Here are the biggest new iOS 13 features available on your iPhone. Yes, we said iPhone, because Apple has changed the iPad version to iPadOS, which brings a lot of new features to the iPad. We’ll show you what iOS 13 versus iOS 12 looks like, comparing what’s changed and details about the changes. This list now includes what’s new in iOS 13.1, which Apple released a few days after iOS 13.
Apple bundles a lot of features that users want to include Dark Mode, but that’s not all. New iOS 13 features include a host of performance upgrades, app redesigns, and potentially game-changing options for editing photos and videos and finding the best photos you’ve ever taken.
Here’s what’s new in iOS 13.
There’s more information about these new features in the iOS 13 update, as well as iPadOS, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6.
Here’s what’s new in iOS 13 and iOS 13.1 update.
- – New wallpapers, apps, widgets and more –
- – You can now swipe to type
- – Suggestions for sharing and new design.
- – Time synced lyrics and Dark mode support.
- You get a clipboard, calendar and new music experience.
- – Fully updated Reminders app with Today, Scheduled, Marked and All. Plus new AI features and a new look.
- – Favorites and Favorites Lists plus trip planning and ETA sharing. Like the new Street view feature.
- – Share location once, get background tracking and WiFi and Bluetooth tracking protection.
- – You can sign in to apps and sites with Apple without sharing tracking information or personal information.
- – Share name and Photo with Memoji or Animoji when sending message to someone.
- – New Memoji customization, including makeup, piercings and accessories.
- – sticker packs for all your Memoji including messages, apps, and you can now use the Memoji edit on anything with an A9 chip or newer.
- – Use PS4 or Xbox One controllers with your iPhone.
- – iOS 13 portrait lighting upgrades – You can adjust High Key Mono and lighting effects.
- – Easily edit your photos in new ways and now you can edit videos just like you would a photo. This includes rotating videos and adding filters
- – Machine Learning removes duplicates and helps bring out the good ones. You will also get albums of important moments.
- – Video analysis made locally and then stored in iCloud.
- – Routers that provide additional router-level security.
- – Apps Launched Twice Fast + 30% Faster Face ID.
- 50% smaller downloads and 60% smaller updates.
- – You can connect an SD card or flash drive to iPhone and import it into the Files app.
- – You can now share your estimated time of arrival with a friend form within Apple Maps.
- – iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro can now AirDrop with U1 Chip.
- – Shortcuts now show you suggestions in the gallery and support for running shortcuts based on triggers.
- – Battery Health features are updated to optimize charging, prevent unexpected shutdowns, and avoid notifications if the phone fails to verify an original battery.
In addition to the exciting features listed above, the iOS 13.1 update includes a host of bug fixes and security updates. Here are the fixes in iOS 13.1;
- Adds a link to the Me tab in Find to allow a guest to log in and locate a lost device
- Includes notifications for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max when the screen on your iPhone can’t be verified as a new, genuine Apple screen
- Fixes issues in Mail that could cause incorrect download counts, missing senders and topics, difficulties selecting or marking conversations, duplicate notifications, or conflicting fields
- Fixes an issue in Mail that could prevent background downloading of email messages
- Fixes an issue that could prevent Memoji from correctly tracking facial expressions in Messages
- Fixes an issue where photos could not be displayed in the Message details view
- Fixes an issue with Reminders that prevented some users from sharing their iCloud lists
- Resolves an issue in Notes where Exchange notes were not appearing in search results
- Fixes an issue where birthday events could appear multiple times in Calendar
- Fixes an issue that could prevent third-party sign-in screens from appearing in the Files app
- Fixes an issue that could cause Camera orientation to appear rotated when swiping on the lock screen
- Fixes an issue that could cause the screen to go to sleep when interacting with the lock screen
- Resolves issues where app icons appear blank or as a different app on the Home screen
- Resolves an issue that could prevent supported wallpapers from changing appearance when switching between Light and Dark modes
- Fixes stability issues when signing out of iCloud from Passwords & Accounts in Settings
- Fixes an issue where sign-in failed repeatedly to update Apple ID settings
- Fixes an issue that could prevent the device from vibrating when connecting to a charger
- Fixes an issue that could cause people and groups on the Share Sheet to appear blurry
- Fixes an issue that could prevent alternative words from being displayed when tapping a misspelled word
- Resolves an issue where multilingual typing could stop working
- Fixes an issue that could prevent switching back to the QuickType keyboard after using a third-party keyboard
- Fixes an issue that could prevent the edit menu from appearing when selecting text
- Fixes an issue where Siri could not read Messages in CarPlay
- Fixes an issue that could prevent sending messages using third-party messaging apps in CarPlay
The iOS 13 update is a free update currently available on most iPhones and iPods. Apple doesn’t offer this on the iPhone 5s or iPhone 6, so if you have one of these devices, upgrade to a new iPhone or wait for 2020 iPhone.
