Apple unveiled iOS 13 with some cool features at WWDC. As usual, WWDC is all about software but spotting a hardware in this event is quite rare but Apple reveals the new Mac Pro as well.

iOS 13 consists of a lot of features. I’m separating this into three categories

1. Important features or changes

2. Minor but important changes

3. Minor changes

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iOS 13 Beta 2

iOS 13 Beta 3

iOS 13 Beta 4

iOS 13 Beta 5

iOS 13 Beta 6

iOS 13 Beta 7

1. Important features or changes

Dark Mode :

Finally, dark mode is coming to iOS. Darkmode changes almost everything from bright to dark which stands out in OLED display.

Apple didn’t mention about this but as we know OLED display’s turn off pixels when rendering.

This feature comes in handy if you use your iPhone at night without lights. Currently, the dark mode supports all built in apple apps. Darkmode can either be turned on from settings or control center.

Swipe to Type Keyboard :

Apple added Swipe to Type function to their native keyboard where Android had this feature for almost a decade. However, we were able to use this feature with third-party keyboards like Google keyboard or swift key. But third-party keyboard integration with iOS is still not good.

“Find My” App

Apple combines “find my iPhone” and “Find my Friends” into a single app named “Find my”. There is nothing new in this app, it’s just a combination of those two apps to make it look cleaner.

Faster Performance

Yes, you see it. Right? Apple boosted up the performance for older iPhones last year with iOS 12. With iOS 13, Apple is improving the performance even more.

Face ID is 30% faster and app opening speed is 2x as fast as iOS 12. App downloads size reduced to 50% and update size is also reduced to 60 %.

Sign in with Apple

Till now, we have been seeing connect with Facebook or connect with Google. But now Apple introduces its own Sign in system that is more secure than Facebook and Google.

While signing in with apple, you will be asked to reveal your Email or not. If you choose not to reveal it, Apple will generate a unique email ID and register with it. When a mail arrives from them, Apple will forward those mail to your real mail id.

Video Editor

Now, video editor holds almost all the functions as a photo editor. You can apply filters, rotate the video and many more.

2. Minor but Important Changes

Scheduled Dark Mode

3D Touch replaced by Haptic Touch

Find My replaces Find My Friends and Find My iPhone

Shortcuts app is preinstalled

New Card sheet interface

New Options Ellipsis

Siri Dictation within search fields

Low Data Mode

Wi-Fi: Ask to Join Networks

Wi-Fi: Auto Join Hotspot

WPA3 Wi-Fi support

Audio Sharing with AirPods

New location controls to allow access to your location just once

PlayStation 4 and Xbox One S Controller Support

Optimized Battery Charging

Voice control – control your device with your voice

Full page screenshots

Memoji and Animoji stickers on older devices

Redesigned Widgets

Siri now sounds more natural than before

New settings in Phone – Call silencing

Built-in download manager in Safari

iMessage – Supports display picture and name

Three new Animoji

Animoji & Memoji stickers

Announce Messages on AirPods

New reminders app

Redesigned Stocks app interface

No cellular limit for downloading apps

App Updates have moved

External USB drive, SD card, or hard drive support

Downloads folder

“Find my” replaces “Find my friends” and “Find my iPhone”

Search options have been removed (watch)

Watch app store points to actual app store

New Splash Screen ( Voice memos)

Redesigned shortcut app

New relationship labels ( Contacts)

3.Minor Changes

Eight new stock wallpapers

New header buttons

Smaller ‘AM/PM’ text on time

Access peek and quick actions on older devices

New Volume HUD interface

New Silent Mode interface

iTunes Store pushed to second page

Podcast app pulled to first page

New Contacts app icon

New Reminders app icon

Personal Hotspot: Family Sharing

Personal Hotspot: Allow Others to Join

Persistent personal hotspot

Communication Limits on Screen Time

Combined app limits on Screen Time

Accessibility promoted root Settings with icons

Display Accommodations is now Display & Text Size

New Share Suggestions

Standalone Airdrop card

Dark mode toggle in Control center

Specify Wifi networks can be chosen in Control Center

Specify Bluetooth connections can be chosen in Control Center

Volume shows what device you’re controlling (control center)

Larger Glyphs (flashlight, etc) (CC)

Music control shows Speakers & TVs (CC)

Larger Hearing icon (CC)

More rounded Hearing shortcut (CC)

Slightly tweaked Magnifier interface (CC)

New Voice Memos glyphs (CC)

New QR Code Reader icon (CC)

Cut, copy, paste, undo and redo gestures (keyboard)

Install new Fonts

Redesigned Markup toolset

Memoji Stickers can now be accessible from keyboard

38 new keyboard languages

Smart selection for address, phone numbers, email address, etc.

Multiselect tap with two fingers and drag

QuickPath Typing

Cursor navigation Scroll bar scrubbing

Text selection via tap and swipe

Indian English Accent in Siri

Background shows contact photo in Phone App

Updated in-call screen with larger icons

Safari startup has been updated

Siri suggestions – Website links and others

Per‑site settings on safari

Schedule to close tabs on Safari

Haptic Touch Download Linked File

A lot of new Memoji customizations

Redesigned Now-Playing interface on Music

Updated AirPlay button

Smaller volume button

Sync Library replaces iCloud Music Library (Music)

Attachments can be added to events ( Calendar)

New Photos tab

Auto-playing Live Photos and videos

Redesigned editing interface

Adjust intensity of filters

Pinch to zoom while editing

Options relocated to upper right-hand corner

Auto-enhance integrated within main editor

Vibrant White Balance (Warmth & Tint)

Sharpen

Definition

Noise Reduction

Vignette Review each effect individually

Powerful video editor

Portrait Lighting Control

New Options when sharing Photos

Redesigned zoom button on camera

Search box is shown immediately (Mail)

Larger subject in compose view (Mail)

New Send button (Mail)

Updated action buttons (More, Flag, etc) (Mail)

More options when performing a Haptic Touch (Mail)

New text formatting tools (Mail)

New toolbar for inserting photos, drawings, scans and documents (Mail)

Extended Reply menu Multi-colored flags (across devices) (Mail)

New splash screen and setup for Bedtime

Larger stopwatch without header

Maps have been rebuilt

Add attachments to Reminders

Messages integration with Reminders

New gallery view on Notes

New apple arcade tab (App store)

Apple Watch search results (App store)

New profile page (Health)

A new Settings panel (Health)

Document Scanner (Files)

Zip and unzip(Files)

iCloud Drive folder sharing

Create Memoji inside Contacts app

These features and changes are released with iOS 13 developer Beta 1.

iOS 13 Developer Beta 2 features and changes :

New “High-key Light Mono” portrait effect

Can now control all portrait mode effect’s density

Setup menu refinement

Setup a new iPhone with the need for a computer

Windows users can now install iOS 13 beta

Increased performance and less buggy

3D touch is active again

New sound when 3D touching ( bug or feature ? )

3D touching an app icon gives a new option “add widget”

Send replies without confirmation

4 new Animoji stickers

Small voice control icon (when activated) at the top left of the screen

New splash screens

Warning popup when deleting a app with an active subscription

Known networks in now my networks ( wifi settings)

New subscription tab in iCloud

The screenshot is smarter that it can identify a portion when cropping and it snaps in it perfectly.

New translucent effects in notes

New RTT/TTY in hearing section

Option to disable count down sound when in SOS

Volume control triggers Ringer Volume while on home screen and media volume on the app screen

Fixes a bug which crashes the iMessages when opening all photos

iOS 13 Developer Beta 3 features and changes :

iOS 13 Beta 3 is not supported on iPhone 7 and 7Plus

3D Touch functionality is back in some areas

3D Touching on the volume bar in the control center gives you an updated icon of the iPhone (little bit shrinked)

New camera platter icons when u 3D touch camera in control center

Option to enable noise cancellation in the control center when connected to Beats

Bolder microphone and keyboard icons

Full page screenshot is now supported by more apps (Previously Safari is the only app supported)

Larger crop interface for full page screenshot

Trash button on screenshot now works ( Previously couldn’t)

New animated arcade page in the app store

New splash screen in the Messages and notes app

Shortcut apps menu looks cleaner

Facetime attention correction (Currently only works on iPhone XS, XS Max and XR)

Updated health app graphics for records

Battery suggestion option now takes us to the new custom menu to improve battery life

New “ME” tab in find my iPhone

iOS 13 developer Beta 4 Features and changes:

Faster performance

Password bypass bug has been fixed

YouTube freezing bug has been fixed

Returns nearly 6 GB of data

Volume HUD no longer adds shadow to the text

3D touch menu icons now sit right side

3D touch duration can be tuned in settings

3D touch is renamed as 3D & Haptic Touch in accessibility

Updated voice record icon in messages

The search bar is visible in settings

Notification panel can be bought down using Reachability

Rearrange app option in 3D touch menu on the home screen

Updated edit button in widget screen

Individual ear customization in Memoji

Can no longer disable some options in the share sheet

New trends in the activity app

News interface has been updated

Signals in your routes are now been shown in maps

Updated bedtime icon

Added more related photos button

New trends in the activity app

New icons in the health app

New apple watch look in the Watch app

Delete and favorite videos during playback

Share sheet animation has been updated

Share Sheet interface has also been updated

Airdrop interface has been tweaked a bit

iOS 13 developer Beta 5 Features and changes:

Facetime attention corrections features have been removed

Freed up some storage space

Haptic feedback while controlling Volume

90% of the respring bug has been fixed

Feels smoother than before especially while scrolling

Can now slide in both direction to switch apps in slider view (iPad)

New “App icon size” section in display and brightness (iPad) and this will the change the layout of the home screen from 5 x 6 to 4 x 5

New appearance options while setting up iPhone (Light or Dark)

Peek function is enabled in messages on all non-3D touch devices

Dock apps can be rearranged by 3D touching

Screenshots are automatically rounded in default apps

New screen recording animation

Open in a new tab is returned in safari

Dual volume control for multiple devices if 3D touched volume platter in the control center

Share sheet interface is grouped and can pin your favorites at the top

“ Manage “ is now “ Edit Actions “

Merge all windows options on Safari (iPad)

New home pod splash screen called “Siri for everyone”

New pointer devices options in assertive touch

Reopen closed window option if you close a window (iPad)

“Short and Straight with tussle” New Animoji hairstyle

Switching between dark and light mode is now animated

A new icon at the top of the volume bar in the control center if multiple devices are connected

Rounded wallpaper preview

Tweaked highlights in the health app

Dark mode can now be enabled by triple pressing home button (If you set to)

Files app now supports background audio

All app permissions for 3 rd party apps are now in one place

party apps are now in one place Pending updates are renamed to automatic updates

Files app can now import RAW photos

New curated photos splash screen and animation in photos app

New selecting text animation

Watch faces updated with new modules

iOS 13 Developer Beta 6 Features and changes:

New dark mode toggle in control center

Dark appearance is removed from accessibility shortcut

3D touching a toggle in the control center enables them ( Previously couldn’t but just tapping enables them)

Faster 3D touch response on lock screen notification

3D touch is much faster ( Just like it was on iOS 12)

Minor Haptic feedback while pressing or holding volume rockers

3 Finger tap anywhere enables Text edit interface ( It might be a bug or feature but right now it doesn’t make any sense on a home screen or lock screen)

A bug which makes an app invisible when 3D touching and dragging has been fixed

New location background tracking prompt

New Photos splash screen

New App Store splash screen

New Podcasts splash screen

Photos can be 3D touched and popped up when multiple photos are selected

Can now hide link preview by 3D touching in Safari

“Open App on Apple TV” has been removed from Apple TV remote options

“Announce Messages With Siri” has been completely removed

iOS 13 prompts you to remove older apps that are no longer updated or available

iOS 13 Developer Beta 7 Features and changes:

Apple activated 2x faster app launch

Apple Card can now be set up in iOS 13

The splash screen has been slightly tweaked in many apps

3D touch and drag now works on Timer

3D touch response is faster

Share sheet opens faster especially on the older devices

New quick action icons on 3D touch in notes and weather

“Rearrange apps” will always appear at top while 3D touching

New recent phone call icon on 3D touch platter

3 finger tap will no longer work anywhere

Screenshots will no longer resize itself while opening

Old wallpapers are back

No more 3D touch preview on the weather app

“Automation” is no longer mentioned in shortcuts splash screen

Haptic feedback while 3D touching in messages

Notify when found now works on Find my iPhone

New option “help a friend” added to Find my iPhone

Name current location is now edit location name

The search bar is now darker on private browsing in Safari

You can no longer open more than 500 tabs in safari

Dark mode once again dims wallpaper but not to an extinct as it did before

“Apple digital masters” badge in iTunes

“Privacy alerts” are now “location alerts” in location

Listen to local radio directly from apple music

Some feature may be removed or added in future betas. We will cover all the future betas as well. Subscribe to us to get notified as soon as we update this blog.

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