Updated Features slated for iOS 13 Release
Apple's latest operating system, iOS 13, brings a host of new features and improvements to its devices. Here's a roundup of the key changes:
Performance Improvements
iOS 13 has been praised for its significant performance boost, making the operating system faster and more responsive compared to its predecessor, iOS 12.
System-wide Dark Mode
One of the major highlights of iOS 13 is the introduction of a system-wide Dark Mode. This mode switches the interface to darker backgrounds, which is easier on the eyes in low-light environments and helps save battery life on OLED screens.
Redesigns for Default Apps
The Photos app has received a significant overhaul with a new user interface and powerful new editing tools for photos. Maps has been upgraded with a “Look Around” feature similar to Google Street View, providing immersive street-level imagery and navigation improvements. Other apps, such as Messages and FaceTime, have seen feature enhancements like Memoji for personalized animated avatars and live translation services for conversations.
Privacy and Data Control Enhancements
A major new feature called Sign in with Apple offers users a more privacy-focused way to log into apps and websites by limiting the amount of personal data shared. iOS 13 also improves overall privacy controls, allowing users better transparency and control over their data usage.
New Features and Improvements
- Animoji and Memoji are getting an upgrade with new makeup and accessory options.
- Apple is adding a new portrait lighting option called High Key Mono for adjusting a portrait's lighting in the Camera app.
- HomeKit is being brought to routers to separate devices with their own firewalls.
- Apple is allowing users to share their location just once with third-party apps, and will provide reports on how location data is used.
- Apple is improving photo editing with a new interface that makes it easy to see how tweaks change a photo.
- Memoji stickers are being created to automatically generate a variety of expressions and looks based on a user's avatar.
- Apple Maps will cover the entire U.S. with more data by the end of 2019.
- Apple is adding the ability to set profile pictures and add images and Animoji to messages in Messages.
- A swipe-based input method is being added to Messages for easier typing.
- Reminders app is receiving a major upgrade with a redesign that makes it easier to set, schedule, and view reminders.
- Apple is using machine learning to delete duplicates or unnecessary photos, tag, and reorganize photos for easier finding and reviewing.
- Apple is creating a system for forwarding app-generated emails to a user's real email address.
- iOS 13 promises faster performance with smaller app sizes, faster app launches, and overall improved performance.
- Apple is introducing a new Sign in with Apple tool for anonymous login to apps using Face ID.
- The Reminders app redesign simplifies the viewing of all reminders at once.
- Several default Apple apps, including Safari, Mail, Notes, and more, are receiving new user interfaces and features.
Security and Privacy Measures
Apple is removing the ability for third-party apps to scan for outside Bluetooth and wifi connections. HomeKit Secure Video is a new system by Apple to encrypt and secure home security footage, partnering with Logitech, Netatmo, and Eufy at launch.
A New Look for Apple Maps
Apple Maps is getting a full redesign, offering more details, higher resolution images, and comprehensive data coverage across the U.S. by the end of 2019. The new Maps also includes the Streetview-style navigation feature called Look Around.
With its focus on performance, privacy, and user experience enhancements, iOS 13 is a pivotal update for Apple devices.
- Gizmodo's analysis of Apple's latest operating system, iOS 13, highlights significant improvements in technology and gadgets, particularly in terms of performance and user experience.
- The future of smartphones and tech gear, as exemplified by iOS 13, seems to prioritize privacy-focused methods for user data control and security, such as the new Sign in with Apple feature.
- In addition, technology enthusiasts can look forward to innovative features and redesigns in popular Apple apps like Maps, Photos, and Messages, including the introduction of a system-wide Dark Mode and Memoji stickers that generate various expressions and looks based on a user's avatar.
