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iOS 13 release date, news and rumors
Update: iOS 13 is likely landing on June 3 and ahead of that we've heard rumors about Dark Mode and Siri improvements.
iOS 13 will be the biggest tech news in less than two weeks if you own an iPhone or iPad, as several new features are rumored in advance of Apple WWDC 2019.
Rumored iOS 13 features include Dark Mode, stackable app windows on iPad, and a long-overdue home screen redesign. Existing apps will also get a fresh coat of paint.
Our first look at the iOS 13 update is almost certainly Monday, June 3, according to Apple's ironclad history of launching new mobile software at its annual developer keynote.
Here's another historical pattern: Apple typically makes dramatic iPad changes every two years, and that means we're due a tablet-sized software update in 2019. Think about the rumored mouse support and ability to use the tablet as a second screen.
To be clear, we've heard about some of these ideas before, but the changes were reportedly scrapped in favor of iOS 12 and iOS 12.3 stability. It's time for Apple to usher in good news for iPhone and iPad users and help boost the company's sluggish iPhone sales, especially if iPhone 11 won't change things much.
Ready for a long list of brand new iOS 13 features? Here's everything we know in the lead up to June 3.
iOS 12.3.1 Released: Here's All You Need To Know About This Surprise Update
Bugs!
This release is mostly about squishing bugs – though the fact that it has come so very soon after the release of iOS 12.3 suggests there was an air of urgency about it.
Topmost among these is an issue that could prevent VoLTE calls happening, in both directions.
As you’ll know VoLTE means Voice over LTE and reflects the fact that voice calls have for some time now been made on 4G – something that will continue when 5G services are live, I believe.
So to lose the capability to make phone calls on your, you know, phone, is a pretty serious thing.
More Bugs!
The Messages app is the next area of concern. Even if you have Filter Unknown Senders enabled in messages, it’s possible you could still see messages from complete strangers and this update sets out to put that right.
The third thing to be fixed concerns junk messages. The link that allows you to report messages from unknown senders as junk may have gone missing and this update should ensure that it’s back.
How to get it
To download the update, open the Settings app, tap General, then Software Update. Note that it can take a little while sometimes for all eligible devices to be ready to download it. It’s a reasonably small update, so it shouldn't take long to download and install.
Here are Apple’s full release notes for the update
- Fixes an issue that could prevent making or receiving VoLTE calls
- Fixes issues in Messages that could cause messages from unknown senders to appear in your conversation list even though Filter Unknown Senders is enabled
- Fixes an issue that could prevent the Report Junk link from appearing in Messages threads from unknown senders
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