Ios tips

Your ‌iPhone‌ isn't going to look too much different when you install iOS 13, with one exception - a new dark theme that's available if you enable it. Apple will ask you if you want to turn on Dark Mode when you first update your ‌iPhone‌ to iOS 13, and if you do opt to turn it on, prepare for everything from apps to the Home screen to shift to a darker shade. ‌Dark Mode‌ is one of those features that iOS users have wanted for ages, and it's great if you have eyes sensitive to light or want a darker theme for your apps at night. Most Apple apps, like Mail, Messages, Health, Reminders, the App Store, Apple Music, and more have dark themes that activate whenever you turn on ‌Dark Mode‌, and third-party developers are also able to develop darker themes to swap to when ‌Dark Mode‌ is activated. You can turn ‌Dark Mode‌ on permanently, toggle it on when you need it, or set it to come on at a set schedule, such as sunset to sunrise, all of which can be controlled via Settings or the Control Center. The opposite of ‌Dark Mode‌ is Light Mode, which is the same old mode that's been available on your ‌iPhone‌ for years, so that's an option too if you don't like the darker display. For more on ‌Dark Mode‌, including how to access it and how it looks, make sure to check out our Dark Mode guide.

Some of the gestures on your ‌iPhone‌ (and iPad) are a little bit different in iOS 13, but they're easy to adjust to. Here's a quick list of what's been tweaked:

• Scrolling - Just grab the scroll bar and drag it upwards or downwards to get where you want to go instead of swiping.
• Selecting Text - Drag a finger right over text to select it. Double tap to select a word, triple tap to select an entire sentence, and quadruple tap to select a paragraph.
• Cursor Movement - To move the cursor when writing a note or an email, just stick your finger on it and drag it wherever you want it to go.
• Cut, Copy, and Paste - Pinch up with three fingers to copy, pinch up with fingers two times to cut, and pinch down with three fingers to paste.
• Undo/Redo - To undo and redo, swipe with three fingers to the left or the right.
• Selecting Multiples - To select multiple items, like messages, files, or folders, tap with two fingers and then drag. Can't remember all these? If you tap and hold with three fingers, an edit bar appears with undo, redo, cut, copy, and paste. Bonus for ‌iPhone‌ XR and ‌iPad‌ owners: 3D Touch functionality is available in the form of Haptic Touch or a long press (on the ‌iPad‌). Just long press where supported. It's available almost everywhere ‌3D Touch‌ was available. New iPhone 11 and ‌iPhone 11‌ Pro users will also need to get used to ‌Haptic Touch‌ instead of ‌3D Touch‌.

Memoji and Animoji have been available on all devices with a Face ID camera, but in iOS 13, Animoji and Memoji are expanding to stickers that everyone can use. There's a new Animoji Stickers app in the app drawer in Messages, where you can choose from already-available Animoji characters in a variety of poses or create new Memoji stickers that look just like you. Animoji and Memoji stickers are available on all iOS devices that run iOS 13 and work like all other stickers so you can send them to people in Messages. You can also access your Animoji/Memoji stickers in other apps through the "Recently Used" menu. Learn how to create and use Animoji/Memoji stickers in our how to.