**New Features in iOS 15**
**FaceTime**
* **Spatial Audio:** Creates a more immersive and natural sound experience during FaceTime calls, making it feel like other participants are in the same room.
* **Portrait Mode:** Blurs the background during FaceTime calls for a more focused and professional appearance.
* **SharePlay:** Allows users to share their screens, watch movies or TV shows, or listen to music together with others while on a FaceTime call.
* **Voice Isolation:** Reduces background noise during FaceTime calls, making it easier to hear the person speaking.
* **Wide Spectrum Audio:** Captures a wider range of frequencies, providing higher-quality voice calls.
**Messages**
* **Shared with You:** Automatically organizes and surfaces content (photos, videos, links, etc.) shared in Messages in designated sections in the Photos, Safari, Apple Music, Apple News, and Podcasts apps.
* **Focus Mode:** Allows users to filter out certain types of notifications while using Messages.
* **Memoji Updates:** New clothing, hairstyles, and other accessories for customizing Memoji.
**Notifications**
* **Redesigned Interface:** More compact and informative notification summary cards.
* **Scheduled Summary:** Delivers a summary of non-urgent notifications at a chosen time.
* **Notification Privacy:** Prevents apps from tracking whether or not a user has opened their notifications.
**Focus Mode**
* **Customized Focuses:** Allows users to create custom focus modes that filter out notifications based on specific criteria (e.g., work, sleep, personal).
* **Do Not Disturb Mode Enhancements:** Automatically enables Focus Mode during Do Not Disturb hours and silences other notifications.
* **Focus Status:** Notifies others when you’re in a Focus Mode that restricts notifications.
**Safari**
* **Tab Groups:** Organizes tabs into groups for easier management and navigation.
* **Redesigned Tab Bar:** More compact and easier to access.
* **Extensions on iPhone:** Brings Safari extensions from the Mac to the iPhone.
**Maps**
* **3D Cities:** Enhanced 3D models of select cities for a more immersive experience.
* **Interactive Globe:** Allows users to explore the world and view terrain, coastlines, and cities in 3D.
* **Customizable Landmarks:** Users can personalize landmarks with custom photos and notes.
**Weather**
* **Redesigned Interface:** Beautiful and detailed animated weather maps and forecasts.
* **Severe Weather Notifications:** Comprehensive alerts for severe weather events, including tornadoes, hurricanes, and flash floods.
* **Air Quality Index:** Displays air quality information for users’ locations.
**Photos**
* **Memories Updates:** New memory types, including pet, workout, food, and nature memories.
* **Live Text:** Users can copy, paste, look up, or translate text within photos using optical character recognition (OCR).
* **Lens:** Identifies objects, landmarks, plants, and other items in photos and provides information about them.
**Other Notable Features**
* **Live Text in Camera:** Allows users to capture and extract text directly from the camera app.
* **Translate:** System-wide translation for text, websites, and other content.
* **Apple Wallet:** Digital keys for homes, offices, and cars, as well as support for storing state IDs.
* **Health App Enhancements:** Sharing health data with family members, mobility metrics for wheelchair users, and hearing health monitoring.
* **Find My:** Improved location tracking for lost devices, separated items (AirTags), and a network of Apple devices that can help locate even when offline.