13 introduces a Dark Mode API, so developers
will be able to make their third-party apps
compatible, and websites can tap into Dark
Mode strings to trigger darker CSS, too.
Some of the App Store’s most-used apps, like
Facebook, are yet to be transformed, though
we’re expecting developers to issue updates
in the coming weeks.
MAKING PRIVACY A BIG DEAL
Over the past couple of years, Apple has
been ramping up its privacy efforts to
demonstrate to consumers why the iOS and
macOS ecosystem is preferred over Chrome
and Android. In a highly competitive move,
Apple fired shots at Facebook and Google and
its latest privacy-focused feature, Sign in with
Apple, is designed to serve as an alternative to
sign-in options from those tech giants. Though
such services are super convenient and negate
the need for a password, they track your
profile and collect data as you travel around
the web, selling it on to advertisers for future
marketing purposes. Sign in with Apple, on the
other hand, does not track or profile you when
you use the feature, and it has some in-built
benefits to boot.
You can use Sign in with Apple in the same way
as you’d use Sign in with Facebook, except you’ll
use your Apple ID. Because of that, there’s no
need to create a login name or email address
or provide other information - and you can
authenticate every login via Face ID or Touch
ID, backed up by two-factor authentication to
create the most secure login alternative.