The function appeared discreetly but hides a very interesting potential: Twitch now lets you include your live broadcasts in a group FaceTime call, via the SharePlay feature released with iOS 15.1 and iPadOS 15.1 and which will also soon ship with macOS Monterey 12.1. Let’s see how we can include these streams in Apple videoconferencing.
No more excuses to watch The Applesfera Chats with your friends and FaceTime
First of all, we need to make sure that have the latest versions of iOS or iPadOS on our iPhone or iPad respectively. Keep in mind that it is always recommended to be updated and that Apple devices are set up so that these updates are downloaded and applied automatically without you having to do anything.
Once you have verified this, it is also necessary to verify that you have the latest version of the Twitch app installed and you logged into it. If you don’t have it, you can download it for free from the App Store.
Now, yes, we are ready. Start a FaceTime call with whoever you want (for now you need to use an iPhone or iPad, as we are still waiting for macOS Monterey 12.1 to arrive), and once that call is active returns to the main system screen without hanging up
The system will ask you if you want to start a SharePlay broadcast with FaceTime, and if you click “Share via SharePlay”, the broadcast will go full screen. In the call information panel, you can see how the information for that broadcast appears in addition to the contact information:
If you close Twitch, SharePlay will stop working and the call will revert to being a pure video conference. If you want to see something with a distant person, FaceTime has become one of the best ways to do it. Hopefully this hits macOS as soon as possible with version 12.1. of Monterey.