Apple iOS 13's new features will always give you a refreshing feeling

2019 has passed, and it has been almost a month since the official release of iOS 13.3. I believe that most users have already used iOS 13.3. Although iPhone users are often not sensitive to iOS upgrades, they only want faster startup speeds, less space occupied by apps, and faster FaceID. The evolution of iOS is often done imperceptibly, rather than overnight. You don’t need to learn it specifically, and you learn it unconsciously. The sense of "upgrade" is not that strong.

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You may already know some of the new features of iOS 13, but I have to mention them again. After all, the Spring Festival is coming soon. Whether it is giving the old iPhone replaced after buying the iPhone 11 series to parents, or solving the mobile phone problems for relatives and friends in their hometown, it seems to be a must for urban white-collar workers. So after reading this article, you can easily share the practical features of iOS 13 with your friends around you.

iOS 13 makes people get used to it unconsciously

As long as your friends and family have iPhone 6S or above, they can upgrade to iOS 13. The iPadOS released at the same time supports iPad models above iPad Air 2. iOS 13 brings comprehensive optimization to the entire system, minimizing spam messages, increasing Face ID unlocking speed by 30%, increasing App startup speed by 2 times, and app downloads occupy less space. At the same time, it optimizes battery charging. It will charge 80% at the beginning according to the user's usage habits. For example, if the user is used to charging before going to bed, the system will charge 20% before getting up to maintain the battery life as much as possible.

For the "QR code scanning" that Chinese users like most, you can do it directly in the "Control Center", and you can also turn on the flashlight in the "Control Center". When typing in Chinese, you can use the "speed sliding" function to move your fingers and type long sentences without leaving the keyboard.

As we all know, iOS is the system that takes into account both performance and privacy. The newly added "Apple Login" function allows you to log in to apps such as China Merchants Bank, iQiyi, Weibo, and TikTok in a more private way. Since the iPhone's private data is stored locally, there is no need to worry about personal data being seen by Apple through the cloud.

New gestures hidden in Airpods Pro

Ever since Apple put the true wireless noise-cancelling headphones Airpods Pro, which look a lot like Plants vs. Zombies, on the shelves at the end of October, Airpods Pro has been in short supply. Users who pre-order now should be able to get the goods before Valentine's Day.

Starting from iOS 13.2, support for Airpods Pro has been added. As we have previously reviewed Airpods Pro, Airpods Pro can be seamlessly switched between Apple devices through iCloud. After pairing AirPods with iPhone, Apple Watch, iPad and Mac are also paired together, and sports playlists can be seamlessly switched.

Airpods Pro provides three replaceable silicone in-ear earplugs in the box. It is recommended that you check which size of earplugs is suitable for you before using Airpods Pro. In the Airpods Pro detail page of "Bluetooth", there is an "Earplug Fit Test" option. Let the system help you choose large, medium or small.

Everyone knows that Airpods can share audio. Two pairs of headphones can share the same music at different volumes, and each pair of AirPods can adjust the volume separately. I believe many people don’t know that Airpods can also be used as a radio. In Settings-Control Center-Hearing-Real-time Listening, you can use your phone as a sound receiving device and listen to the external sounds received by the phone through headphones.

After waiting for half a year, the domestic game "Pascal's Wager" demonstrated at Apple's autumn conference will soon be released. This work is performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra with a grand soundtrack. It is a high-quality 3D action role-playing game certified by Apple. It can be connected to the PS4 or Xbox One controller to achieve a gaming experience comparable to that of a PC. Through the "iPhone login" function mentioned above, the saved records are synchronized to the cloud, and then switched to the iPad to continue playing.

By the way, the Airpods Pro purchased from the official website can be customized with the Chinese zodiac, emoji or custom text. Do you think you bought your Airpods Pro too early? It doesn’t matter, you can buy another one.

Family sharing Spring Festival tools

Most office workers will buy a few apps, and many are also Apple Music users. These can be purchased by one person and used by the whole family through "Family Sharing". "Family Sharing" can share App Store purchases, Apple Music family memberships, and iCloud storage space with up to five family members without sharing personal Appe IDs and passwords. If there are items that you don't want to be shared, you can hide them.

Sharing iCloud photos and albums is a more useful feature during the Spring Festival. iCloud photos can view shared albums with up to 100 friends. In this way, each person can view the hundreds of family photos taken during the Spring Festival.

iOS 13's location sharing and screen time sharing are great tools for raising children. There are many children's education apps on iPad, such as Milu Children's Piano, Hongen Children's Picture Books, Teacher Lu Speaks Foreign Languages, Youdao Children's Dictionary, BabyBus World, and Goodnotes. Although the apps are good, you don't have to use them all day long. "Screen Time" lets parents know how long their children spend on each app and device. You can set "application limits" and specific "downtime" to help them develop a sense of time.

When helping family members switch to a new iPhone, starting from iOS12.4, transferring data from the old iPhone to the iPhone has become extremely smooth. Just use "Quick Start" and bring the two phones close together, and you can follow the prompts to import the data. You don't have to worry about the elderly not having a computer or iCloud at home.

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Navigation maps around the world

Since Apple Maps changed its supplier from TomTom to AutoNavi, Apple Maps has made many more down-to-earth improvements. An entrance view has been added, so you can see the correct lane before turning or entering the elevated entrance. It also supports "Search Along the Way", which makes it easy to quickly find gas stations, convenience stores, and restrooms during navigation. After the detour, you can share the estimated arrival time with friends, and the estimated arrival time will be updated at any time due to traffic conditions.

Maps now also support frequently used locations and favorites, and favorited locations can be shared with friends via AirDrop, iMessage, and WeChat. Indoor maps can be used to view precise locations at 150 airports, shopping malls, and landmark buildings in China. Real-time information on public transportation has also been expanded to more than 300 cities across the country.

For overseas travel during the Spring Festival, it was necessary to switch to other maps in the past. Now, when people go abroad, iOS's overseas maps will directly switch to the maps used by local people. Siri currently covers instant translation of languages ​​in 6 countries, including Japanese, English, Spanish, French, Italian and German. Siri can also be used as a currency converter.

Professional photo and video editing tools

In our previous iPhone 11 series reviews, we have already done photography reviews for the triple-camera iPhone 11 Pro Max and iPhone 11. iOS 13’s portrait lighting effect adds a new high-key monochrome light. The lighting position and intensity of each portrait lighting effect can be adjusted virtually, and the softbox can make the skin look more delicate.

iOS 13 also provides a more powerful photo and video editing experience. For example, you can adjust the natural saturation of the area other than the face in portrait photos, brightening the background while keeping the face natural. The original image will be retained, so you can always find the source material if you want to regret it in the future.

The photo album of iOS 13 is extremely friendly to video editing. You can directly perform video mirroring, video cropping, video rotation, video filter, etc. in the photo album without having to open third-party tools. In fact, almost all photo editing tools and effects can also be used in video editing.

The "Photos" view can be displayed by day, month, or year. The day view will hide duplicate photos, the month view will automatically select five important events of the month, and the year view can scroll through the photos of each month. Just like family sharing, photo analysis operations are all performed locally to protect privacy from being uploaded. In addition, you can search for specific photos directly in "Photos" based on information such as shooting time or geographic location.

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Xiaobei, a mobile photographer who specializes in shooting videos with iPhone, also shared some of his own tips for taking photos and videos. By using the iPhone's waterproof and dustproof properties, you can place the iPhone flat on the table, sprinkle flour on the iPhone directly from top to bottom, and use slow motion to record a short video of the powder overflowing.

The iPhone's video stabilization is excellent. When I climbed the stairs holding the iPhone 11 Pro Max, it felt like I was using a stabilizer. The 2X telephoto lens can not only zoom out, but also take closer shots more clearly and in detail.

These are not all of iOS 13. We have described the content of each iOS update in various previous iOS articles. The Spring Festival is approaching. Whether it is preparing for a trip, sharing resources with family, or even teaching and answering questions for parents, whoever knows these little tricks will be the SuperStar of the circle of friends.