Apple iOS 13 comes with many new features
Apple has held its WWDC last night. The main star of the keynote was the new version of their iOS system. It will officially be released this autumn together with the new version of iPhone.
Earlier, rumors said that Apple iOS 13 would come with a Dark Mode, and it seems that rumors were true. A system-wide Dark Mode is coming, and users will be able to turn it on manually or set it on a timer. Third-party app developers can also integrate it into their own apps. Dark Mode is, however, not the only new thing as the iOS 13 will receive a speed boost. Face unlock apparently takes 30% less time, while changes in how Apple packages apps will result in app launches that will be twice as fast as before – and when you download an app, the download itself will be up to 50% smaller. App updates will be 60% smaller.
Apple keyboard now finally receives swipe typing. This is something Android users have enjoyed for years.
Privacy updates
Additionally, Apple is introducing a Sign in with Apple system, which you can use in iOS 13 to easily sign into apps with your Apple account, authenticating with FaceID or TouchID (and with two-factor authentication included). Apple will send the app a unique random ID. If an app demands your email address, you can choose to give it your actual email, or a random one automatically created by Apple for you with built-in forwarding (and these throwaway emails are actually per-app, so you can delete only one that’s associated with a specific app if you choose to).
There’s still more. Apple Maps, the app that’s been a laughing stock for quite a while now is getting updated. Maps will come with a new UI, and it will have a new feature called Look Around. This is essentially Apple’s version of the Street View.
Update to the Messages and Photos apps
In Messages, you can now add your name and a Memoji, so if you text people who don’t have your details saved they’ll know who you are. Memoji themselves are much more customizable now, and Memoji Stickers are also in.
In Photos, the editing UI has been redesigned, and there’s a new default photos view. It will now be devoid of duplicates and clutter thanks to Apple’s machine learning algorithms. You’ll be able to browse this in multiple views, by day or by month, and videos autoplay as you go. The Years view is a bit different, in that if you look at a child’s birthday, it will give you images of the kid over the years. Most photo editing tools are available for video too, so you can now rotate, crop, or apply filters right within the Photos app. Portrait Lighting effects can be adjusted in the Camera app.
There are many more improvements that will come in iOS 13. Siri is getting updated, it’s getting smarter, faster and is receiving nicer sound. Also, when you’re wearing AirPods, Siri will read out messages to you as they come in, and you can reply on the spot, via voice. The Reminders app is also getting an update, and so does Apple CarPlay. The new system will come to iPhone 6s and newer iPhones, as well as iPads and iPods from 2015. All in all, iOS 13 will be amazing software, and we are can’t wait to see it for ourselves.