<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
fifteenth	B-Operating_System
major	I-Operating_System
release	I-Operating_System
of	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	B-Operating_System
operating	I-Operating_System
system	I-Operating_System
developed	O
by	O
Apple	O
for	O
its	O
iPhone	B-Application
and	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
lines	O
of	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
announced	O
at	O
the	O
company	O
's	O
Worldwide	O
Developers	O
Conference	O
on	O
June	O
7	O
,	O
2021	O
,	O
as	O
the	O
successor	O
to	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
14	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
September	O
20	O
,	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
6	O
,	O
2022	O
,	O
at	O
WWDC	O
2022	O
,	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
was	O
announced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
succeeded	O
by	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
on	O
September	O
12	O
,	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
is	O
the	O
final	O
version	O
of	O
iOS	B-Application
that	O
supports	O
the	O
iPod	B-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
,	O
as	O
its	O
successor	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
16	I-Operating_System
,	O
drops	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
seventh-generation	B-Operating_System
iPod	I-Operating_System
Touch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Focus	O
is	O
synchronized	O
automatically	O
across	O
different	O
iOS	B-Application
and	O
macOS	O
devices	O
on	O
the	O
same	O
iCloud	O
account	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
any	O
paired	O
watchOS	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Devices	O
with	O
an	O
A12	B-Device
chip	I-Device
or	O
later	O
support	O
Live	O
Text	O
,	O
which	O
uses	O
optical	B-Application
character	I-Application
recognition	I-Application
to	O
recognize	O
text	O
in	O
images	O
,	O
allowing	O
copy-and-paste	B-General_Concept
,	O
look-up	O
,	O
and	O
translation	O
in	O
Photos	O
,	O
Screenshot	O
,	O
Quick	O
Look	O
,	O
Safari	B-Application
,	O
and	O
Live	O
Preview	O
with	O
Camera	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
feature	O
uses	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
text	B-Application
recognition	I-Application
using	O
the	O
Neural	O
Engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Widgets	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
are	O
now	O
more	O
dynamic	O
:	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
context	O
,	O
the	O
system	O
can	O
add	O
or	O
remove	O
widgets	O
to	O
existing	O
stacks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
new	O
version	O
for	O
augmented	B-General_Concept
reality	I-General_Concept
(	O
AR	O
)	O
uses	O
new	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
to	O
capture	O
objects	O
faster	O
,	O
and	O
supports	O
custom	O
shaders	O
,	O
dynamic	O
assets	O
,	O
custom	O
systems	O
and	O
character	O
control	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
adds	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
to	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
including	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
SharePlay	O
allows	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
share	O
their	O
content	O
from	O
compatible	O
video	O
and	O
music	O
apps	O
to	O
a	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
user	O
can	O
also	O
share	O
their	O
screen	O
to	O
a	O
FaceTime	B-Operating_System
call	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Memoji	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
have	O
more	O
customization	O
options	O
,	O
including	O
new	O
clothing	O
,	O
two	O
different	O
eye	O
colors	O
,	O
new	O
glasses	O
,	O
new	O
stickers	O
,	O
multicolored	O
headwear	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
accessibility	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	B-Application
Maps	I-Application
receives	O
several	O
new	O
features	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Photos	O
app	O
,	O
the	O
user	O
can	O
now	O
look	O
up	O
places	O
that	O
are	O
inside	O
images	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
this	O
feature	O
only	O
works	O
on	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
A12	I-Device
chip	I-Device
or	O
later	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Improved	O
panoramic	O
shooting	O
mode	O
on	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
12	I-Operating_System
and	O
above	O
:	O
less	O
geometric	O
distortion	O
in	O
panoramic	O
shots	O
with	O
elongated	O
fields	O
of	O
view	O
,	O
noise	O
and	O
banding	O
reduction	O
that	O
are	O
formed	O
in	O
the	O
image	O
due	O
to	O
changes	O
in	O
brightness	O
and	O
contrast	O
when	O
moving	O
the	O
camera	O
from	O
side	O
to	O
side	O
,	O
a	O
less	O
blurry	O
and	O
clearer	O
image	O
even	O
when	O
capturing	O
moving	O
subjects	O
within	O
the	O
panorama	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
was	O
completely	O
redesigned	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
tab	O
bar	O
and	O
address	O
bar	O
to	O
the	O
bottom	O
of	O
the	O
screen	O
,	O
but	O
there	O
is	O
an	O
option	O
to	O
keep	O
the	O
legacy	O
layout	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Browser	B-Protocol
extensions	I-Protocol
are	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
in	O
Safari	B-Application
for	O
iOS	B-Application
;	O
they	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
extensions	O
available	O
in	O
Safari	B-Application
for	O
the	O
Mac	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
will	O
automatically	O
upgrade	O
HTTP	O
URLs	O
to	O
HTTPS	O
if	O
compatible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
WebM	B-Application
audio	O
codec	O
is	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Safari	B-Application
opens	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
start	O
page	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
have	O
a	O
custom	O
page	O
on	O
startup	O
that	O
contains	O
sections	O
including	O
favorites	O
,	O
most	O
frequently	O
visited	O
sites	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
suggestions	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
App	O
Clips	O
more	O
discoverable	O
:	O
it	O
is	O
possible	O
to	O
show	O
a	O
full-screen	O
preview	O
of	O
the	O
app	O
clip	O
in	O
Safari	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
can	O
now	O
work	O
offline	O
on	O
device	O
with	O
an	O
A12	B-Device
Bionic	I-Device
chip	I-Device
or	O
later	O
,	O
responding	O
faster	O
to	O
common	O
requests	O
supported	O
locally	O
without	O
need	O
for	O
Internet	O
connection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Siri	B-Application
responds	O
to	O
requests	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Hey	B-Application
Siri	I-Application
,	O
share	O
this	O
with	O
 [ name ] 	O
 "	O
or	O
"	O
send	O
this	O
to	O
 [ name ] 	O
 "	O
to	O
share	O
screen	O
content	O
using	O
Messages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
content	O
Siri	B-Application
cannot	O
share	O
,	O
Siri	B-Application
will	O
send	O
a	O
screenshot	O
,	O
notifying	O
the	O
user	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Announce	O
Notifications	O
:	O
with	O
announce	O
notifications	O
update	O
in	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
15	I-Operating_System
,	O
Siri	B-Application
can	O
read	O
all	O
incoming	O
notifications	O
aloud	O
and	O
allow	O
users	O
to	O
speak	O
a	O
response	O
to	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
monitored	O
parameter	O
called	O
"	O
Walking	O
Steadiness	O
"	O
has	O
been	O
added	O
,	O
which	O
determines	O
the	O
risk	O
of	O
falling	O
using	O
gyroscopic	B-Application
sensors	O
that	O
measure	O
balance	O
,	O
stability	O
,	O
and	O
coordination	O
.	O
</s>
