iOS 13 Beta 4: 5 new changes worth noting

Apple has released the fourth iOS 13 developer beta. Like the previous beta, the focus of the fourth beta is still on fixing bugs and fine-tuning the UI, such as redesigning the voice message button, closing the way for unauthorized apps to obtain passwords stored in settings, and adjusting the transparency and color of the share menu. However, the new developer beta still brings some new features, let's take a look at them together.

Rearrange apps

We have always needed to long press the App icon to start the state of rearranging the App positions. However, Apple has added the context menus feature that appears after long pressing the App icon in iOS 13. If you long press the App icon and then let go, the context menus will appear. If you long press the App icon and do not let go, it will enter the state of rearranging the App positions. To be honest, many people are easily confused.

So in the fourth iOS 13 developer beta, Apple added a new "Rearrange Apps" option in context menus . This way, you can forget about the long-press gesture of the App icon and complete all actions through context menus. However, it should be noted that this feature will not appear when you long-press the App icon on the Dock.

Image Hide Number

At WWDC2019, Apple highlighted the newly upgraded Photos app in iOS 13. In this beta version, a new feature "Show the number of hidden similar pictures" was added. When you switch the album to the year, month, and day view, the lower right corner will show how many similar pictures are hidden.

Memoji Mashup

Memoji has a new way to play in the new beta version, including the ability to mix and match earrings and headphones, which means you can set different earrings or headphones for the character's left and right ears . Be a fashion trendsetter and start by having the coolest emoji.

Touch duration

The 3D Touch feature that everyone was worried about Apple canceling has returned in Beta 2, and in Beta 3, Apple has also added a "Touch Duration" option for 3D & Haptic Touch in the touch settings. You can choose "Fast" or "Slow", which directly affects how long you press the screen to trigger 3D Touch.

Insufficient data reminder

The Fitness Recording app has added a "Trends" module in iOS 13, and in the new developer beta version, there is an additional "Needs More Data" area under this module, which shows exercise records with insufficient data, indicating that you need to obtain more data in these areas to show "trends."

After talking about Beta 4, let's briefly review the updated content of Beta 3.

Active Window Indicator

First of all, the third developer beta brings a very user-friendly feature for iPad users. In the past, when we used two apps in split screen, we often couldn't figure out which app we were typing text in. You thought you were typing in the memo, but you ended up typing your snack list in Safari. In this developer version, Apple has added different colored indicator bars for split-screen apps. The indicator bar above the app that is typing text is darker, while the indicator bar above the inactive app is lighter. We can simply tell which app is typing text by the depth of the indicator bar color.

Opacity

The annotation tool after taking a screenshot has added a function to change the opacity . By dragging the progress bar left and right, we can easily adjust the opacity of the screenshot.

FaceTime Gaze Awareness Correction

In the past, when we used FaceTime video calls, we often felt that the other person was staring at something that didn't exist. "Who are you looking at?" "I'm looking at you!" This embarrassing situation will no longer happen, because Apple has added a "gaze perception correction" option in the FaceTime settings to help your gaze look more natural.

The above is an introduction to the new features of the two recent developer beta updates. If you have discovered more details in iOS 13, please share them with everyone in the comments section.