Every year, when a new version of iOS comes out and after installing the update, every iPhone user (at least the most geeks), spends the first few minutes frantically touching between apps looking for news in the settings menus, looking for great features and maybe even those little hidden changes that most people don't mind. iOS 13 has a mix of all things, with new features that significantly change the apps used every day, a new Photos app and then with more subtle, equally important changes.
The iOS 13 update, available today, can be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the Settings menu and can be installed on the iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S, iPhone SE and also for the 7th generation iPod Touch. However, iPhone 5S (sin) and iPhone 6 will no longer be updated.
As for iPads, however, Apple has released a new operating system as an update to iOS 12, calling it iPadOS .
In this article we try to list all the changes and new functions that iOS 13 brings on the iPhone .
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You can use the dark mode so that it activates automatically at a specific time, or you can activate and deactivate it manually from the control center or from the settings or even with a voice request to Siri.
Dark mode is also a way to save battery power and make it last longer if you have an iPhone with an OLED screen like the iPhone X or XS.
Selecting text has also become easier using your finger, you can select a word with a double touch, select a phrase with a triple touch and a paragraph with 4 touches.
OS 13 also renews the functionality of location services by preventing apps from immediately accessing automatic location monitoring after installation. You will always be asked to authorize location for an app. The " Allow while using the app " option is used to grant location access only while using the app.
The new Photos app greatly simplifies retouching photos, with the editing controls being easier to find and use. iOS 13 also adds some new editing tools to adjust the vibration, white balance, sharpness, definition, noise reduction and vignette and to set the intensity for the filters.
Video editing tools can adjust color correction, rotate recorded movies, crop them, change perspective and several other things, eliminating the need to download other apps.
There's also a new style of black and white portrait mode and an improvement in separating smaller foreground details from the background.
Safari now also allows you to share entire web pages such as PDFs or web archives.
Another feature of Safari in iOS 13 is that it allows you to long press the scroll bar to quickly scroll the web page.
By holding down on a link or on a photo of a website, you can then see a preview of the linked web page, open it in a new tab or a new window, copy and share the link or image.
In Safari you can automatically close the inactive tabs by choosing, in the Settings, whether to close them after a day, after a week or after a month.
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The iOS 13 update, available today, can be downloaded to the iPhone directly from the Settings menu and can be installed on the iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 7, iPhone 6S, iPhone SE and also for the 7th generation iPod Touch. However, iPhone 5S (sin) and iPhone 6 will no longer be updated.
As for iPads, however, Apple has released a new operating system as an update to iOS 12, calling it iPadOS .
In this article we try to list all the changes and new functions that iOS 13 brings on the iPhone .
READ ALSO: Options on iOS to change or disable (iPhone and iPad)
Dark mode
The most important novelty of this new version of iOS and the most publicized one is certainly the Dark mode. The dark mode setting converts all iPhone apps and screenshots with a dark gray background, which makes the screen easier to read at night and less annoying to the eyes. When dark mode is enabled, Apple apps, such as Maps, Messages and Mail, switch to a darker color scheme with a black background, the backlight dims and the translucent background behind notifications and app folders change color . The dark modeYou can use the dark mode so that it activates automatically at a specific time, or you can activate and deactivate it manually from the control center or from the settings or even with a voice request to Siri.
Dark mode is also a way to save battery power and make it last longer if you have an iPhone with an OLED screen like the iPhone X or XS.
Fast writing
With almost a decade behind Android, you can now write on the iPhone keyboard by swiping your finger over the letters instead of touching them individually, which is very useful when writing a message with one hand.Selecting text has also become easier using your finger, you can select a word with a double touch, select a phrase with a triple touch and a paragraph with 4 touches.
Find my iPhone combined with Find Friends
Apple's new "Find ..." app combines " Find My Friends " and " Find My iPhone " in one interface. The application also makes it easier to locate lost devices because in addition to searching via wifi, it uses Bluetooth from any other device with iOS 13 nearby to help track the location of the lost one. As more and more people upgrade to iOS 13, the signal from each device will help strengthen the network for everyone (using Bluetooth). The find device also works to find the iPhone not connected to the internet.OS 13 also renews the functionality of location services by preventing apps from immediately accessing automatic location monitoring after installation. You will always be asked to authorize location for an app. The " Allow while using the app " option is used to grant location access only while using the app.
Photo App Update
iOS 13 brings a great update to the Photos app: photos are now organized in years, months and days and there is also a "all photos" view. The change may be a little confusing at first, but it certainly makes the app more intuitive as it is used. In the "months" and "days" view, the photos are grouped in chronological order and events, to make it easy to search for photos taken during travel and parties. In the folder that shows everything else there are captured screenshots, photos of documents, duplicates and screen recordings.The new Photos app greatly simplifies retouching photos, with the editing controls being easier to find and use. iOS 13 also adds some new editing tools to adjust the vibration, white balance, sharpness, definition, noise reduction and vignette and to set the intensity for the filters.
Video editing tools can adjust color correction, rotate recorded movies, crop them, change perspective and several other things, eliminating the need to download other apps.
There's also a new style of black and white portrait mode and an improvement in separating smaller foreground details from the background.
Download files with Safari
By using Safari to open websites, when you find a download link, you can download the file. From the Download button you can check and open all the downloaded files. By default, downloaded files will be located in the iCloud Drive Downloads folder. They can be saved in the local memory of the iPhone by going to Settings> Safari> Downloads and selecting " On my iPhone ".Safari now also allows you to share entire web pages such as PDFs or web archives.
Another feature of Safari in iOS 13 is that it allows you to long press the scroll bar to quickly scroll the web page.
By holding down on a link or on a photo of a website, you can then see a preview of the linked web page, open it in a new tab or a new window, copy and share the link or image.
In Safari you can automatically close the inactive tabs by choosing, in the Settings, whether to close them after a day, after a week or after a month.
Apple Maps improvements
The Maps app improves significantly in iOS 13 thanks to the integration of the "Look Around" photographic mapping service similar to that of Google Maps with Street View. When available, you can touch the binoculars icon to enter immersive mode. The Maps app now has a Favorites section where you can save a place to find it quickly. You can also use the Collections function to select places to visit.New app for reminders
The Reminders app in iOS 13 is completely renewed with grouped lists, each of which can contain activities and sub-activities with attachments. One of the best features of the new Reminders app is the suggested dates for activities, so you can create reminders faster.Other iOS 13 features and changes
- Memoji : iOS 13 Memoji are stickers to be used in chats very similar to those of Bitmoji, with the customized smiley faces that can be created from photos.
- Ability to hear the same thing with two pairs of AirPods from the same iPhone.
- Option to mute calls from unknown numbers .
- Intelligent battery charging : an option found in Settings that allows you to slow down battery deterioration. When charging at night, the iPhone charges up to 80%, then slowing down the charging process and reaching 100% only before the moment you wake up.
- Improvements to privacy security, preventing apps from capturing personal data without authorization and accessing functions such as Bluetooth or access to location detection automatically and silently.
- In the Control Center you can force the touch on the WiFi or Bluetooth icon in order to then select the network or device to connect to. Wifi and Bluetooth cannot yet be completely disabled from the Control Center.
- By long pressing on an app icon a new menu appears with some options; the option to rearrange apps is the one that allows you to move and uninstall them.
- Improve the sharing menu now faster in finding apps to share items like links and photos.
- Function to unzip zip files.
- In Mail, you can mute notifications of conversations that you have no interest in following.
- Cut copy and paste with quick gestures : to copy the selected text, you can pinch on the screen with three fingers; to cut, pinch again on the screen with three fingers. To paste the text, pinch with three fingers when the cursor is at the right place. There are also new gestures to undo a change (three fingers left) and repeat (three fingers right).
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