What can you do, "Shareplay", a new feature of iPhone/iPad?How do you use it?| Mynavi News Mynavi News Mynavi

I tried the new feature "Shareplay" that can be enjoyed on the iPhone/iPad.What kind of use can be used and what functions are convenient?

You can enjoy music and video playback on video calls

SharePlay is a new feature that allows you to share video and music while sharing video and music in a video call using the iPhone and iPad standard app "FaceTime".As the pandemic due to the new colonavirus infection spreads to the world, Apple announced at this year's developer meeting "WWDC 21" as a function to spend online online with distant friends and families who can not meet.Did.

IOS 15 released this fall.1, iPados 15.1, Tvos 15.From 1, you can now use Shareplay.In the latter half of the fall, we plan to expand MacOS.In order to enjoy Shareplay, you need to use a device with a FaceTime call participant with or more OSs that correspond to the corresponding version.

This time, I tried Shareplay, a FaceTime call with iPad and iPhone, with the cooperation of the Mynavi News editorial department.

How to enjoy Shareplay with iPhone/iPad

First, let's explain how to start Shareplay.

First, start the FaceTime app and start video calls.When the connection with the calling partner is completed, start up the content playback of Shareplay, such as Apple TV or Apple Music, and start content playback, a pop -up that promotes the use of Shareplay at the top of the device screen.Tap this to start Shareplay automatically.

As long as I tried it in mid -November, Apple TV+and Apple Music were compatible with Shareplay in the Apple genuine app.As will be described later on how to use Apple TV 4K to enjoy connecting to TV, it seems that the current corresponding content is limited to those that can be viewed on the Apple TV app.

In order to watch while sharing the Apple TV and Apple Music content, the participants of FaceTime calls must be registered in the subscription of each service.For users without registration, the content of the content and the subscription notice are displayed.

You can choose various playback methods

During SharePlay, playback is synchronized with all users who participate in the call.Although it seems to be affected by the condition of the network, music and video content will be played almost without shifting the same period on each device.I intend to talk about the same drama scene, but there seems to be no worry that the playback is delayed on the side of my friend and it will be a "spoiler".

Contents that support Shareplay can be played from each participant's device during regeneration.For example, if you want everyone to listen to your favorite songs in Apple Music, select "Playback Now" and connect the song in a good tempo, or select "Next play" and listen while relaxing in the BGM of the conversation.You can choose.

Tap "End Shareplay" on the FaceTime app screen to stop the content playback only to you or everyone.FaceTime calls can be continued.

Enjoy Shareplay on TV using Apple TV 4K

After starting FaceTime calls on your iPhone or iPad, you can also take over content playback on a large TV screen using Apple TV.

If you detect the FaceTime call on the Apple TV in the home network, the SharePlay pop -up will be displayed in the upper right of the home screen of the Apple TV.

Press the TV button with Siri Remote to enter the control center and select the Shareplay button.If you approve the content hand -off by the iPhone/iPad side, the playback will be taken over to the Apple TV side.At this time, the FaceTime call screen remains on the iPhone/iPad.As long as I tried this interview, SharePlay content that can be watched on the Apple TV device seems to be limited to movies and dramas distributed on the Apple TV app.

The range of content that can be enjoyed by "screen sharing" expands

SharePlay also has a "screen sharing" function that allows you to show the entire opponent the user's iPhone/iPad screen to the user participating in FaceTime calls.

For example, you can use Safari to enjoy online shopping with friends and families, or show off photos taken on the iPhone.

My recommendation is the screen sharing of YouTube.It seems that it is possible to use a bustling appreciation while watching your favorite videos with your friends, and share videos of exercises such as gymnastics and stretching to elderly families living far away, and aim to maintain health together.。

Can Netflix and Amazon Prime Video content be Shareplay?The answer was "no".Amazon Music Unlimited has been able to play music content and ask the calling partner to ask, but it supports usage like Apple Music, such as playing each other and playing your favorite songs in order.Not that it is not a big difference.

Use AirPods and Bluetooth speakers

If you enjoy Shareplay comfortably at night, it is recommended to use wireless earphones and headphones such as the AirPods series because it does not lean on the surroundings.

At present, during Shareplay, the voice of the call and the content can be heard at the same volume, so it will be easier to use if there is a function that can adjust the volume separately in the future.

If you want to listen to the music and movie sounds that your friends have shared with a good sound, you may want to combine the iPhone/iPad with a Bluetooth speaker.However, it is important to choose a wireless speaker with a built-in hands-free call, such as Sony's Bluetooth speaker "SRS-XB23" (actual selling price is around 13,000 yen) so that you can make FaceTime calls.

If you make good use of Shareplay, you can teach your friends and family how to draw illustrations while sharing the screen of the drawing app, practice pronunciation together while looking at English conversation teaching materials, and unique to FaceTime, a communication app.It seems that you can find how to enjoy it.

I think that the number of interactive apps that SharePlay participants can operate simultaneously, such as "Explain Everything", the whiteboard application will increase.We need to pay attention to SharePlay, which has many possibilities!

Journalist and writer.She became free after working as a web editing and reporter in an audio visual magazine.He has been interviewed by the Electronics show "IFA" held in Berlin Germany every year, and is particularly familiar with the latest circumstances related to smart home appliances and IoT in Europe.He has a deep knowledge in the audio visual field, covers a wide range of music distribution, 4K and VOD.She makes use of the fluent English and French, and has many interviews with events and developers from Japan to overseas.