When you’re on a FaceTime call with friends and family in visionOS 2, you can all share and interact with spatial photos, videos, and panoramas at life-size scale when everybody is using Apple Vision Pro.
To watch videos and listen to music together during a FaceTime call:
° Start a FaceTime call.
° Open an app that supports SharePlay, such as the Apple TV app.
° When you open the app, a message appears above it to indicate that it supports SharePlay, or that it can start using SharePlay automatically.
° Select what you want to watch or listen to together.
° Tap the Play button, then select SharePlay (if it appears) to begin watching or listening with everyone on the call. (Others on the call may have to tap Join SharePlay.)
For everyone on the call who has access to the content, it starts playing at the same time. People who don’t have access are asked to get access (through a subscription, a transaction, or a free trial, if available).
Each person using SharePlay can use the playback controls to play, pause, rewind, or fast-forward. (Settings like closed captioning and volume are controlled separately by each person.) If you’re listening to music, anyone using SharePlay can add songs to the shared queue.
You can keep watching or listening while using another app—order food, check your email, or jump into the Messages app with no interruptions to the sound of the music or video.
To view photos and videos together during a FaceTime call:
° Start a FaceTime call.
° Launch the Photos app.
° Select the photo or video you want to share, then select SharePlay so everyone on the call can see it.
Others on the call can only view the photos and videos you choose to share from your library. If you’re playing a video and someone scrubs to another part, the video syncs for everyone on the call. (Settings like volume are controlled separately by each person.)
To start a FaceTime call from a music or video app:
While you’re browsing or watching content in the Apple TV app or Music app (or other supported video or music app), you can start a FaceTime call and share the content in sync with others using SharePlay.
- In the Apple TV app or Music app, find something you want to share—like a show, song, or photo—then do one of the following:
- Music: Tap a song or album you want to share, tap
, tap Share, then tap SharePlay.
- Show or movie: Pinch and hold a show or movie you want to share, tap Share, then tap SharePlay.
Depending on what you’re sharing, you may also have options to share the show or share a specific episode.
- Music: Tap a song or album you want to share, tap
- In the To field, enter the contacts you want to share with, then tap FaceTime.
- When the FaceTime call connects, tap Start or Play to begin using SharePlay.
To begin viewing, recipients tap Open.
To play games in Game Center with friends during a FaceTime call:
You can play supported multiplayer games with friends in Game Center on a FaceTime call. You must first Set up your Game Center profile in Settings, add friends, then find and download a supported multiplayer game for Game Center in the App Store.
During a FaceTime call, open the game, tap Start SharePlay, then follow the instructions.
Note that Some apps that support SharePlay require a subscription. To watch a movie or TV show together, every participant needs to have access to the content on their own device, through either a subscription or purchase, on a device that meets the minimum system requirements. SharePlay may not support the sharing of some movies or TV shows across different countries or regions. FaceTime, some FaceTime features, and other Apple services may not be available in all countries or regions.
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