Apple iOS/iPadOS 15.1 official version released: support for AirPods 3, bring shared simulcast and a series of improvements
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According to the news on October 26th, according to a number of IT home netizens’ contributions, the official version of Apple iOS/iPadOS 15.1 was released (internal version number: 19B74). This is the first major update to the iOS 15 operating system released in September 2021. It was released one month after iOS 15 was released.
The official version of iOS 15.1 is updated as follows:
Simultaneous sharing:
Simultaneous sharing is a new way to share the synchronization experience. You can share content from the Apple Video App, Apple Music, and other supported apps in the App Store during FaceTime calls.
Shared controls allow everyone to pause, play, rewind or fast forward.
Smart volume can automatically reduce the audio volume of movies, TV shows, or songs when a friend is talking.
Apple TV supports options that allow you to continue FaceTime calls on your iPhone while watching shared videos on the big screen.
Screen sharing allows everyone in a FaceTime call to view photos, browse the web, or provide mutual assistance.
camera
IPhone 13Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max can be used to shoot ProRes videos.
Added a setting to turn off automatic lens switching when shooting macro photos and videos on iPhone 13Pro and iPhone 13Pro Max.
Apple wallet
Supports the COVID-19 vaccination card, which allows you to add and present verifiable vaccination information from your Apple Wallet.
translation
“Translation” App and system-wide translation support Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan, China).
family
The new automation can be triggered based on the current readings of HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light brightness sensors.
Shortcut instructions
The new preset operation allows you to superimpose text on an image or GIF.
This update also fixes the following issues:
The “Photos” app may incorrectly report that the storage space is full when importing photos and videos.
The “Weather” app may not display the current temperature of “My Location”, or may incorrectly display the color of the animated background.
The audio playback of the app may be paused when the screen is locked.
“Wallet” may exit unexpectedly when using multiple vouchers through “Narration”.
An available wireless LAN may not be detected.
The battery algorithm on the iPhone12 model has been updated to better estimate the battery capacity over time.
The update content of the official version of iPadOS 15.1 is as follows:
Simultaneous sharing:
Simultaneous sharing is a new way to share the synchronization experience. You can share content from the Apple Video App, Apple Music, and other supported apps in the App Store during FaceTime calls.
Shared controls allow everyone to pause, play, rewind or fast forward.
Smart volume can automatically reduce the audio volume of movies, TV shows, or songs when a friend is talking.
Apple TV supports options that allow you to continue FaceTime calls on your iPhone while watching shared videos on the big screen.
Screen sharing allows everyone in a FaceTime call to view photos, browse the web, or provide mutual assistance.
Live text
It supports the recognition of text, phone numbers and addresses through the “Camera” App, so that you can perform operations on them (iPad with A12 Bionic and subsequent models).
Keyboard support allows you to directly insert text from “Camera” into any text field (iPad with A12 Bionic and subsequent models).
translation
“Translation” App and system-wide translation support Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan, China).
family
The new automation can be triggered based on the current readings of HomeKit-enabled humidity, air quality, or light brightness sensors.
Shortcut instructions
The new preset operation allows you to superimpose text on an image or GIF.
This update also fixes the following issues:
The “Photos” app may incorrectly report that the storage space is full when importing photos and videos.
The audio playback of the app may be paused when the screen is locked.
An available wireless LAN may not be detected.
IT Home understands that Apple said that using AirPods 3 requires Apple devices running iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1, watchOS 8.1, tvOS 15.1 or macOS Monterey.
