Apple has released the second major update to the iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 operating systems.
Alongside support for the new AirPods Pro earbuds with an Active Noise Cancellation feature in the Control Center, the new update introduces new Unicode 12 emojis, more than 200 new characters including skunks, flamingos, onions, ice cubes, and new skin tones.
Apple has also added a number of accessibility-related emoji, including a deaf person, a person in a wheelchair and a guide dog, as well as a yawning face and a person kneeling.
The update also introduces a new camera feature called Deep Fusion, using the new A13 Bionic chip on the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro models to optimize images for texture, noise, and details, offering stunning photographs and better competing with Google and its unique photography algorithms, which have been widely considered to be the best in the industry.
Another new feature in this release is a privacy option for Siri.
Users can now opt-out of sharing Siri audio recordings to Apple, and they can delete previous recordings via Settings.
What’s more, Apple has reintroduced the popular Announce Messages with Siri feature, and now users can have Siri read messages via AirPods and their Beats Pro headphones.
Full iOS 13.2 release notes
iOS 13.2 introduces Deep Fusion, an advanced image processing system that uses the A13 Bionic Neural Engine to capture images with dramatically better texture, detail, and reduced noise in lower light, on iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max.
Additional features include updated and additional emoji, Announce Messages for AirPods, support for AirPods Pro, HomeKit Secure Video, HomeKit enabled routers, and new Siri privacy settings. This update also contains bug fixes and improvements.
Camera
– Deep Fusion for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max uses the A13 Bionic Neural Engine to capture multiple images at various exposures, run a pixel-by-pixel analysis, and fuse the highest quality parts of the images together resulting in photos with dramatically better texture, details, and reduced noise, especially for mid to low light scenes
– Ability to change the video resolution directly from the Camera app for iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max
Emoji
– Over 70 new or updated emoji, including animals, food, activities, new accessibility emoji, gender neutral emoji, and skin tones selection for couple emoji
AirPods support
– Announce Messages with Siri to read your incoming messages aloud to your AirPods
– AirPods Pro support
Home App
– HomeKit Secure Video enables you to privately capture, store, and view encrypted video from your security cameras and features people, animal, and vehicle detection
– HomeKit enabled routers put you in control of what your HomeKit accessories communicate with over the internet or in your home
Siri
– Privacy settings to control whether or not to help improve Siri and Dictation by allowing Apple to store audio of your Siri and Dictation interactions
– Option to delete your Siri and Dictation history from Siri Settings
This update also includes bug fixes and other improvements. This update:
– Fixes an issue that may prevent passwords from autofilling in 3rd party apps
– Resolves an issue that may prevent the keyboard from appearing when using Search
– Addresses an issue where swipe to go home might not work on iPhone X and later
– Fixes an issue where Messages would only send a single notification when the option to repeat alerts was enabled
– Addresses an issue where Messages may display a phone number instead of a contact name
– Resolves an issue that caused Contacts to launch to the previously opened contact instead of the contact list
– Fixes an issue that may prevent Markup annotations from being saved
– Resolves an issue where saved notes could temporarily disappear
– Fixes an issue where iCloud Backup might not successfully complete after tapping Backup Now in Settings
– Improves performance when using AssistiveTouch to activate App Switcher
