iOS 13: all the new features you need to know now

Soon iOS 13, the latest Apple software for iPhone, will bring a multitude of small and large features to your phone. Dark modeAmong the larger, new photo tools and a touch keyboard are also used: new Google Maps tools, security features and the ability to customize folded Memoji avatars. While Apple has put forth some features, keep in mind that the company often reserves surprises to the iPhone revealed every September. There may be more features coming soon.

A big change for iOS 13 is that it does not power the iPad directly. Apple separates a new OS just for tablets called iPad OS. The new iPad OS is based on iOS for iPhone. You will find similarities with the main features of the phone.

The unveiling iOS 13 to Apple's annual WWDC Developer Conference comes a few weeks after Google, the other titan of Silicon Valley technology, revealed more details about Android Q, Main competitor of Apple's software. Today, with iOS 13, it's now Apple's turn to seduce app creators and entice future buyers with all that iPhones and iPads using iOS 13 will soon be able to do so.

Apple's ability to attract buyers with iOS 13 is particularly important in 2019. The iPhone maker has IPhone sales slow down in tune with competitors through the board. Meanwhile, the next iPhones will likely lag behind their Android rivals in key features such as support for 5G speeds, periscope zoom and autonomous night mode for ultra-clear camera shots. But over the years, Apple has proven that it is capable of creating essential software tools and applications, such as video and FaceTime software. iMessage.

The beta version for iOS 13 developers is available today, and the final version will arrive on iPhones this fall. Look for the public beta for iOS 13 that's due in July. (How can you download iOS 13 beta now.) See all the Apple news today.

Dark mode for all

Dark mode, which replaces a clear screen with a dark screen, meets the main applications of iOS 13, including calendar applications, music and photos. This seems to be at the system level, but we will need to see if there are exceptions. Dark mode is a popular trend among apps, and will come to Android Q, as well.

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This swipey keyboard

Android users have been sliding their keyboards for years, via several third-party applications, such as Swype. Apple has finally added this possibility, allowing you to draw a word to specify it.

Apple calls QuickPath by typing. In theory, it's faster and just as accurate as pecking the virtual keyboard, and you always get spelling suggestions as you go.

This feature is particularly useful for one-hand typing.

Portrait lighting for photos, rotate a video

A new Photos tab allows you to access some of the new tools added here by Apple. For example, you can now delete duplicate photos and highlight the best shots.

The portrait lighting, the tool integrated with the native camera application of your iPhone, adds more light effects to soften your skin. You can also change the intensity and location of your light for portrait lighting.

More editing filters add accents called vignette, vibrator, auto enhancement, and noise reduction.

Photo editing also has a new benefit, with a new ability to adjust images by tapping and dragging with your finger. Editing tools also apply to video, which means – yes – you can rotate a video if you accidentally take it in the wrong direction. You can also apply the new filters and video effects.

Other new features of the camera in iOS 13

• Photo apps will automatically organize photos by year, month and date, making it easy to find them.
• Live photos and videos are played when you scroll.
• View photos by day, month, or year.

Find My Phone and Find My Friends Join Forces

The rumors were true. Apple folded Find my phone and find my friends in single application called Find My. While locating nearby friends is acceptable, the real value lies in finding your lost or missing devices (for example, the iPhone dropped behind the couch) even when they are offline, at the same time. 39; help a Bluetooth beacon.

According to Apple, this tool is encrypted and anonymous. It does not allow phone thieves to install or restart your iPhone unless you activate it.

Sign in with Apple will not share your email address

A new privacy feature called Connecting with Apple connects you to accounts and apps without having to add your email address, which Apple says will protect users from tracking third-party apps that want to.

This is the version of Apple that connects with Facebook and Google, with one major exception. These tools can be used to track you online, but the Apple version will use your iPhone or iPad to authenticate your login information when you log in. You press to authenticate with Face ID without revealing any personal information about you.

You can also choose to share or hide your email address and ask Apple to create a random email for the app or service and then hide it from your actual email address, thus hiding your true identity without requiring you to use an unwanted account.

Apple also blocks apps to track your location via Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and lets you decide if you want apps to ask for your permission whenever it asks for your location data.

Siri finds a new voice

Siri, the new Apple voice assistant, receives a update audio under iOS 13. Instead of clipped voices, Apple hopes the new Siri will be softer and more natural for your ears. With the help of artificial intelligence software (a network of talk-to-talk neurons, Siri), Siri will speak with fewer gaps and non-human sound modulations.

Siri for iOS 13 also works best with AirPod, HomePod, CarPlay and Safari:

• Create custom shortcuts with the help of a new shortcut application.
• Suggested automations for you to customize and create a template.
• Siri reads the messages as soon as they arrive and you can answer them instantly.
• Share a movie or song with a friend in one click.
• Make a phone call or music from your iPhone to your HomePod.
• CarPlay: Siri's smart suggestions work here, like suggesting you open your garage door when you approach your home.
• Siri Suggestions applies to the Safari browser.

Memoji avatars arrive at Messages, Stickers

Apple's message applications will be now get support for Memoji profiles, which places a thumbnail of your Memoji (an emoji of your face) in the Messages application. The new orders allow you to deepen customization, makeup, and even add dental appliances to your teeth. You also get a sticker pack on your iOS 13 devices.

iMessages will now also work on Dual SIM phones (unfortunately, we have no more details than this).

New applications on iOS 13

• Mail: Gets new rich fonts.
• Remarks: New gallery view, support for shared folders.
• Reminders: You can add details to know when and where to recall an item.
• Smart lists: You will mark a person to trigger the sending of a notification to another person, for example when you set a conversation time.
• maps: Gets Apple Carplay support by the end of 2019. You will see the roads, beaches, parks and buildings, and mark a place as a favorite. The collections will give you a list of favorites to share with your friends. Look-around will give you a high definition 3D view of the area. The landscape view will run smoothly in the street, allowing you to grab the labels to learn more about the new places.

More new iOS 13 features

• Send call spam directly to voicemail and silence unknown calls.
• Mute thread in Mail.
• Add attachments to events in the calendar.
• Synchronized lyrics in time when you play music.
• Support 3D AR applications such as Minecraft Earth, which will come on iOS 13 this summer.
• Unlocking facial identities is now 30% faster.
• Applications launch twice as fast.
• Downloads are 50% smaller and updates are 60% smaller.
• Low data mode
• 38 new language keyboards
• Language selection by application