TO THE DARK SIDE
Although iOS 13 hasn’t introduced the redesign
and overhaul some had rumored, it does
finally include a systemwide Dark Mode that
consumers have been requesting for years. The
new Dark Mode changes the look and feel of the
operating system, darkening everything from
the wallpaper to the built-in Apple apps - and
third-party apps can turn on Dark Mode through
Apple’s new Dark Mode API, though it may
take a few months before all of your favorites
are ‘darkened’. On macOS, which received Dark
Mode more than a year ago, many of the most
popular apps still don’t support the feature out
of the box, though it’s often the case that Mac
apps aren’t as well maintained as their more
popular iOS counterparts.
Users can turn on Dark Mode in Settings, and
it’s possible to add a customized schedule based
on sunset and sunrise, too. Finally, a new Control
Center toggle allows you to activate Dark Mode
temporarily, which is great if you’re in a low-light
situation such as a movie theatre and want to
quickly check your phone without opening a
white glaring screen.
PRIVACY, TURNED UP A GEAR
With Facebook being fined a record $5 billion
over the Cambridge Analytica scandal and
several other technology companies, including
Google and Microsoft, also falling victim to data
scandals in recent times, Apple made it clear at
this year’s WWDC that it means business when it
comes to user privacy.
Its Sign In with Apple feature, for example,
is a new alternative to sign-in options from