1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,800 2 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:04,059 CHRIS VELAZCO: Apple spent a considerable chunk of its WWDC 3 00:00:04,059 --> 00:00:07,070 2019 keynote talking about iOS 13 and with good reason, 4 00:00:07,070 --> 00:00:07,870 I would say. 5 00:00:07,870 --> 00:00:11,080 This is probably one of the most feature-packed iOS updates 6 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,980 we've gotten in quite some time. 7 00:00:12,980 --> 00:00:15,250 And if you're watching this video on the day it came out, 8 00:00:15,250 --> 00:00:17,740 that software is finally available for you 9 00:00:17,740 --> 00:00:20,290 to use as a public beta. 10 00:00:20,290 --> 00:00:22,060 Now if you're a classic Engadget reader, 11 00:00:22,060 --> 00:00:23,740 you've probably stopped listening to me 12 00:00:23,740 --> 00:00:25,900 and started downloading the beta already. 13 00:00:25,900 --> 00:00:26,800 Fine. 14 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:27,933 Have a great time. 15 00:00:27,933 --> 00:00:29,200 If you're still here, though, I wanted 16 00:00:29,200 --> 00:00:31,270 to take a few moments to run through my experience 17 00:00:31,270 --> 00:00:34,450 with this beta, what I've liked, what isn't really ready, 18 00:00:34,450 --> 00:00:37,600 and what has to happen before iOS 13 launches 19 00:00:37,600 --> 00:00:38,447 later this year. 20 00:00:38,447 --> 00:00:39,380 So let's take a closer look. 21 00:00:39,380 --> 00:00:42,663 [MUSIC PLAYING] 22 00:00:42,663 --> 00:00:45,010 23 00:00:45,010 --> 00:00:47,740 Before we go any further, the usual disclaimer applies. 24 00:00:47,740 --> 00:00:50,360 This is definitively nonfinal software. 25 00:00:50,360 --> 00:00:53,530 So if you install it on your daily driver device, 26 00:00:53,530 --> 00:00:55,120 that's-- that's kind of on you. 27 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:56,080 I wouldn't recommend it. 28 00:00:56,080 --> 00:00:58,730 I haven't had any really significant trouble so far. 29 00:00:58,730 --> 00:01:00,530 But I can't vouch for what might happen to you. 30 00:01:00,530 --> 00:01:02,530 So just exercise a little caution. 31 00:01:02,530 --> 00:01:05,080 I also want to bring up a few things right off the bat 32 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:09,340 that you just can't really do with this version of iOS 13. 33 00:01:09,340 --> 00:01:11,890 And that's not because the software itself isn't ready. 34 00:01:11,890 --> 00:01:14,050 It's because some of the foundational stuff that needs 35 00:01:14,050 --> 00:01:15,910 to be in place isn't there yet. 36 00:01:15,910 --> 00:01:18,100 So sign-in with Apple ID, for example-- 37 00:01:18,100 --> 00:01:20,860 it's probably one of the features in iOS 13 38 00:01:20,860 --> 00:01:23,830 and basically all of Apple's new software updates 39 00:01:23,830 --> 00:01:26,890 that I'm most excited about because I don't want anyone 40 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:28,570 having my personal email address, 41 00:01:28,570 --> 00:01:30,970 even though I'm sure I flashed it by accident in a bunch 42 00:01:30,970 --> 00:01:32,080 of these videos already. 43 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:34,090 That said, none of the apps in the app store 44 00:01:34,090 --> 00:01:35,390 right now support it. 45 00:01:35,390 --> 00:01:37,330 So we can't actually try it. 46 00:01:37,330 --> 00:01:40,120 Ditto for fonts-- you can't change your system font 47 00:01:40,120 --> 00:01:41,230 to something totally random. 48 00:01:41,230 --> 00:01:44,110 But you are able to do so on an app-by-app basis. 49 00:01:44,110 --> 00:01:46,660 But those fonts have to be contained in an app, which 50 00:01:46,660 --> 00:01:48,580 are not in the App Store yet. 51 00:01:48,580 --> 00:01:52,960 Now with all that said, what's actually happening in iOS 13? 52 00:01:52,960 --> 00:01:55,180 Well, to start, dark mode is here. 53 00:01:55,180 --> 00:01:57,480 And it's actually really quite nice looking. 54 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:00,730 And I'm especially fond of the sort of dark mode wallpaper 55 00:02:00,730 --> 00:02:03,350 that comes by default. It's really, really pretty. 56 00:02:03,350 --> 00:02:05,340 Kind of reminds me of the Ubuntu colors, 57 00:02:05,340 --> 00:02:06,700 if that's thing you're familiar with. 58 00:02:06,700 --> 00:02:08,800 You're probably not going to notice a huge difference just 59 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:10,410 by looking at your home screen. 60 00:02:10,410 --> 00:02:13,480 The blurry sort of dock at the bottom is a bit darker. 61 00:02:13,480 --> 00:02:15,670 And that's really your only hint until you start swiping 62 00:02:15,670 --> 00:02:17,570 around and launching new apps. 63 00:02:17,570 --> 00:02:20,830 Music, photos, basically all of Apple's first-party software 64 00:02:20,830 --> 00:02:22,660 has been adapted to dark mode. 65 00:02:22,660 --> 00:02:25,490 And you're basically getting it across the board. 66 00:02:25,490 --> 00:02:27,880 Also kind of interesting to see that it's not just straight 67 00:02:27,880 --> 00:02:28,840 black everywhere. 68 00:02:28,840 --> 00:02:30,580 Apple uses subtle shades of gray when 69 00:02:30,580 --> 00:02:33,110 you've got different layers piling up on top of each other 70 00:02:33,110 --> 00:02:33,910 on screens. 71 00:02:33,910 --> 00:02:37,690 So it gives these things a sense of verticality and physicality 72 00:02:37,690 --> 00:02:40,580 that you might not notice in other versions of dark mode 73 00:02:40,580 --> 00:02:41,530 on other devices. 74 00:02:41,530 --> 00:02:45,100 It's a really minor touch but I think one that kind of makes 75 00:02:45,100 --> 00:02:47,140 this dark mode feel less flat than other ones 76 00:02:47,140 --> 00:02:48,190 you might be used to. 77 00:02:48,190 --> 00:02:49,690 In addition to just sort of looking good, 78 00:02:49,690 --> 00:02:51,370 you can see schedule dark mood to kick 79 00:02:51,370 --> 00:02:53,860 on after a certain time of day. 80 00:02:53,860 --> 00:02:55,330 And if you jump into the Control Center, 81 00:02:55,330 --> 00:02:57,640 you can actually quickly toggle dark mode 82 00:02:57,640 --> 00:02:59,330 from the brightness controls. 83 00:02:59,330 --> 00:03:01,840 So yeah, iOS definitely looks a little bit 84 00:03:01,840 --> 00:03:03,970 different than versions of iOS you've used in the past. 85 00:03:03,970 --> 00:03:06,460 But I think more important are the subtle changes 86 00:03:06,460 --> 00:03:10,000 Apple made to how iOS works, how you interact with it. 87 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:11,980 I think the keyboard is a great example of that. 88 00:03:11,980 --> 00:03:14,710 They finally enabled a swipe-to-type keyboard that I 89 00:03:14,710 --> 00:03:16,520 believe is called QuickPath. 90 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:17,590 It's not a great name. 91 00:03:17,590 --> 00:03:18,910 But that's something that we'll revisit 92 00:03:18,910 --> 00:03:20,530 later because Apple kind of has a habit 93 00:03:20,530 --> 00:03:22,330 of using not great names. 94 00:03:22,330 --> 00:03:24,130 But it does exactly what it says. 95 00:03:24,130 --> 00:03:25,630 It works surprisingly well. 96 00:03:25,630 --> 00:03:29,650 And beyond that, some extra changes to how you handle text 97 00:03:29,650 --> 00:03:32,470 make using iOS much, much easier than it 98 00:03:32,470 --> 00:03:33,740 has been in recent years. 99 00:03:33,740 --> 00:03:35,470 So if you are just wanting to pop 100 00:03:35,470 --> 00:03:37,510 your cursor somewhere and edit some text, 101 00:03:37,510 --> 00:03:39,100 you just tap the screen. 102 00:03:39,100 --> 00:03:41,590 If you want to select stuff, you tap and swipe. 103 00:03:41,590 --> 00:03:44,410 If you want to undo what you've just done, if you've made 104 00:03:44,410 --> 00:03:46,420 a goof, three-finger swipe to the left 105 00:03:46,420 --> 00:03:48,190 undoes that previous action. 106 00:03:48,190 --> 00:03:51,340 And that's, by the way, a system-wide gesture. 107 00:03:51,340 --> 00:03:53,500 So you're going to be using that more than when you're 108 00:03:53,500 --> 00:03:55,470 just typing stuff and mess up. 109 00:03:55,470 --> 00:03:56,617 There are other little flourishes 110 00:03:56,617 --> 00:03:57,550 that are worth pointing out. 111 00:03:57,550 --> 00:04:01,270 The volume HUD now just sits on the side of the screen 112 00:04:01,270 --> 00:04:03,400 as opposed to sitting smack in the middle. 113 00:04:03,400 --> 00:04:07,420 And ditto for the silent mode toggle-- once you activate it, 114 00:04:07,420 --> 00:04:09,880 a little pill slides down from the top of the screen 115 00:04:09,880 --> 00:04:12,070 to show you that it's happening but nothing 116 00:04:12,070 --> 00:04:13,720 more obtrusive than that. 117 00:04:13,720 --> 00:04:15,820 The biggest change so far, at least for me, 118 00:04:15,820 --> 00:04:16,899 has been voice control. 119 00:04:16,899 --> 00:04:19,329 And this is a feature that admittedly not a lot of you 120 00:04:19,329 --> 00:04:21,190 will probably use on a regular basis. 121 00:04:21,190 --> 00:04:23,950 It's mostly meant for people whose disabilities prevent them 122 00:04:23,950 --> 00:04:26,620 from physically interacting with a smartphone the way 123 00:04:26,620 --> 00:04:28,570 you and I might normally be used to. 124 00:04:28,570 --> 00:04:31,390 Instead, it gives you really granular, fine-tuned 125 00:04:31,390 --> 00:04:35,590 control over everything on the screen of your iOS device. 126 00:04:35,590 --> 00:04:36,520 And that's huge. 127 00:04:36,520 --> 00:04:39,040 Show grid. 128 00:04:39,040 --> 00:04:41,368 11. 129 00:04:41,368 --> 00:04:43,028 6. 130 00:04:43,028 --> 00:04:43,828 4. 131 00:04:43,828 --> 00:04:46,790 132 00:04:46,790 --> 00:04:49,370 I've been able to ask you to open Twitter and show me a grid 133 00:04:49,370 --> 00:04:52,280 so I can really zoom in tight on certain parts of the screen. 134 00:04:52,280 --> 00:04:53,610 I've been able to ask it for a number 135 00:04:53,610 --> 00:04:57,110 so I can interact directly with elements on the display 136 00:04:57,110 --> 00:04:59,720 without me having to call it out specifically. 137 00:04:59,720 --> 00:05:01,050 There's a lot of power here. 138 00:05:01,050 --> 00:05:03,470 And I think it really could redefine 139 00:05:03,470 --> 00:05:07,190 how people with disabilities use devices like iPhones 140 00:05:07,190 --> 00:05:09,020 but also iPads and Macs. 141 00:05:09,020 --> 00:05:11,735 Beyond all this sort of foundational iOS interaction 142 00:05:11,735 --> 00:05:14,300 stuff, Apple has also really thoroughly 143 00:05:14,300 --> 00:05:17,390 updated a lot of the stock apps that come in iOS 13. 144 00:05:17,390 --> 00:05:20,630 So Maps, for instance, benefits from a dramatic redesign. 145 00:05:20,630 --> 00:05:22,580 I'm told Apple basically redesigned 146 00:05:22,580 --> 00:05:24,570 its base map from scratch. 147 00:05:24,570 --> 00:05:27,410 So the quality of the map itself is significantly better 148 00:05:27,410 --> 00:05:29,480 than what you might be used to because, let's 149 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:31,890 be fair, Apple Maps was pretty bad there for a while, 150 00:05:31,890 --> 00:05:32,690 if I'm honest. 151 00:05:32,690 --> 00:05:34,760 Beyond that, we're also looking at the addition 152 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:36,260 of a few new features that kind of make 153 00:05:36,260 --> 00:05:39,380 it more palatable when you want to actually 154 00:05:39,380 --> 00:05:40,283 just start navigating. 155 00:05:40,283 --> 00:05:41,650 A new favorite [INAUDIBLE],, for example, 156 00:05:41,650 --> 00:05:43,430 gives you quick access to places you've saved, 157 00:05:43,430 --> 00:05:46,400 like home or the office, which is just kind of helpful. 158 00:05:46,400 --> 00:05:48,343 You can also now create collections. 159 00:05:48,343 --> 00:05:50,210 And this, to me, is probably one of the bigger additions 160 00:05:50,210 --> 00:05:51,950 here because I am that person who 161 00:05:51,950 --> 00:05:54,500 very often is asked for a list of things to do in New York. 162 00:05:54,500 --> 00:05:56,510 And instead of finding the text document 163 00:05:56,510 --> 00:05:58,250 that I saved in a cloud server somewhere, 164 00:05:58,250 --> 00:06:02,120 I can also just now send someone my maps collection, which 165 00:06:02,120 --> 00:06:04,370 is surprisingly helpful, or at least it will be 166 00:06:04,370 --> 00:06:06,530 once other people use iOS 13. 167 00:06:06,530 --> 00:06:08,690 Photos has also gotten a pretty big redesign. 168 00:06:08,690 --> 00:06:10,250 And honestly, it's just-- 169 00:06:10,250 --> 00:06:11,567 it's just kind of beautiful. 170 00:06:11,567 --> 00:06:13,700 I never thought I would say that about Photos, which in the past 171 00:06:13,700 --> 00:06:15,860 has always been this kind of totally 172 00:06:15,860 --> 00:06:17,480 functional utilitarian design. 173 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:19,700 It had some interesting machine learning flourishes that would 174 00:06:19,700 --> 00:06:21,860 surface, different albums and collections 175 00:06:21,860 --> 00:06:23,300 of photos at specific times. 176 00:06:23,300 --> 00:06:25,450 But beyond that, it was just sort of fine. 177 00:06:25,450 --> 00:06:26,990 A lot of that machine learning sophistication 178 00:06:26,990 --> 00:06:30,620 carries over here because you do get curated collections 179 00:06:30,620 --> 00:06:33,313 for events and with specific people in them, 180 00:06:33,313 --> 00:06:34,280 which is always kind of nice. 181 00:06:34,280 --> 00:06:37,340 But it just, as a whole, looks better. 182 00:06:37,340 --> 00:06:39,440 The best example is when you're just looking at the default 183 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:41,390 photos view and thumbing through your days 184 00:06:41,390 --> 00:06:44,720 because you get this beautiful edge-to-edge grid of photos 185 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:47,130 running you through what's happened in your life recently, 186 00:06:47,130 --> 00:06:48,890 which is actually just kind of pretty to look at. 187 00:06:48,890 --> 00:06:51,320 I've also been trying to stay on top of my life 188 00:06:51,320 --> 00:06:52,970 and my work a little bit better. 189 00:06:52,970 --> 00:06:54,680 So something like the new Reminders app 190 00:06:54,680 --> 00:06:56,660 should help out, in theory. 191 00:06:56,660 --> 00:06:59,420 Now I will say I'm a bit of a Todoist person 192 00:06:59,420 --> 00:07:01,970 just because it's cross platform, 193 00:07:01,970 --> 00:07:04,020 and it works better than Reminders did before, 194 00:07:04,020 --> 00:07:06,890 which realistically did not do a whole lot in the first place. 195 00:07:06,890 --> 00:07:09,470 But the ability now to tag people, 196 00:07:09,470 --> 00:07:11,850 have suggestions for people pop up in messages, 197 00:07:11,850 --> 00:07:13,670 so you can remind someone that this is something that 198 00:07:13,670 --> 00:07:16,230 has to be done, to schedule tasks, 199 00:07:16,230 --> 00:07:19,120 the Reminders app, even if you've never used it before, 200 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:21,830 is worth paying attention to now. 201 00:07:21,830 --> 00:07:23,330 I'm not sure it'll undo whatever allegiance 202 00:07:23,330 --> 00:07:24,800 you have to whatever productivity 203 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:26,270 or reminder software you currently 204 00:07:26,270 --> 00:07:27,755 use, but don't sleep on it. 205 00:07:27,755 --> 00:07:29,210 This is actually really good. 206 00:07:29,210 --> 00:07:30,950 Oh, and there is Health, too, which has gotten 207 00:07:30,950 --> 00:07:32,750 some significant updates, in addition 208 00:07:32,750 --> 00:07:35,270 to a bit of a redesign that's powered by machine learning. 209 00:07:35,270 --> 00:07:38,840 So you do get the health data that pertains to you 210 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:41,830 or that the phone thinks pertains to you most. 211 00:07:41,830 --> 00:07:44,120 Right up at the top, it does also now 212 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,910 track new kinds of data, like menstrual cycle information 213 00:07:46,910 --> 00:07:48,780 and your hearing health, which is huge, 214 00:07:48,780 --> 00:07:50,090 because my hearing is terrible. 215 00:07:50,090 --> 00:07:52,100 But now I can see what decibel level 216 00:07:52,100 --> 00:07:55,220 I tend to have my AirPods at and how frequently I tend 217 00:07:55,220 --> 00:07:56,630 to listen to music that loud. 218 00:07:56,630 --> 00:07:58,970 And I'll even also get an OK or a 219 00:07:58,970 --> 00:08:01,700 too-loud warning as defined by World 220 00:08:01,700 --> 00:08:03,320 Health Organization guidelines. 221 00:08:03,320 --> 00:08:05,327 It's surprisingly helpful. 222 00:08:05,327 --> 00:08:06,560 I don't see it really changing things 223 00:08:06,560 --> 00:08:08,120 for people who weren't already a little 224 00:08:08,120 --> 00:08:09,600 invested in their hearing health. 225 00:08:09,600 --> 00:08:13,160 But this is something that's very easy to stay on top of 226 00:08:13,160 --> 00:08:16,230 and could prevent a lot of heartache in the long run. 227 00:08:16,230 --> 00:08:17,780 So definitely keep your eyes peeled 228 00:08:17,780 --> 00:08:19,280 for that in the Health section. 229 00:08:19,280 --> 00:08:21,590 Beyond all this, there's just a lot of really interesting, 230 00:08:21,590 --> 00:08:24,710 small flourishes Apple baked into iOS 13 231 00:08:24,710 --> 00:08:27,720 that make it just more pleasurable to use all around. 232 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:29,690 You can now save files locally to the iPhone 233 00:08:29,690 --> 00:08:31,760 and the iPad, which is arguably more important. 234 00:08:31,760 --> 00:08:33,890 But we'll get to that in a different video. 235 00:08:33,890 --> 00:08:34,700 This is a big thing. 236 00:08:34,700 --> 00:08:36,700 This is something we've not seen in iOS before. 237 00:08:36,700 --> 00:08:39,770 And it really goes a long way in making iOS feel like a more 238 00:08:39,770 --> 00:08:41,809 complete computing platform. 239 00:08:41,809 --> 00:08:43,970 I can now download attachments from my email 240 00:08:43,970 --> 00:08:45,230 and save them in a folder that I've 241 00:08:45,230 --> 00:08:47,930 created inside another folder that I've created. 242 00:08:47,930 --> 00:08:51,020 These are very minute, mundane computing tasks. 243 00:08:51,020 --> 00:08:55,340 But they really do help the iPhone feel more capable, even 244 00:08:55,340 --> 00:08:57,020 if it's not something a lot of people 245 00:08:57,020 --> 00:08:58,670 are bound to use regularly. 246 00:08:58,670 --> 00:09:01,460 Also new to iOS 13 is the ability to silence 247 00:09:01,460 --> 00:09:03,230 unknown callers, which basically does 248 00:09:03,230 --> 00:09:05,000 exactly what the name implies. 249 00:09:05,000 --> 00:09:06,500 If you're the kind of person, like me, 250 00:09:06,500 --> 00:09:09,320 who are beset by spam phone calls, 251 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,240 this should help pretty dramatically. 252 00:09:11,240 --> 00:09:13,440 My only regret is that I found out about this feature 253 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:14,240 a little late. 254 00:09:14,240 --> 00:09:16,940 So I haven't been able to test it too much by the time 255 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:18,710 you're watching this video. 256 00:09:18,710 --> 00:09:22,280 That said, if it does anything along those lines 257 00:09:22,280 --> 00:09:24,590 and has any impact on the number of people 258 00:09:24,590 --> 00:09:27,020 illegitimately calling me, I can not 259 00:09:27,020 --> 00:09:28,760 endorse this feature enough. 260 00:09:28,760 --> 00:09:30,050 Oh, and if you're like me and you have 261 00:09:30,050 --> 00:09:31,500 to rely on your mobile hotspot a lot 262 00:09:31,500 --> 00:09:34,340 because you're just like running around all over the place, 263 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,740 you'll be pleased to know that the hotspot is now persistent. 264 00:09:36,740 --> 00:09:39,440 So it doesn't shut off when your phone goes to sleep. 265 00:09:39,440 --> 00:09:41,750 So when you're sitting in a cab trying 266 00:09:41,750 --> 00:09:43,910 to write a story, something that I have done more 267 00:09:43,910 --> 00:09:45,800 times than I care to admit in my life, 268 00:09:45,800 --> 00:09:47,780 you're not left up the creek. 269 00:09:47,780 --> 00:09:48,620 Thank you. 270 00:09:48,620 --> 00:09:50,120 We've gone through a bunch of things already. 271 00:09:50,120 --> 00:09:52,820 And frankly, there is a lot here. 272 00:09:52,820 --> 00:09:54,950 This video could easily be an hour long. 273 00:09:54,950 --> 00:09:57,290 But probably don't think that's the right thing 274 00:09:57,290 --> 00:09:58,610 to do for either of us. 275 00:09:58,610 --> 00:10:00,260 Now since the public beta is so new, 276 00:10:00,260 --> 00:10:01,370 there are a few things we haven't 277 00:10:01,370 --> 00:10:02,330 really gotten a feel for. 278 00:10:02,330 --> 00:10:05,120 Siri and its new shortcut integrations, 279 00:10:05,120 --> 00:10:06,260 for example, CarPlay-- 280 00:10:06,260 --> 00:10:08,690 because I don't have a car anymore-- 281 00:10:08,690 --> 00:10:11,030 Apple's more pronounced push into augmented reality-- these 282 00:10:11,030 --> 00:10:13,410 are all things that we'll get a better feel for down the road. 283 00:10:13,410 --> 00:10:14,997 And maybe we'll put together another video 284 00:10:14,997 --> 00:10:16,430 if that's something you really want to see. 285 00:10:16,430 --> 00:10:19,940 But suffice it to say, there is a lot going on here, 286 00:10:19,940 --> 00:10:22,580 so much in fact that it really just feels like we're 287 00:10:22,580 --> 00:10:23,700 scratching the surface. 288 00:10:23,700 --> 00:10:25,400 There's a lot to like so far. 289 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:27,470 I think there are still opportunities for Apple 290 00:10:27,470 --> 00:10:29,690 to sand down some of these rough edges. 291 00:10:29,690 --> 00:10:32,070 But in the meantime, stick with us. 292 00:10:32,070 --> 00:10:33,860 We're going to keep digging into iOS 13 293 00:10:33,860 --> 00:10:35,570 in videos and on engadget.com. 294 00:10:35,570 --> 00:10:37,010 So thanks for watching. 295 00:10:37,010 --> 00:10:40,360 [MUSIC PLAYING] 296 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:56,661