Starting at 9:50 m:ss, they cover how to send and receive arbitrary data. In it, they show off an application called DrawTogether. On that page, if you scroll to the bottom and hit the "Watch the videos" link, the first video in the list is titled "Build custom experiences with Group Activities". I haven't heard that before and Apple's developer site only talks about media: We used to meet up on roughly a weekly basis to watch movies together. I'm interested in it, because my significant other and I haven't seen one another in person in over a year thanks to the pandemic. Synchronizing media playback is just the first-party application using the technology. You know how Google Docs allows multiple people to be editing a document at the same time? SharePlay is that, but for client-side applications rather than web applications. Each person's brushstrokes are added locally and sent to all other instances of the application in the call at the same time. Each person gets their own cursor, and they add brushstrokes. They used a painting application as an example. Ultimately, it lets developers write their applications in such a way that events in the application can be shared between multiple instances in a synchronized way. SharePlay isn't sharing a video stream of your screen which someone else watches, though. You've been able to share your screen through iMessage for years. I'm sure Apple will deliver a nice implementation, but meh, it's old hat. More information can be found on the SharePlay for Developers webpage.Įven that is hardly worth get excited for, other apps have had this functionality for years. In its announcement today, Apple says developers can build SharePlay experiences across its platforms without relying on the SharePlay Development Profile by using the GroupActivities entitlement.
After multiple beta rounds, SharePlay debuted this week with iOS 15.1, iPadOS 15.1 and tvOS 15.1.Ī number of Apple apps support the feature, including Apple Music, Apple TV+ and Apple Fitness+, and Apple is allowing developers to integrate SharePlay experiences into their iOS and Mac apps. The feature was initially slated for launch with iOS 15, but Apple pushed back release. Users can also view shared content on Apple TV while chatting on an iPhone or iPad. SharePlay enables Apple device users to stream movies, TV, music, their screens and other media during a FaceTime video call. Issued to developers on Thursday, the first macOS Monterey 12.1 beta release includes support for SharePlay, Apple said in a post to its developer website.
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