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Poll: How often do you use SharePlay for watching TV shows, playing games, or listening to songs?

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During WWDC21, Apple previewed the SharePlay feature coming to all of its devices with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, tvOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey. This function would let you watch TV shows, play games, listen to songs, study, and even more with someone else while on a FaceTime call.

Ultimately, SharePlay got delayed and Apple only launched this feature with iOS 15.1 in December last year. After three months of its official release, how often do you use this feature, if you ever do?

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Twitch launches SharePlay on Group FaceTime with chat, cheer, and more video watching features

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Apple released SharePlay for Group FaceTime for iPhone and iPad in iOS 15.1, and the fun collaboration feature is coming soon to the Mac. Apple supports SharePlay with many of its media apps, including Music and TV, and more third-party apps are adding creative ways to work with Group FaceTime as well. The latest is the game-centric video streaming service Twitch.

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Apple touts growing number of third-party apps compatible with SharePlay in iOS 15.1

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One of the most anticipated features of iOS 15 was SharePlay, which gives users the ability to listen to songs, watch TV shows, play games, and more while on a FaceTime call with friends or family members. Now, a few weeks after the function was released alongside iOS 15.1, Apple is now touting the growing number of third-party apps compatible with SharePlay.

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TikTok for iOS adds clever ‘For Us’ page when on a FaceTime call with SharePlay

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One of the most anticipated features of iOS 15 was SharePlay, which gives users the ability to listen to songs, watch TV shows, play games, and more while on a FaceTime call with friends or family members. To take advantage of this feature, many apps are being updated so users can enjoy them together.

One of the applications that brought a special touch while users are on a FaceTime call using SharePlay is TikTok with a new “For Us” page.

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