Apple did not specify any specific details for the macOS Catalina release.Apple at its annual event announced today that it will release updates for iOS 13, macOS Catalina, and watchOS 6 in the coming days. The company will make iOS 13 available to consumers for download on September 19, macOS Catalina will be available in October, and the watchOS 6 update will be released on September 19. The company did not specify any specific details for the macOS Catalina release.
Apple iOS 13
Apple has claimed that iOS 13 is the fastest iOS yet. The company claims that downloads will now be 50% smaller, while the size of the update has been reduced by 60%. It is also claimed that Face ID has also been improved by 30 percent.
One of the main features that iOS 13 will bring to the table will be Dark Mode. Now all wallpapers will have a dark mode alternative. The general user interface that includes apps like Photos and Reminders will also have a black theme.
iOS 13 also brings new camera modes, with this update the phones will be able to virtually adjust the position and intensity of the lighting in their studio. It will also allow you to increase or decrease the intensity of the vertical lighting effect. With the update, the company has also expanded the monochrome portrait mode by adding a new high-key Mono mode, which adds a stylistic monochrome aesthetic similar to that used in fashion photography.
With the update, the company has made Memojis more personal by adding more customization options. The new customizations will include headgear, glasses, and broken teeth, to name a few.
Apple macOS Catalina
Apple macOS Catalina is an incremental update over macOS Mojave. One of the most important features of macOS Catalina is its expansion of cross-platform applications under Project Catalyst. This feature, which was introduced with macOS Mojave for the company’s own applications, is now available to third-party developers who can now use this feature to test their own applications for compatibility.
macOS Catalina comes with a new “Find My” application that bundles your Find My Friends and Find My Phone applications into one. It also features a new network search feature, which will help users track their Apple devices even when they are not connected to the Internet. Several new and redesigned apps will also be featured, including Apple Music, Podcasts, Books, TV, and Reminders as part of the company’s new cross-platform apps initiative.
With this update, we’ll see the Apple Music app replace the iTunes app in the long run, which has been a standard with every version of macOS for roughly 18 years. The sidecar feature is a nice addition too, allowing consumers to push any app to an external display.
With macOS Catalina, the company is also putting a lot of focus on AR. The company recently made its RealityKit feature available in its AR Kit 3, which developers can use within Xcode. This brings new AR features to enable new features within the apps.
Apple watchOS 6
With watchOS 6, Apple is focusing on health-related features, including Cycle Tracking to track the menstrual cycle and a Noise app to detect at what volume a user is listening to music accompanied by a notification if the level decibels reaches 90 decibels. New dynamic watch faces have also been added along with various other tweaks.
