The iOS 16 APIs are giving it their all. It was recently confirmed that one of them will allow “almost” native integration of Chromecast in the iPhone operating system. Now we know that another tool will make it easy to turn your iPhone into a walkie-talkie using third-party apps. This is reported by Apple in its Web dedicated to developers.
The proposal comes under the name of push-to-talk (Press to talk). As its name indicates, it is a feature that would allow us to communicate through audio transmissions issued through the Apple Push Notifications service.
At WWDC 2022, Apple demonstrated to developers how they could take advantage of this new API for app development. Thus, depending on their implementation, creators can turn our iPhone or iPad devices into audio receivers and transmitters at the touch of a button.
iOS 16 arrived loaded with news. This new API is just one of them, and that is that we found more than 22 additions that those from Cupertino did not mention in his conference. boards could make the new version of the system the most advanced to dateAnd it is that the functions not mentioned in the WWDC 2022 are almost as relevant as the ones seen in the presentation.
How the new iOS 16 API works
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Thanks to the API and iOS 16, the voice messages you receive can be played in the background. In other words, no matter what app you are in, you can continue transmitting or receiving audio through the applications designed for it.
Likewise, the walkie-talkie communication notification will appear at the top of the screen. This way you can see who is talking to you. When this person ends their communication, you can reply using the button Speak. If you don’t want to continue in the conversation, you can touch the red button of Leave and it will be finished.
It’s not Apple’s first walkie-talkie app
With the arrival of watchOS 5 to the Apple Watch, those from Cupertino also included a walkie-talkie app for your smart watch. However, this and the iOS 16 API have essentially different functions.
While watchOS 5 uses the FaceTime audio infrastructure To transmit and receive communications, the new API leaves developers free choice to create their own communication channels.
So what does iOS 16 do? Nothing more than creating a universal interface that app developers can use as a base. In addition, it allows these functions to continue running in the background on iPhones, something that has not been possible until now.