New technology and mobile apps: iOS 15.1 was released yesterday, which means you can finally start using Apple’s long-awaited Share Play feature. Here’s how to use SharePlay on iOS 15 on the Gadget website:

Set up and start the Share Play session
First, make sure you and your friends have upgraded your devices to iOS 15.1 or iPadOS 15.1. As we mentioned in the beta, before you can share anything, you need to start a FaceTime call. As soon as you make the call, open the supported app and you will see an alert at the top of the screen asking if you want to stream your content. When you start a session, your callers will see a pop-up at the top of the screen to join you.

Most likely, everyone you play must have related apps installed (such as Dictoc, Showtime, Paramount, Apple TV). In some cases, they will require a subscription or at least one account.

When watching a show together, anyone on the call can pause, move forward or rewind, and this will take everyone to the same point in the broadcast. When you are watching something, FaceTime will start in picture-in-picture mode at the top of the screen, and anyone you call will appear in that box.

Share your screen
If you want to share your screen instead of viewing the program, you have to tap on the screen during the FaceTime call to pull up the command panel and press the button on the right that looks like a person in front of a rectangle.

When sharing your screen, you can zoom in to see what your friend is showing them. But during a screen-sharing session, your alerts (or other pop-up notifications) will not appear on your screen if you have important information that you do not want others to see. The disk at the top left of the screen will turn purple to remind you that you are sharing the screen.