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At about 1 o’clock on September 20, Beijing time, Apple pushed the iOS 13 system update to supported devices. It is understood that the new system brings a “dark” mode, providing a new way to browse and edit photos, and a new privacy-preserving login method that allows you to log in to apps and websites with a single tap. In addition, the new system is faster and more responsive, and the overall optimization has resulted in faster app launches, reduced app download sizes, and faster Face ID.
The specific updates are as follows:
Dark mode
The beautiful new dark color scheme gives you a great look and feel, especially suitable for low-light environments
Can be set to turn on automatically at sunset, at a specific time, or manually from Control Center
Four new system wallpapers that automatically switch looks with Light and Dark modes
Camera with photos
The new Photos tab features moments from your gallery so you can easily find, revisit, and share photos and videos
Powerful new photo editing tools make it easier to edit, adjust, and view your photos
Over 30 new video editing tools, including Rotate, Crop, and Adjust
Added options on iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max to increase or decrease portrait light intensity
Added the “High Profile Monochrome Light” portrait light effect, which provides a monochrome portrait effect with a white background on iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
Sign in with Apple
New privacy-preserving sign-in method to sign in to participating apps and websites with your existing Apple ID
Simple account setup, just provide your name and email address
Use Hide Email to share a unique email address and messages will be automatically forwarded to you
Built-in two-factor authentication to protect your account
Apple doesn’t track you or collect personal data when you use your favorite apps
Added Arcade’s App Store
With a single subscription, you can play unlimited groundbreaking new games, no ads, and no additional charges
Browse the latest games, personalized recommendations, and exclusive edits with the new Arcade tab in the App Store
Play on iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, Mac and Apple TV
Added the option to download larger apps over a cellular network
From the Account page, you can view available apps, update or delete apps
Arabic and Hebrew languages are supported
map
New maps launched in the U.S. include wider road coverage, improved address accuracy, better pedestrian support, and more detailed surface coverage
The Look Around feature lets you explore the city in high resolution and an interactive 3D experience
Favorites stores a list of your favorite places so you can easily share them with friends and family
Favorite Places lets you quickly and easily navigate to the places you visit each day
Provide real-time public transportation, real-time flight updates, and voice-based turn-by-turn navigation
Reminders
The new design provides a more powerful and intelligent way to create and organize reminders
The Quick Bar lets you add dates, locations, flags, attachments, and more to reminders
New Today, Schedule, Flag, and All smart lists make it easy to keep track of upcoming reminders
You can organize your reminders with subtasks and grouped lists
Siri
New personalized Siri suggestions in Apple Podcasts, Safari, and Maps
Use Siri to listen to more than 100,000 live radio stations worldwide
Shortcuts are now built-in apps
Memoji and messages
New Memoji customization options, including new hairstyles, headwear, makeup, and rings
Memoji sticker packs are available in Messages, Mail, and third-party apps, and are available on all iPhone models
You can now choose whether to share your name and photo, or even Memoji, with friends
Enhanced search capabilities make it easier to find information with intelligent suggestions and result classification
CarPlay
The new CarPlay dashboard displays your music, navigation and smart Siri suggestions on the same screen
The new Calendar app provides an overview of the all-day schedule, with options to drive to or dial in to meetings and contact meeting organizers
Apple Maps has been redesigned to provide Favorite Places, Favorites, and Junction View for China
Apple Music album artwork makes it easy to find your favorite songs
CarPlay now offers a Do Not Disturb While Driving option
Augmented reality
With the addition of People Occlusion, apps can naturally place virtual objects in front of and behind people using the iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
With iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, apps let you animate characters or interact with virtual objects by understanding your character’s body pose and motion trajectory
AR content supports multi-face tracking, which tracks up to 3 faces at a time, allowing you to play with friends using iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max
AR Quick View lets you view and interact with multiple AR objects at the same time
Block a sender and move all emails from that sender directly to the Trash
Mute message subjects to stop receiving overactive email subject notifications
The formatting bar gives you easy access to rich text formatters and attachments
All system fonts are supported, plus new fonts downloaded from the App Store
memorandum
Gallery view displays your notes in visual thumbnails to help you find the ones you need
Shared folders let you collaborate with others with access to the entire notes folder
More powerful search capabilities to visualize images in memos and text in scans
New checklist options let you easily rearrange checklist items, add indentation, or automatically move checked items to the end of the list
Safari
The updated Home page includes favorites, frequently visited sites, recently visited sites, and Siri suggestions
Display options in the Smart Search bar provide quick access to text size control, reader view, and site-specific settings
Site-specific settings pick a reader view for individual sites and enable content blockers, camera, microphone, and location access
Download Manager
QuickPath
Gliding typing on the keyboard lets you type with one hand when you’re busy
Even halfway through a sentence, you can toggle glide typing and tap typing
Alternate word options are available in the prediction bar
Text editing
Scroll bar swipes let you drag the scroll bar directly to quickly navigate through long documents, web pages, and email conversations
Cursor navigation is faster and more precise, just select the cursor and move to any position
Improved text selection makes it easy to select text by tapping and swiping
font
You can download custom fonts from the App Store and use them in your favorite apps
Added font management in Settings
file
External drives are supported in Files to access and manage files on a USB drive, SD card, or hard drive
SMB support for connecting to a company server or a PC at home
Support for local storage allows you to create folders on your local drive and add your favorite files
Supports compression and decompression, which allows you to create and expand zip files
healthy
New Summary view of personalized data, including reminders, favorites, and related feeds from popular apps and devices
Health feeds from popular apps and devices that graphically show trends over time
Period Tracking records menstrual cycle information, including menstrual flow, symptoms, and fertility indicators
New Hearing Health data types, including headphone volume, ambient volume recorded by the Apple Watch Noise app, and audiogram from hearing tests
Apple Music
The lyrics are displayed synchronously to make listening to songs more interesting
Listen to over 100,000 live radio stations from around the world
Screen time
Provides 30 days of usage data compared to screen time data from the past few weeks
Combined time limits allow multiple app categories, specific apps, or websites to be included in the same time limit
The One More Minute option lets you quickly save your work or quit the game when you reach your Screen Time limit
Privacy and security
The Allow Once location permission lets you choose to share a location with the app only once
Background tracking alerts now notify you when an app uses your location in the background
Enhanced Wi-Fi and Bluetooth so apps can’t access your location without your consent
Location sharing controls let you easily choose to ignore location data when sharing photos
System experience
Control Center selects Wi-Fi and Bluetooth accessories
The redesigned volume control is located in the upper left corner to reduce distractions
You can take full screenshots of web pages, mail, iWork documents, and Maps
The redesigned share form provides smart suggestions so you can share content with just a few taps
Offering Dolby Atmos playback on iPhone XR, iPhone XS, and iPhone XS Max, you can experience stunning surround sound as long as the content contains Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, or Dolby Digital+ soundtracks
Language support
Support for 38 new keyboard languages
Predictive input for Cantonese, Dutch, Hindi (Devanaga), Hindi (Latin), Najidi Arabic, Swedish, and Vietnamese keyboards
Separate emoji and globe keys let you quickly switch languages and select emojis on iPhone X and later
Automatically detect language when dictating
Supports Thai-English and Vietnamese-English bilingual dictionaries
China
Camera now offers a dedicated QR code mode that can be accessed from the Control Center to improve QR code performance, add a flashlight option, and enhance privacy
“Maps has added “intersection view” available in China, making it easier to drive complex roads
Chinese the handwriting area on the keyboard is resizable
Cangjie, Express, Stroke, and Handwriting Keyboard have new Cantonese prediction capabilities
India
New Indian English male and female Siri voices
Supports all 22 official Indian languages, plus 15 new keyboard languages
Hindi (Latin) and English bilingual keyboard, including typing prediction
Hindi (Devanaga) keyboard adds typing predictions
New Indian language system fonts for Gujarati, Punjabi, Kannada, and Oriya make it clearer and easier to read in apps
30 new script fonts for Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Nepali, Oria, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, Telugu, and Urdu
Hundreds of new relationship tags have been added to Contacts to help you tag your contacts more accurately
performance
Up to 2x faster app launches
Up to 30% faster unlock with Face ID on iPhone X, iPhone XR, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max
App update projects are 60% streamlining on average
Up to 50% smaller apps in the App Store
Other features and improvements
Mute unknown calls to only calls from known numbers in Contacts, Mail, and Messages, and connect all other calls to voicemail
Optimized battery charging to slow down battery drain by reducing the iPhone’s full charge time
Low Data Mode reduces data usage on cellular networks or selected specific Wi-Fi networks
PlayStation 4 and Xbox Wireless Controller are supported
Find My iPhone and Find My Friends are combined into one app to locate your lost device even when it’s not connected to a Wi-Fi or cellular network
Calendar supports adding attachments to events
Family Sharing Hotspot lets your family’s devices automatically connect to a nearby iPhone Personal Hotspot
The Home app has been redesigned for HomeKit accessory controls to provide a consolidated view of accessories that offer multiple services
The supported devices are as follows:
