With the end of WWDC21, all new betas launched and installed, weve been
discovering almost daily new features coming to the Apple devices. While iOS
15 supports iPhones all the way back to the iPhone 6s, there are some
features exclusive to the iPhone XS or newer.
Last week, 9to5Mac published
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/08/macos-monterey-here-are-the-features-exclusi
ve-to-m1-macs/> all the macOS Monterey exclusive features coming to the M1
Macs. Now, its time to share which iOS 15 features will be only available
to iPhones with the A12 Bionic chip or newer, which are
<https://amzn.to/35gKfNe> iPhone XR, <https://amzn.to/3vnZsXi> iPhone XS,
<https://amzn.to/35nvvvS> iPhone 11, <https://amzn.to/3giNOc6> iPhone 11
Pro, <https://amzn.to/3wogshD> iPhone SE (2nd gen),
<https://amzn.to/3iFc3D1> iPhone 12, and <https://amzn.to/3wpmDll> iPhone
12 Pro.
Here are all the features coming to only a few iPhones with iOS 15:
Spatial Audio on FaceTime: This feature creates a sound field that helps
conversations flow as easily as they do face to face. Your friends voices
are spread out to sound like theyre coming from the direction in which
theyre positioned on the call.
Portrait Mode on FaceTime: With iOS 15, its possible to blur the background
of a call to put the focus on you, but only iPhones with the A12 Bionic chip
will be able to use this feature.
Interactive globe on Maps: Only newer iPhones will be able to discover the
new interactive 3D globe on Apple Maps, which includes significantly
enhanced details for mountain ranges, deserts, forests, oceans, and more.
Immersive walking directions on Maps: Get where youre going with
step-by-step directions shown in augmented reality.
Live Text in photos: With iOS 15, text is interactive in all your photos, so
you can use functions like copy and paste, lookup, and translate.
Live Text works in Photos, Screenshot, Quick Look, and Safari and in live
previews with Camera.
Visual Look Up: Swipe up or tap the information button on any photo to
highlight recognized objects and scenes. Learn more about popular art and
landmarks around the world, plants, and flowers out in nature, books, and
breeds of pets.
New animated backgrounds on Weather:
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/11/ios-15-weather-app-hands-on/> There are now
thousands of variations of animated backgrounds that more accurately
represent the suns position, clouds, and precipitation.
On-device speech processing: With iOS 15, the audio of your requests is now
processed entirely on your iPhone unless you choose to share it. The power
of the Apple Neural Engine enables speech recognition models with the same
high quality as server-based speech recognition.
Keys in the Wallet: Add home keys, hotel keys, office keys, and car keys
with an iPhone XR/XS or newer.
iPhone 12 exclusive features in iOS 15
There are three exclusive features that need an iPhone 12:
Panorama pictures: Panorama mode in iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 Pro has improved
geometric distortion and better captures moving subjects while also reducing
image noise and banding.
Enhanced connectivity on 5G: More app and system experiences are enhanced by
faster 5G connectivity, including support to back up to iCloud and restore
from an iCloud backup, stream audio and video on Apple and third-party apps,
download higher-quality Apple TV+ content, sync photos to iCloud Photos,
update Apple News+ articles for offline reading, and download machine
learning models
5G preferred over Wi-Fi: The
<https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/07/ios-15-iphone-12-and-m1-ipad-pro-can-now-pri
oritize-5g-over-wi-fi/> iPhone 12 line now automatically prioritizes 5G when
Wi-Fi connectivity on networks you visit occasionally is slow, or when you
are connected to captive or insecure networks, so you can enjoy faster,
safer connectivity.
Apart from all these iOS 15 features, there are some that require an iPhone
7 or iPhone 8, which means that although Apple will release iOS 15 to iPhone
6S and SE (1st gen) owners, there are more functions they wont receive, as:
Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking: Listeners with AirPods Pro and
AirPods Max can get an even more immersive experience of Dolby Atmos music
with Apples dynamic head tracking. Requires an iPhone 7.
Walking Steadiness: Walking Steadiness on iPhone is a first-of-its-kind
health metric that can give you insight into your risk of falling. Requires
an iPhone 8 or newer.
By <https://9to5mac.com/author/joseadorno/> José Adorno at:
https://9to5mac.com/2021/06/14/ios-15-exclusive-features-newer-iphones/
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