Apple took the wraps off of its latest version of iOS at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference on June 3 (read our full coverage). The new iOS 13 will bring sweeping changes to how photographs and videos are organized in the native Photos app, with a focus on cutting through the clutter. The editing interface has also been completely redesigned, and editing controls will now work for videos as well. The Portrait Lighting effect has also seen minor enhancements.
Anyone who uses their iPhone’s camera for more than just taking pretty pictures — from capturing receipts to digitizing documents — knows how quickly your photo library can fill up with junk. Apple is introducing a solution to this problem in iOS 13, which uses machine learning to intelligently hide this clutter, as well as duplicate images, leaving a streamlined view of just the photos you want to see most.
You’ll see the effect of this in the new Photos tab. In addition to cutting out the clutter, photos and videos are now arranged in a more creative grid that allows for thumbnails to be displayed at different sizes. This emphasizes your best photos by displaying them at full-width. Videos will also be easier to see thanks to autoplaying thumbnails in grid view.
While iOS 12 had somewhat powerful photo-editing features built-in, the presentation of those features left much to be desired. The new iOS rearranges the controls to put them even closer to your fingertips, with things like exposure, contrast, saturation, and white balance shown simultaneously at the bottom of the screen.
Those same adjustments are coming to video. The built-in video-editing capabilities of iOS were previously limited to trimming the length of the video, but in iOS 13, you will be finally be able to adjust exposure, color, sharpness, and much more, just like they can with a photo. You’ll also be able to straighten crooked video and, importantly, rotate a video if, say, a horizontal video is improperly displaying in vertical orientation.
Apple also showed off a new feature for its Portrait Lighting mode, which uses depth mapping to add simulated studio lighting effects. In iOS 13, you can now change the distance of the virtual light, which will realistically effect how it falls on your subject’s face. The effect was subtle when demonstrated on stage, but we prefer that to it being over the top.
The new iOS 13 is currently in developer preview. A public beta will arrive later this month, with the full release coming in fall 2019.
Are you tired of paying for streaming services you never watch just to get a phone plan feature you actually want? T-Mobile has good news for you! The carrier is rolling out new plans, called T-Mix, in early November to replace its old Experience lineup with a build-your-own perks system called Picks.
The benefits you choose vary from streaming and gaming to food delivery, AI, satellite service, and phone discounts. But if you are satisfied with your existing plan, you can keep it.
Merely days after the iPhone Duo hit the shelves, images of broken screens on the phone started popping up across social media. Until now, it’s been unclear what’s causing the line of defective pixels that appears vertically along the crease, as well as horizontally, on the phone’s inner display.
Apple has finally acknowledged the issue, which has shown up on iPhone Duo units owned by customers as well as demo units in stores. In a statement shared with Bloomberg, Apple says that not all iPhone Duo units are affected and that those that are tend to show the display fault early on. The company added that users who experience problems with their iPhone Duo display should contact AppleCare for a replacement.
Not long ago, Apple treated independent repair like an act of outright hostility. The Cupertino giant locked down parts with serial-number pairing, while repair tools remained firmly out of reach of anyone outside its authorized repair network. More importantly, the company waged a legal and lobbying battle against right-to-repair legislation.
I've covered enough of these fights over the years to know what a shift looks like. That's why what happened in October 2026 genuinely caught me off guard. The day the iPhone Duo went on sale, what may be the most mechanically complex iPhone to date, Apple pulled off a surprising about-face. It published teardown-style repair manuals for a handful of major components.