


Furthermore, if the application or service being shared requires a subscription, all members of the group or call must have an active subscription to share the content. Whether using SharePlay with iMessage or FaceTime, applications must support the feature to be used across Apple's communication services. At this time, SharePlay is strictly limited to FaceTime, but that will soon change With Apple's iOS 16.

There are a few limits that apply when attempting to share content with others using SharePlay, both in its current form and with the upcoming additions to iMessage. Related: iOS 16 Release Date: Here's What You Need To Know Now
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Through both developer and public beta software versions, the process for starting SharePlay with iMessage has been uncovered. Though iOS 16 won't reach the public until this fall, there is a period of beta releases that are used for further testing and development. Little was known about how SharePlay would come to iMessage following the keynote - it represented just a short time in the presentation and was referenced briefly in the corresponding press release - but the iOS 16 beta releases shed more light on the upcoming feature. The additions to SharePlay were first announced in June at the Worldwide Developers Conference, an event that is largely highlighted by software reveals but is occasionally complemented by hardware releases.
