The 9 most useful features coming to your iPhone later this year (AAPL)

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• iOS 13, the latest system update coming to Apple's iPhones later this year, is packed with new features.
• Only a handful of these new features will actually change the way you use your iPhone.
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iOS 13 is upon us.

The latest major update to the iPhone operating system is expected to arrive this fall. The last few iterations of iOS have launched in September, usually preceding the annual launch of new iPhones, and iOS 13 should be no different.

Announced at WWDC 2019, iOS 13 adds a ton of new features and updates to existing apps, but we're particularly looking forward to a handful of quality-of-life improvements that will really change the way we use our phones.

Here are the 9 most useful iOS 13 features we're looking forward to.

Apple says Face ID unlocking will be 30% faster, app downloads will be 50% smaller, and app updates will be 60% smaller in iOS 13. Apps will also launch up to two times faster than before, thanks to an improved animation.

This is going to make a huge difference in all of your Apple apps: Music, Reminders, Mail, Photos, and more can all be affected by Apple's system-wide Dark Mode, which is nice and easy on the eyes, and perfect for reading in the dark. 

Notably, Apple also added Dark Mode tools for developers so it's easy to implement the new mode in almost any new app that comes along.

Apple updated the editing controls to be more robust and intuitive. It still has automatic adjustments if you want them, but you can also dig into the settings to tweak sharpness, color, contrast, and even add filters. 

But what's truly new and notable here is that all of these new photo settings can finally be applied to videos for the first time. You can also rotate videos from portrait to landscape (!), and you can even warp the look of your videos or adjust their aspect ratio. This is going to make it way more satisfying to film and edit videos on an iPhone.

Apple Maps is about to get way more detailed — first for US cities in 2019, then eventually the rest of the world in 2020.

Read more: Apple Maps is getting a huge update in iOS 13 — and it could finally help it catch up to Google Maps

The Maps themselves will have significantly more up-to-date details about roads, buildings, parks, and even beaches. Apple is also adding a new "Look Around" feature, which is similar to Google's Street View: It lets you move down streets from a first-person perspective and scan areas in a 360-degree view. Also like Google Maps, you'll be able to add your favorites and create collections of places that you can easily share with friends. It looks like a really solid update.

This feature was a long time coming. Finally, the Mail app will let you alter the font style, size, color, and alignment of your text, with the ability to indent and add bulleted and numbered lists. This is going to be crucial for anyone who relies on Apple's Mail app to send work emails.

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