50 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2019
iOSCENTRAL SAFARI ON iPADOS 13Safari’s new
“desktop-class
browsing.” If a
writer has one
Safari webpage
open on the left
side of the Split
View screen, she
can open another
Safari webpage on
the right side with
Google Docs,
either for writing a
draft or compiling
notes.
Similarly, she’ll be
able to pair Safari
pages with other
apps such as Notes or iA Writer in multiple
Split View windows, all of which will be easily
visible through Exposé. Impressively, Safari in
iPadOS 13 also grants access to the full range
of toolbar options while in Split-View mode,
which should remove some of the
productivity speed bumps that formerly
tarnished the experience.
BETTER TOOLBAR OPTIONS
In addition to the Download Manager,
iPadOS 13 introduces some other
improvements to the toolbar. For instance,
you’ll see an “Aa” icon that, when pressed,
gives you options for changing the text size
of a website, an option to see the mobile
version of a site (as mentioned above), or a
handy toggle for switching to Reader View.
You’ll also be able to hide the toolbar itself.RESIZE PHOTOS FOR UPLOADS
For years we’ve been able to resize
photos that we upload to the Mail app,
either to Small, Medium, Large or Actual
Size. It’s a handy way of making sure you
don’t unnecessarily cause someone to
reach their cellular data cap or don’t go
overboard when you just want to show
someone a simple photo.
With iPadOS, Safari will have the same
feature, which will be great for uploading
images to social media. ■Pressing the “AA” icon gives you options for changing the settings.