While we’re all looking forward to a new set of iPhones for later in 2019, before we see those iPhones we’ll see an update to its operating system, likely to be called iOS 13.
A number of rumors have been popping up about what iOS 13 will end up looking like, ahead of the operating system’s likely release at Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June. One of the main things we’ll probably see is that the new operating system will reportedly finally offer a true Dark Mode, which will be system-wide, can be enabled in the iOS Settings, and will be similar to what’s on offer in MacOS.
Many of the rumored features will benefit the iPad more than the iPhone. iOS 13 will offer support for windowed apps on the iPad, and windows will be movable on the screen and stackable on top of each other. Also on the iPad, iOS 13 will reportedly offer a standard undo system, at least during typing. The gesture will allow users to three-finger tap on an area in the keyboard to undo something, though users will also be able to three-finger swipe left and right to undo and redo. Safari will also get a few improvements — on the iPad, it will automatically request a desktop version of a website, preventing users from being stuck with a mobile version despite having a large display.
Apple Mail in iOS is the new feature to get updates. In the Apple Mail app, emails will be able to be organized in categories, like marketing, purchases, travel, and so on. Those categories will be searchable.
If you own a website and have analytics software installed, you can actually see which operating systems and devices are visiting your website. Some websites have reported that they are getting visitors on devices with iOS 13, suggesting that it’s well into testing at Apple.
