Today was a big day for Apple, as the company announced a trio of major software updates for its three big mobile devices: the iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. If you've already got one of those products, you're probably wondering if you'll be getting a new update. Now we have the answers.
iOS 13 is a big update, bringing with it dark mode, a swipe keyboard, better performance, updated CarPlay, and many more features. And the good news is that it's coming to many different iPhone models:
iPadOS adds many tablet-specific features to Apple's mobile operating system. An improved home screen will let you pack more apps into the grid and let you see your widgets at all times, and you can now run two instances of the same app side-by-side. There are Apple Pencil, Safari, and gesture improvements, too, along with everything packed into iOS 13. The iPad models getting an update to iPadOS include:
And then there's watchOS 6, which will make your Apple Watch more independent by giving it its own App Store. There are health improvements as well, like cycle tracking for women, as well as new watch faces and activity trends. Here are the Apple Watch models that can expect to get these new features:
Apple is offering developer previews of iOS 13, iPadOS, and watchOS 6 today, and public betas will be available as part of the Apple Beta Software Program in July. All three updates will launch to the public this fall.
