[ti:Apple’s FaceTime Is Coming to Android and Windows]
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[00:00.04]One of the iPhone's most popular features is FaceTime,
[00:06.20]the live video service often used to connect family members and friends.
[00:13.28]Currently, FaceTime can only be used by people using Macs,
[00:19.64]iPhones or other devices running Apple's iOS operating system.
[00:26.24]But Apple announced this week that is about to change.
[00:32.08]In the near future, FaceTime will be available for Android device users,
[00:38.88]as well as for computer users on the Windows operating system.
[00:44.96]Apple announced the news during its yearly Developers Conference.
[00:51.64]The change will come with the release of Apple's latest iOS 15 version.
[00:59.72]Apple says iOS 15 will first be launched in beta testing next month
[01:07.68]and will become available to all users in the autumn.
[01:12.84]Since the service will remain an Apple-only product,
[01:17.76]FaceTime calls will have to be started
[01:21.12]by someone using a Mac or iOS device.
[01:25.92]An Apple user can create a special internet link in the FaceTime app.
[01:33.44]This web link can then be shared with Android device users
[01:39.32]or people using Windows-based PCs.
[01:43.48]Links can be sent out by email, text message, messenger apps or social media.
[01:51.56]The non-Apple users can then use the link
[01:56.24]to join the call through their device's internet browser.
[02:01.96]When used in this way, the FaceTime service works similarly
[02:07.92]to the widely-used video conferencing tool Zoom.
[02:12.92]This new ability to create links
[02:16.72]also makes it easier for all FaceTime users
[02:21.16]to set specific call times and invite multiple people
[02:27.04]to join meetings ahead of time.
[02:30.16]Apple says that all FaceTime communication
[02:34.72]-- even on the internet -- is encrypted "end-to-end."
[02:40.52]This kind of encryption is designed to protect messages
[02:46.36]and other content from being seen or saved
[02:50.56]by third parties when it is passed between device users.
[02:56.28]The FaceTime changes come
[02:59.52]as video conferencing services saw a huge rise in popularity
[03:05.60]during the coronavirus pandemic.
[03:09.64]More people have turned to the services to stay connected
[03:14.64]while working from home and taking part in online learning.
[03:20.60]Apple also announced other changes to the FaceTime service.
[03:27.04]One new feature is called "spatial audio,"
[03:31.24]which the company says makes voices during a call
[03:35.84]sound like they are coming
[03:38.04]from where the person is positioned on the screen.
[03:41.84]New microphone settings are designed
[03:45.16]to separate a user's voice from other noise.
[03:49.92]Users will also be able to see more faces
[03:53.68]when using Group FaceTime, Apple said.
[03:58.76]Another feature is called SharePlay,
[04:02.36]which permits screen sharing and real-time interaction
[04:07.52]between people during FaceTime calls.
[04:11.24]For example, device users can listen to music
[04:16.48]or watch television shows or movies together through FaceTime.
[04:22.76]The system is designed to keep everyone's playback
[04:26.92]in sync as they watch.
[04:30.16]Apple says SharePlay is set to work
[04:33.96]with several major media streaming services,
[04:37.88]including Disney+, ESPN+, HBO Max, Hulu, TikTok and others.
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