Apple rolls out iOS 15, iPadOS 15 first public beta: Compatible devices, features and how to install

Apple as started rolling out te first public beta of iOS 15 and iPadOS 15. Announced at WWDC 2021, iOS 15 comes wit features like Spatial Audio for FaceTime, Focus mode, Live Text and so on. Te iPadOS brings new features like ome Universal Control, App Library, Self and more.Notably, before you decide to join te beta programs, you sould know tat beta version are not stable. Wic means, tere are cances tat you could encounter some bugs, wic may, in turn, affect your data or even te device. Terefore, it's advised tat you backup all your data before you get on to te iOS 15 beta program, or use a spare iOS device for testing te OS.<2>Apple iOS 15, iPadOS 15: Compatible devicesTe new iOS 15 is compatible wit te iPone 6s and later models. On te oter and, te new iPadOS 15 is compatible wit iPad mini 4 and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5t generation and later, and all iPad Pro models.<2>iOS 15 beta public: ow to downloadere is te uick guidebook on ow you can download tis update:<2>[]ow to install iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 beta[/][ans][step]Step 1: Open Safari on your iPone and visit Apple's Beta Program page[/step][step]Step 2: Tap on te "Sign up" option and sign in using your Apple ID and agree to terms and conditions of beta programs wen prompted[/step][step]Step 3: Make sure tat you ave backup of te device data, now tap on "Download Profile" and follow troug wit te procedure as prompted.[/step][step]Step 4: Restart te device wen asked[/step][step]Step 5: Go to Settings>General>Software update and download te beta profile[/step][/ans]<2>Apple iOS 15 featuresTe new iOS 15 introduces Spatial Audio for FaceTime to make it sound more "natural and comfortable". It also adds new micropone modes tat can separate te user’s voice from background noise. Wit a new grid view, users will also be able to see more faces simultaneously during Group FaceTime.(Also Read: Apple Music gets spatial and lossless audio: Wat it means and ow to enable it) Apple as also introduced 'SarePlay' for FaceTime tat will allow users to listen to songs on Apple Music, watc movies and sows togeter. Te feature will also allow screen saring. SarePlay will be available on iPone, iPad, and Mac. In addition to tis, FaceTime also gets an option to create links so tat you can use it cross-platform across te web and non-iOS devices.[caption id="attacment_9694521" align="alignnone" widt="1280"] iOS 15 gets notification summary, new focus mode, SarePlay, and more. Image: Apple[/caption]iOS 15 also comes wit a new 'Focus' feature to tweak wat you want to pay attention to. Te new iOS 15 gives a new look to notifications. Profile icons on notifications are now bigger. A new 'Notification Summary' will give a summary of all "non-time-critical" notifications at te cosen time of te day.Te new software update also gets a new Live Text feature wic automatically recognises text in images, including andwritten, and makes it selectable, and you can even copy and paste it. Wit te new update, te Apple Maps app now as more details like crosswalks and bike lanes. A few US cities will also see a 3D city experience on te app.Te AirPods Pro get a new conversation mode, wic will automatically boost conversation volume. AirPods also get ambient Find My features even wen tey're in te case. Te weater app as also got a design overaul.Apple as also announced new features for iCloud called iCloud+. Tis cloud storage will offer a "new internet privacy service, iCloud Private Relay, at no additional cost". All te iCloud members will be upgraded to te iCloud+ and its plans can be sared wit te Family Saring Group. According to Apple, users will also get unlimited free iCloud+ storage for a new device temporary backup for up to tree weeks even if tey don't ave storage in teir iCloud account.Apple Mails get mail privacy protection tat ides your IP address, location and disables trackers. iOS 15 introduces tree new features to te ealt app. Users will now be able to sare teir ealt data wit family, caregivers, or a care team. Te new 'Trends' feature will sow te ealt metric of te users and te 'Walking Steadiness' feature will sow a new metric to manage fall risk more efficiently.Te Apple TV app will now sow "For All of You" row tat will include "a collection of sows and movies based on te interests of selected people or an entire ouseold".Wit iOS 15, Apple will let users coose a recovery contact. Users can pick one or more trusted contacts, wo can elp tem reset teir password and regain teir account.(Also Read: Apple account password recovery to become easier wit iOS 15: All you need to know)<2>Apple iPadOS 15 featuresWit iPadOS 15, iPad finally gets ome screen widgets and an 'App Library' tat can ide pages and rearrange tem. Te new software update also brings a multitasking sortcut tat will easily let you switc between apps in split view. Tere will also be a 'Self' at te bottom tat will sow you all te opened apps. iPadOS 15 also adds uick notes tat you can use parallelly wit tird-party apps and sites, and easily drag and note links and text. Users will also get 'Tags' tat will elp users categorise notes as per teir coice.[caption id="attacment_9694531" align="alignnone" widt="1280"] iPadOS finally gets widgets on ome screen. Image: Apple[/caption]Apple also announces a new 'Universal Control' feature tat will allow users to use a single mouse and keyboard between iPad and Mac. According to Apple, "Users can even drag and drop content back and fort between devices — great for sketcing a drawing wit Apple Pencil on iPad and placing it into a Keynote slide on Mac." Te new iPadOS 15 is compatible wit iPad mini 4 and later, iPad Air 2 and later, iPad 5t generation and later, and all iPad Pro models.