While it was brief, Apple discussed a new feature coming to the music listening experience with iOS 13 (and tvOS 13) later this year.
Follow along with time-synced lyrics and see a better Up Next view with Apple Music in iOS 13
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HomePod will offer personalized experiences, support Handoff with iOS 13
Apple took some time at this year's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote to discuss HomePod, and how iOS 13 will help improve the company's first smart speaker.
Screen Time in iOS 13 gives more options to parents, offers new limits, and more
Screen Time is a helpful tool for iOS users who want help reducing their device and app usage. At this year's WWDC, Apple introduced new features coming to Screen Time in iOS 13, which will launch later this year.
Rishima brings the iOS 13 volume HUD to jailbroken devices
Apple’s upcoming iOS 13 and iPadOS firmware updates come jam-packed with new features that are certain to have jailbreakers’ mouths watering.
Fortunately, the jailbreak community has a way of porting many of Apple’s latest software features to older versions of iOS such that jailbreakers don’t feel so bad about not upgrading, and a new free jailbreak tweak release called Rishima (BETA) by iOS developer iKilledAppl3 is an excellent example of this.
ImageCorrect brings image-based text replacement to iOS
iOS comes with a native text replacement feature that lets users set shortcuts that will automatically expand to full words or phrases when typed. But wouldn’t it be neat if the same concept applied for images?
I’ve long wondered about this myself, and so I’m excited to share that a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak dubbed ImageCorrect by iOS developer Satvik Borra brings this feature to pwned handsets.
Give your jailbroken handset a clean new aesthetic with Vibrancy
If you’re interested in giving your jailbroken handset a refreshingly-pleasant aesthetic makeover, then you just might want to turn your attention to a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Vibrancy by iOS developer Dylan Duff.
Vibrancy transforms the look and feel of your iOS device by adding bright and vibrant blurs to many of your handset’s user interface. Out of the box, Vibrancy supports each of the following components of iOS:
SiriUnlock lets you access more data with Siri without unlocking your handset
Siri can make interacting with your iOS handset easier, and more specifically, the ‘Hey Siri’ feature comes in handy when you have dirty hands and you don’t want to touch your device. But when your handset is locked, Apple prevents Siri from accessing certain things to protect your privacy from those who may try to exploit her handiness to reveal personal information about you.
While we can understand Apple’s reasoning for doing this, we also understand that some iOS device power users care more about functionality than privacy, and so it would’ve been nice if Apple offered more flexibility in this department. Fortunately, a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called SiriUnlock by iOS developer CokePokes makes this happen.
Safari in iOS 13 lacks the awesome iPad-only features, but iPhone still gets a download manager along with a bunch of other perks
iOS 13's Safari lacks the iPad-only capabilities afforded by the iPadOS software, such as the ability to create multiple browser windows by dragging, but there are plenty of other feature enhancements to make it a worthwhile update, like a dedicated download manager.
Apple offers a more personalized Health app in iOS 13
Apple is reworking the Health app to offer a more personalized approach. The company showed off a variety of the changes coming to the app at this year's WWDC keynote, with plans to launch the redesigned app alongside iOS 13 later this year.
SilentMaps makes iOS’ Maps-centric voice navigation more music-friendly
Apple’s Maps app comes in handy for me more times than I can count when I need help getting to my destination, but for what it’s worth, the app’s voice navigation tends to become a nuisance when I’m trying to listen to music at the same time.
SilentMaps is a newly-released and free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer LonestarX that aims to resolve this problem by replacing the native Maps app’s voice-centric navigation with subtle sound effects that let you know when a critical turn on your route is near.
This tweak makes the Reachability interface a bit more aesthetically-pleasing
Apple seems to be making the shift to larger iPhone displays, and while this is great for media consumption, it also tends to make one-handed usage a bit more challenging in most scenarios. This is precisely why iOS comes with an accessibility feature dubbed Reachability.
Despite how useful Reachability can be at times, its aesthetics sometimes leave a lot to be desired. With that in mind, iOS developer CydiaGeek created a new free jailbreak tweak called ReachabilitySheer to make the Reachability interface look both cleaner and nicer.
Notes in iOS 13 adds a gallery view, shared folders, and more
Apple tasked itself with bringing new features to the stock Notes app, and with iOS 13 the company has achieved that goal.