directly to the user
  • announce notifications and reminders
  • more Find me improvements
  • Spatial Audio on tvOS and M1 macOS machines

• Translate.app
  • now in iPadOS
  • translate things without tapping buttons
  • system-wide translation: select something and hit translate, even live text

iPadOS 15

• Widgets
  • can be put anywhere on the screen
  • new large size, exclusive to iPads

• App Library - like in iOS 14
• Can hide springboard pages - like in iOS 14
• improved multitasking with iPadOS shelf and easier screen management

• Notes
  • multi user improvements: mentions, activity/history view
  • tags
  • Quick note: swipe from bottom right corner to create a quick note

• Swift Playgrounds
  • can build entire apps
  • Xcode Cloud
  • better autocompletion

• Mail Privacy protection
  • hides IP address and user location
  • hides when/if and how often an email is open

• App Privacy reports - new section in Settings.app that lets us download reports on user data usage

• Siri - on device voice recognition

• Recovery Contact - lets you add somebody that can reset your account password for you if you forget it
• Digital Legacy - lets you add somebody that can inherit your info when you pass away

• iCloud+
  • Private relay - Safari's VPN - no one can see what you browse
  • Hide My Email - lets you sign up on services with random emails that you can get rid of if needed
  • HomeKit Secure Video
  • for free for all iCloud subscribers

watchOS 8

• Health.app
  • walk steadiness tracking and alerts
  • share your Health data with contacts, receive alerts on health changes of other people
  • sleep Respiratory tracking

• Breath.app
  • now helps you be more mindful as well

• New portrait mode watch face

HomeKit

• use your phone/watch to enter your home/hotels
• Siri can be installed in 3rd party HomeKit products

macOS 12 Monterey

• Universal control - use a single mouse and keyboard to work across devices, can move files too
• Airplay to Mac (even just as a speaker)
• Shortcuts.app
• TestFlight.app

• Safari.app
  • minimized UI
  • tab groups
  • web extensions on iOS/iPadOS

Part of this note was originally published at fbernutz.github.io.