If Apple released the fourth beta of macOS Catalina yesterday and left us wanting a new Beta for the rest of the systems, the wait has not been too long because this afternoon it just launch iOS 13 Beta 4, in addition to the respective Beta 4 of iPadOS, tvos 13 and watchOS 6.
All the company's platforms are therefore updated to a new Beta that at the moment it is only available for developers and that will soon reach the rest of registered users in Apple's Public Beta program.
iOS 13 for iPhone will bring as most important news:
- Dark mode, integrated into the system, which can be activated manually or automatically, and which will also affect the applications if the developers make them compatible.
- New Photos application with a more attractive design, with automatic reproduction of "live" photos and videos, and an automatic organization by events, in addition to an analysis by artificial intelligence that will show you the photos based on events, calendar, etc.
- Camera improvements such as the ability to adjust the intensity of light in Portrait modes and a new mode with a white background.
- Improvements in privacy with greater control for the user of the data used by the applications, such as location, Bluetooth ... and the possibility of using our Apple account to log in to applications, keeping our identity hidden.
- Improvements in HomeKit with the possibility of including speakers in scenes and automations, improvements in security cameras with video storage in iCloud, etc.
- Map improvements with better suggestions and a new "Look around" display mode that allows you to see the area as if you were right there.
- Siri opens up more to developers to support music, audiobook, and podcast apps. He also has a new, more neutral and natural voice. Now when you receive a message with the headphones on, it will automatically read it to you.
- Ability to listen to the radio from your iPhone or iPad, or from your HomePod, without the need for third-party applications.
- You can continue what you were listening to on your iPhone now on your HomePod just by touching it.
- New way of typing on the keyboard by sliding your finger on it, "Swipe" style
- New Reminders app with many new functions and artificial intelligence as the protagonist.
- Many new CarPlay features such as a new home screen, dark / light mode, Map improvements, album view in the player, a less intensive Siri, etc.
- Many more accessibility improvements, battery management, PS4 and Xbox controller support, and more.
En iPadOS the main novelties are:
- New multitasking with more options to have more applications open simultaneously and to make the application change much faster.
- Improvements in the Files application with support for SMB servers and external storage, allowing you to open files stored on USB sticks and external drives.
- New home screen with fixed widgets.
- Apple Pencil latency improvements
- New screenshot tool with more options
- Sidecar mode to use the iPad as a secondary screen with our Mac updated to macOS Catalina.
- New gestures to copy, paste, select text ...
- Possibility of a reduced on-screen keyboard, the size of the iPhone
- Safari will now show you the pages in its desktop version
- In addition to all the news of iOS 13 for iPhone
What's new in Watch 6 are:
- New spheres and new complications
- New application to control the menstrual cycle
- Own App Store with independent iPhone applications
- New Activity trends to encourage you to improve your physical condition
- Hearing health that alerts you in case of being in very noisy environments
- New Calculator app