Student Life October 2019
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iOS 13<br />
BY JOSHUA HODGKIN<br />
Apple releases big<br />
(or less than big,<br />
depending on your<br />
opinion) updates<br />
for iOS on an<br />
annual basis.<br />
Here’s this year’s<br />
update, and it’s leaning on the<br />
less-than-big end of the spectrum.<br />
Whilst the iPhone 11 is great, the new<br />
software is less than perfect. Bugs galore<br />
mean that if you depend on your device<br />
for reliability, you may want to hold out for<br />
iOS 13.2.<br />
I find it hard not to sing the praises of any<br />
dark mode in design. Black backgrounds<br />
and sleek lines are super appealing, and in<br />
iOS 13, the design really pops.<br />
Not only does it look great, but on the<br />
iPhone X, XS and 11 Pro series phones,<br />
dark mode saves battery too because<br />
these phones have OLED displays. These<br />
types of screens don’t have a backlight,<br />
every pixel produces its own light, so all<br />
black pixels just don’t turn on. Neat!<br />
The Photos app has seen a huge<br />
improvement, allowing you to scroll<br />
through the dates and see the highlights<br />
from that date, month or year. It allows<br />
you much more control over your photo<br />
viewing experience.<br />
Now, let’s look at iPadOS. I am a regular<br />
iPad user, using it as a more portable<br />
alternative to my laptop complete<br />
with a Bluetooth keyboard. Therefore, I<br />
take it seriously.<br />
You’ll be pleased to know that iPadOS is<br />
a little more reliable than iOS, from what<br />
I can tell, with less bugs. The update has<br />
more advanced multitasking with features<br />
like Slide Over - where you can slide a mini<br />
selection of apps in an iPhone-sized dialog<br />
box. You can write messages and check<br />
a website whilst writing! Not only that,<br />
but you can see websites in their desktop<br />
format rather than the cramped mobile<br />
versions.<br />
As the proud owner of an iPhone 7 which is<br />
still holding out, I was very disappointed to<br />
learn that iOS 13 would be the death knell<br />
for my battery. My battery would quite<br />
comfortably last me a whole day, now I’m<br />
lucky to get 6 hours. Even the recent bug<br />
fixes found in iOS 13.1 didn’t solve the<br />
issue, so here I’m waiting.<br />
So, iOS 13. A funny beast. The design is<br />
more polished than ever, yet reliability is<br />
at an all time low. Will you risk it?<br />
92 • OCTOBER <strong>2019</strong> • STUDENT LIFE
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