iOS 13: 80 new iPhone and iPad features listed here! (updated)

Articleup to date for the release of iOS 13

During the WWDC 2019 conference, Apple presented many new features regardingits new mobile operating system iOS 13 and iPadOS. But due to lack of time, this OS could not be fully revealed on stage. This was also the case during the last back-to-school keynote,summary there, during which iOS 13 was discreet.

In fact, the majority of new features were discovered thanks to the different beta versions of the OS. But now that iOS 13 is available,since September 19, everyone can see for themselves the improvements brought by the update, and even dig around in search of the slightest change.

To make your task easier, here are several dozen new features that we have detected in iOS 13. Enough to completeour list of 10 new iOS 13 features to test as soon as the update is completed.

Also don't miss thelist of iPhones compatible with iOS 13and that ofthose supporting iPadOS, as well asthe publication of the release dates of iOS 13.1 and iPadOS. Finally,all our iOS 13 articles can be easily found here.

Let's go for ouroverview of what's new in iOS 13, which will be regularly updated with additions as they are discovered!

The main new features

• Dark mode: the entire OS and apps go black, Apple Notes, Apple Messages, etc., but also the keyboard and widgets
• Performance Improvements: Face ID is 30% faster, apps and their updates are up to 50% lighter and app launches are also faster
• Added a “swype” mode for the keyboard: to write by sliding your finger over the keys
• New options for Memojis: earrings, glasses, hairstyles, hats, AirPods, etc. The system even provides emoticons for each Memojis created.See our article on the subject
• Sign in with Apple: to connect to certain apps, it is possible to identify yourself without trackers, with Face ID for example, but also to benefit from a unique email generated randomly and automatically redirecting emails to the main Apple address. Seehere for more info
• Mouse support: support for external input devices, wired or Bluetooth,as described here
• Pushed Voice Control: integration of new voice control possibilities to do everything by voice on your iPhone/iPad
• Gaze adjustment in FaceTime (updated): FaceTime can now automatically refocus the interlocutor's gaze towards the camera, when the latter looks at their screen.See the details here

Security and privacy

• Silent calls from unknown numbers: automatic silencing option with redirection to messaging for calls from unknown numbers, not found by the system in Contacts, Mail and Messages.The detail there
• Protection des contacts: developers who request access to the user's address book cannot obtain data from the “notes” field of contacts,as described here
• Unwanted contacts: in addition to blocked phone numbers, the user can now block email addresses
• Blacklist in Mail (updated): an address can be blocked in the Mail app. Emails from this address are then immediately sent to the trash bin. The list of blocked email addresses is shared between all linked Apple devices
• Temporary parental control of contacts (updated): in the screen time control settings, a new option allows you to limit who the child can communicate with during a specific time slot
• Permanent parental limitation of the address book (updated): Parents can also decide which contacts are visible on their child's iOS device, and which are not

Improvements for Siri

• More natural voice:as shown there
• Opening to third-party apps: concerns third-party navigation applications and third-party music streaming applications
• AirPods: automatic reading of incoming messages with AirPods 2
• HomePod: recognition of the voice of each user on a HomePod configured as multi-user

HomeKit

• HomeKit video: ability to use a new, more secure and private video recording system for HomeKit cameras, encrypting the video before uploading it to iCloud
• Support for HomeKit routers (updated): opening to HomeKit routers, which allow you to monitor your network, see which HomeKit devices are connected and, if necessary, limit the exchange of information between two devices
• HomeKit et AirPlay 2: AirPlay 2 support in HomeKit scenes
• HomeKit Scenes (updated): support for streaming audio from Apple TV and HomePod
• Home App (updated): redesign of certain icons, new display of controls and some changes in settings

What's new for Apple apps

• Podcasts: differentnew features summarized here, like new categories, transcription to text, etc.
• Reminders: redesign of the app, including the possibility of using reminder groups, giving a degree of importance and defining a progress bar for certain tasks
• Plans: Apple has collected new data in the United States, on land and in the air, for a more modern and precise rendering of maps, but also a Street View type view of Google Maps. The app also benefits from new features, including the ability to share your arrival time with friends, and better accuracy for addresses and terrain mapping.See here for more details
• Collections of favorite places: it is possible in Maps to create groups of favorite places and share them
• Photos: improvements to the classification of your own photos, new Days, Months, Years tabs, and automatic playback of videos when browsing your photos. Photos are displayed dynamically, thanks to intelligent content analysis by iOS. The principle here is to show everyday photos and videos in their best light.
• Improved search for his photos(updated): the search in your photos is more powerful, with the possibility of pairing two keywords
• Detection of dogs and cats in photos (updated): thanks to new image analysis technologiesdescribed here
• Suggestions Shortcuts: new suggestions for shortcuts designed according to the user's habits. The app is also automatically installed on iOS 13 and includes new triggers,as seen there, place of arrival, time of day, etc.
• Contacts (updated): new possibility of adding details of the relationship between the user and some of their contacts, in particular kinship
• Calendar: ability to attach attachments to events
• Notes: new tools to manage folders, as well as new options to add people, move a folder, rename and view attachments
• Messages: new search interface, with suggestions for recent contacts
• Livres: addition of reading goals and daily encouragement to improve reading statistics
• Mail(updated): added an option to silence an email conversation for a specific duration. This “mute” option is effective for all linked Apple devices
• Safari and website capture: new full page option for screenshot, to capture an entire website and save it as PDF
• Safari and automatic tab closing: new option allowing you to configure when the user wants all tabs to close by themselves, a day, a week, a month, for example
• Safari Tab Group Backup: ability to save a group of tabs to reopen them later
• Safari and its home page: new home page allowing faster access to frequently visited sites
• Airports in Maps: Apple's mapping app includes new data on flights, airport terminals, departures and more
• App Store: app update information moved to the “Account” section
• Reminders: There is a quick toolbar that allows you to quickly add times, dates, locations and flags, as well as attachments
• Calendar: New day view provides an overview of the day's events, with the ability to quickly get directions and call a contact

Augmented Reality, ARKit 3

• Integrating people into AR scenes:explanations and video
• Motion capture
• Multiplayer: collaboration possible en AR
• Simultaneous use of front and rear sensors on iOS devices
• Other improvements: up to 100 images taken into account at a time, up to 3 faces analyzed simultaneously, automatic estimation of physical objects, improved detection of 3D objects, improved analysis of complex scenes

Bluetooth et Wi-Fi

• No more size limits for downloading apps in 4G:see the explanations here
• “Access point” function: connection to an iPhone hotspot is automatic and remains active, even if the connected device goes into standby,as seen there
• WPA3 support for Wi-Fi
• Intelligent analysis of surrounding networks: iOS can determine which Wi-Fi networks are in use around the user and indicate which one is available to ensure the best possible connection.
• Improved Wi-Fi and Bluetooth widgets: choice of the Wi-Fi network in the Wi-Fi widget and choice of the Bluetooth accessory in the Bluetooth widget
• New “Low cellular data consumption” mode: to limit the use of data as much as possible

New gestures

• Cursor input: it is possible to grab the cursor with your finger and quickly move it to another location in a text or sentence.
• Share menu: appears more quickly and suggests contacts in addition to apps to share directly via iMessage
• Sfaster selection of text: a double tap selects an entire sentence and a quadruple tap selects a paragraph
• Three-finger pliers: allows you to quickly copy/paste
• Multiple selection: It is possible to select multiple emails, files and folders by tapping with two fingers and dragging to the target location
• Quick reordering of lists: In Notes, swiping right on an item in a list adds indentation and moves completed tasks to the bottom of the list

But also

• Karaoke Mode: Real-time sync of lyrics in Apple Music
• Improved sharing of your geolocated position: improved protection of your information, with for example the possibility of sharing your location with an app only once
• What's new for Portrait mode: new High Key Mono effect for portrait mode and new settings
• Improved photo editing: editing photos is done using the dials, which are visibly easier to use than the settings bars in iOS 12
• Video editing: possible rotation of videos, applications of effects and filters
• MFi Controllers: my PS4 and XBox One controllers supported on iPhone, iPad and Apple TV with iOS 13,as shown there
• Clavier iOS: emoticons button separated from that of the writing languages
• Optimized battery charging: helps limit battery aging. When this option is enabled, iPhone will rely on the user's daily charging habits to pause charging beyond 80% until needed.
• AirPlay: display of the different accessories by groups in the widget
• Screen time: when a limit is reached, it is possible to quickly add an additional minute
• “Hey Siri” usable with CarPlay (updated)
• Opening the garage door from CarPlay (updated): works with a HomeKit garage door
• Displaying another app besides the map on Car
• CarPlay Trigger for Shortcuts (updated): to trigger a shortcut when connecting or disconnecting from CarPlay
• Adjustment for color blindness (updated): in the accessibility settings, new “Differentiate without color” functionality in the “Display and text size” sectiondescribed here
• Accessibility setting to reduce motion effects (updated): with deactivation of animation effects and deactivation of automatic video playback

Have you detected any other new features? Let us know in the comments!

Editor-in-chief for iPhon.fr. Pierre is like Indiana Jones, looking for the lost iOS trick. Also a long-time Mac user, Apple devices hold no secrets for him. Contact: pierre[a]iphon.fr.