IOS 15 and iPadOS 15 are here, this is all you need to know before updating

The Cupertino company warned during its recent Keynote in which among other things we saw the launch of the new iPhone 13 of the arrival of the new mobile operating system for both the iPhone and the iPad, we are obviously talking about iOS 15 and iPadOS 15.

The latest versions of iOS and iPadOS come with a handful of new features and are now available to download and install. We take this opportunity to remind you of the importance of keeping our devices always updated in order to protect our privacy and avoid any type of malware. If you were waiting for iOS 15, the time has come to take the leap.

All the news in iOS 15

First of all we are going to take a look at what are the news that hosts iOS 15, a system that has been criticized ad nauseam for not being sufficiently innovative, but which assures us a lot of stability, security and refinement.

FaceTime and SharePlay

As for FaceTime, one of the main novelties arrives, Now the Apple video calling system that its users appreciate so much will allow you to activate a portrait mode that will blur the background of the call through software, focusing on the person, as other similar applications do. Additionally, spatial audio is added to FaceTima calls, although the actual application remains to be known precisely in this regard.

• Ability to add devices not apple to calls through a link.

Meanwhile shareplay is a new system that will allow us to share audiovisual content in real time such as music from Apple Music, series or movies from affiliated services such as Disney +, TikTok and Twitch. In this way you can share screen through FaceTime or take advantage of this content in a synchronized way.

Renovated and controversial Safari

The Cupertino company started with a massive Safari overhaul that has been smoothed over with the passing of betas. Now we will be allowed to establish a series of floating tabs as was happening on the iPad. Some of these changes may be chosen by the user in order not to cloud the experience, as well as adding a series of maps and shortcuts.

This Safari update has brought numerous complaints from analysts, so Apple has decided to remodel the system with the passage of betas.

Maps and weather are redesigned

Application Apple Maps continues to work to offer some competition to Google Maps, now it will offer more search engine data and content is added about the lanes and their directions.

In the same way the Weather app will add new graphical representations regarding climatic changes and environmental conditions. The notification system for rainfall alerts has also been redesigned.

Concentration mode and a smarter spotlight

El Concentration mode It will allow you to set notifications and applications effectively so that they do not interrupt us. It comes to suppose an advanced version of the Do not disturb mode that many users have demanded during long hours of teleworking.

Users will be able to manually configure it to their liking or stick to the Cupertino company presets. In the same way, Spotlight will now allow us to search even in the photographs, integrating in turn with the function Live Text that will translate the text of the photographs in real time, as well as capture it in order to share it or even copy it wherever we want.

Other small news

• Application Notes adds the ability to create organization tags and mentions to other users within notes.
• The search application will now allow you to locate devices even when they are turned off.

• A new tab in the application "Salud" now it will allow us to share the data with the medical team and the stability when walking function.

All the news in iPadOS 15

On our YouTube channel we have explained at length what are the main novelties of iPadOS 15, which, as you well know, is nothing more than a somewhat more complex version of iOS 15. 

First, iPadOS 15 will expand the size and functionality of the widgets, taking them to the main screen, as happens in iOS 15. In the same way, the organization system through the application library inherited from the iPhone it also comes to the iPad, staying permanently in the most extreme area of ​​shortcuts.

The rest of integrations such as the renewal in the application Notes also come to the iPad, so essentially we are going to have more or less the same news than in iOS 15, an aspect strongly criticized by some analysts who expect something more from the iPad operating system.

What devices will update to iOS 15 and iPadOS15?

In the case of iOS 15 The list is almost endless, in addition to the iPhone 13 that will arrive from next September 24:

• iPhone 12
• iPhone 12 mini
• iPhone 12 Pro
• iPhone 12 Pro Max
• iPhone 11
• iPhone 11 Pro
• iPhone 11 Pro Max
• iPhone XS
• iPhone XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone X
• iPhone 8
• iPhone 8 Plus
• iPhone 7
• iPhone 7 Plus
• iPhone 6s
• iPhone 6s Plus
• iPhone SE (1st generation)
• iPhone SE (2st generation)
• iPod touch (7th generation)

For its part, iPadOS 15 is coming to:

• 12,9-inch Pad Pro (5th Gen)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
• 12,9-inch iPad Pro (4rd generation)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (2rd generation)
• 12,9-inch iPad Pro (3rd generation)
• 11-inch iPad Pro (1rd generation)
• 12,9-inch iPad Pro (2rd generation)
• 12,9-inch iPad Pro (1rd generation)
• 10,5-inch iPad Pro
• 9,7-inch iPad Pro
• iPad (8th generation)
• iPad (7th generation)
• iPad (6th generation)
• iPad (5th generation)
• iPad mini (5th generation)
• iPad mini 4
• iPad Air (4th generation)
• iPad Air (3th generation)
• iPad Air 2

How to update to iOS 15

You can opt for the traditional route, an OTA update will require only the following steps:

1. Open the application Settings and go to the section General.
2. Within General choose the option Software update.
3. Proceed with the download and it will install automatically.

If you prefer, you can install iOS 15 completely cleanly in order to avoid any type of errors and take advantage to make a maintenance to your iPhone.

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You can follow the small and easy steps that we have left you in our article de Actualidad iPhone regarding these developments. This is absolutely everything you need to know about iOS 15, now it's time to update.