iOS 15's "Share with you" makes it easier to see shared content
iOS 15 added a new feature called "Share with you". For those who don't use the messaging app very often, I think a lot of people aren't familiar with this feature. In this article, I would like to explain the usability of the function while reviewing the update of the message application. [Image] How to easily view shared photos In the last few years, I have the impression that Apple has put a lot of effort into updating its messaging app. iOS 15 also added two main new features: (1) Display photo collections and (2) Share with you. Both are approaches to making shared content easier to see.
First, when sending and receiving multiple photos in a conversation in the Messages app, iOS 15 will display the photos more clearly. When the number of images is small, it is displayed as "collage", and when there are many images, it is displayed as "stack". Especially in the case of stacks, you can switch between photos by swiping on the conversation screen. Furthermore, if you want to check all the photos, you can tap to display the grid display screen.
"Shared with you" is a function that makes it easier to check the content shared with the message app later. It will be easier for you to look back on the content you received at the timing of "I can't see it right now..." at a time that is convenient for you. For example, a URL sent in a message app conversation will be displayed as a recommendation in the "Shared with you" column when Safari is launched. You can check it from Safari without restarting the message app later, so (although not strictly speaking), the user will feel that it is automatically registered in your bookmarks or reading list. The behavior of this function will vary slightly depending on the type of content sent. If you look at the function description page of iOS 15, you can see that in addition to "Safari", "Photos", "Apple Music", "Apple Podcasts", "Apple TV application", etc. are also subject to the "Share to you" function. For example, in the Podcasts app, shared content appeared in the "Shared with you" section of the Listen Now tab. Although it is not mentioned in the above iOS 15 explanation page, the page "Receive content / share with friends using iPhone's Messages" in the "iPhone User Guide" published online further states that It can be seen that the contents of "News" are also targeted. If you are interested in shared content, you can use the "Pin" function to display it preferentially in the Shared with you column. Please keep this in mind when using this function.
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