September is right around the corner, meaning a new iOS release is upon us.
And this year, it's lucky iOS 13. Oh.
So, today we're going to talk about some of the features that you might feel
fortunate to finally have. One of the highlights doesn't have to do with light
at all, but rather darkness. That's right, iOS is finally getting a true
dark mode, not just an option to invert the colors. Seeing as the iOS interface
has traditionally been very bright and therefore harder on both your eyes and
your battery since iOS 7, it's certainly a welcome change for night owls or
anyone else that doesn't want their phone screen constantly overstimulating
them. Another way overdue feature is going to be a new volume display. If
you're an Android user or even just use Windows, you know that when you adjust
the volume, it shows up as a little unobtrusive slider on the edge of the
screen. Apple, however, has for years put a
large square directly in the middle of the screen.
And I'm amazed that it's taken a company obsessed with design this long to figure
it out. But, better late than never, I suppose. Continuing with the things
Android already has theme, a huge upgrade to Apple Maps is coming in the
form of Apple's own street view competitor, called look around.
The main appeal is supposed to be a smoother, better-looking experience than
street view, specifically with less clunkiness when moving your view down
the street. Apple expects to have all of the US photographed for look around by
the end of 2019, with some availability in other parts of the world by the end
of the year, as well. Apple is also finally going to give iOS users a
swipe-to-type keyboard by default. It's called QuickPath, and it'll be similar
to a SwiftKey, which is a application that allows the user to type simply by
dragging a finger across the keyboard to the desired letters. The system will
make educated guesses as to what the correct word is to account for small
errors. So, no more continually mashing your fingers against the screen if
that's not your style. Moving on, it sounds like Apple will be including a
super handy sleep mode called bedtime,
which will mute notifications, darken the lock screen, and enable Do Not
Disturb. Very useful unless you're the type of person that thinks every
notification might be so exciting, you
don't mind being jarred awake. There are also a number of new emojis to get
excited about. So, now if you want to express your hunger with a waffle and
butter, your skydiving plans with a parachute, or how much you need a shower
with a skunk, you can do that to your heart's content. The full suite won't be
available at launch, but it's expected to be included in an iOS 13 update later
this year. On the subject of emoji, you'll now be able to create custom
Memoji, which are animated representations of yourself that can be
used as stickers without the depth camera from the iPhone 10 or 10s.
Any iDevice with an A9 processor or better should work, which is great news
for anyone with an iPhone 6s and later. If you have a newer device that already
supported Memoji, at least you won't have to activate the camera every time
you want to insert one into a conversation. The iPad will be getting a
few welcome new features, too. We did a full overview with the developer preview
over on Linus Tech Tips, but in short, you'll be able to see two app Windows at
once, which will be especially useful for web browsing. New gestures will make
it easier to undo inputs on the iPad virtual keyboard. The iPad will get
better at automatically displaying the full desktop version of websites, as
mobile sites don't really make sense on an iPad display that's as big as a laptop screen. And of course, mouse
support has finally been added in the form of an accessibility feature for
folks who struggle to operate the touchscreen. But, it's also pretty good
for our teleprompters, because we can actually use them. So, are there any
features coming up in iOS 13 that you're particularly excited about? Comment down
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