I would love to introduce SharePlay in my own app without having to use Facetime.
SharePlay is built on FaceTime so it is required for your users to be using FaceTime to participate in a SharePlay experience together.
When the user is not in a FaceTime call your application will not be eligible for a GroupSession so the return from GroupActivity.prepareForActivation() will be activationDisabled and the GroupStateObserver.isEligibleForGroupSession will be false
Shareplay is Facetime from what I can tell. Facetime handles the connections and streams, and you, the developer enable your app to be displayed separately to everyone on it.
Ummmm good question! I’ve been looking at Apple resources and have been unable to find anything about other platforms other than FaceTime.
I would suggest taking a look at the following upcoming WWDC Videos included in this story:
and if those don’t answer your questions, maybe book a lab session with an Apple Engineer!
wish I could be of more help! If I hear anything about it at my labs, I’ll update this comment! 😀
SharePlay is built on FaceTime so it is required for your users to be using FaceTime to participate in a SharePlay experience together.
When the user is not in a FaceTime call your application will not be eligible for a GroupSession so the return from GroupActivity.prepareForActivation() will be activationDisabled and the GroupStateObserver.isEligibleForGroupSession will be false