iOS 13 Beta 1
Release Date ― June 3, 2019
Build Number ― 17A5492t
Darwin Kernel Version ― 19.0.0: Tue May 21 03:52:25 PDT 2019; root:xnu-6041.0.0.112.1~1/
iOS 13 Beta 1 Release Notes
New Features & Changes
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues
Additional Notes
Release Date ― June 3, 2019
Build Number ― 17A5492t
Darwin Kernel Version ― 19.0.0: Tue May 21 03:52:25 PDT 2019; root:xnu-6041.0.0.112.1~1/
iOS 13 Beta 1 Release Notes
New Features & Changes
- New Dark Mode with pure black UI can be accessed in Settings>Display & Brightness or haptic touch on Brightness toggle in the Control Center
- New Volume HUD interface
- New Silent Mode HUD interface
- New options (...) for additional functions
- New Siri dictation within the search fields
- New Family Sharing for improved Personal Hotspot with the ability to "Allow Others to Join"
- New (4) Still wallpapers along with its darken wallpapers
- New Low Data Mode for Cellular within the "Cellular Data Options" in Settings and WiFi when you tap on (i) to view more information on the connected network
- New Audio Sharing with AirPods
- New location control for app to "Allow Once" and prompt for access next time
- New Optimized Battery Charging option in Setting for Battery Health
- New "Communication Limits", ability to combine multiple apps through App Limits and user can request "One more minute" option when you "Ask For More Time" in Screen Time
- New gestures to edit (two finder tao), cut (three fingers double pinch in) ,copy (pinch in) and paste (pinch out)
- New undo (three fingers swipe to left) and redo (wipe to right) gestures
- New swipe gesture "Slide to Type" added the Keyboard in Settings
- New scroll bar scrubbing
- New (38) Keyboard languages
- New Feedback Assistant toggle in Control Center
- New Find My app can show locations of People and Devices that replaced Find My Friends and Find My iPhone apps
- New (3) Animoji (a cow, an octopus, and a mouse)
- New Share suggestion and redesigned intelligent Share Sheet
- New Bluetooth & WiFi selection option through haptic touch in the Control Center
- New Animoji and Memoji stickers in the Frequently Used section of the Emoji keyboard (support older devices)
- New icon for the volume indicator to show what you are controlling when you haptic touch it in the Control Center
- New timer UI in the Clock app that show the exact end time
- New Safari in-app quick option (AA) to access zoom, toolbar, desktop view, content blocker and website settings for camera, microphone and location
- New profile in the Message app when you tap (...) to Edit Name and Photo and set sharing preference in addition to Share Name and Photo in Settings for Messages
- New Arcade category replaces Updates which is relocated to account profile with added ability to delete apps directly from the Updated Recently section in the App Store
- New Share ETA in Maps app
- New profile for Game Center in Settings
- Improved cursor navigation
- Improved text selection with gestures (double tap and drag) and address, phone number and email (double tap)
- Improved multi-item selection with gestures (two fingers tap and drag)
- Improved Face ID up to 30% faster
- Replaced 3D touch with haptic touch through longer press across all devices with the ability to access peek and quick actions
- Redesigned Markup tools
- Separated emoji and globe key in the Keyboard
- Updated Contacts app icon
- Updated Reminders app icon
- Updated Voice Control
- Updated QR Code Reader icon in Control Center with full screen native QR scanning
- Shortcuts app is preinstalled with new Automation tab
- Added WPA3 WiFi support
- Added Playstation 4 and Xbox One S controller support
- Added mouse accessibility support
- Added ability to install and use Fonts in Settings>General>Fonts
- Added ability to set control to download app over 200MB
- Added ability to Silence Unknown Callers in the Setting for Phone
- Added ability to Share Name and Phone in the Settings for Messages
- Added ability to download any type of files, added Downloads location, Close Tabs in the Settings for Safari
- Added ability to warn user of adding duplicate songs and live lyrics in the Music app
- Added support for full page screenshot
- Added support for shortcut triggers (time, location, app, settings, NFC tags)
- Added support for multi-cam to allow simultaneous video, photo and audio capture on selected devices
- Relocated Accessibility to Settings within the initial page and its options have their respective icons. Renamed Display Accommodations to Display & Text Size in Accessibility.
- Revamped Maps app with ability to add Home and Work location or others with a Collections section
- Revamped Reminders app with nested reminders, attachments and contacts-based reminders
- Revamped Photos app to show pictures curated from Days, Months, Years and All Photos. Photos and videos will autoplay when it is in view with ability to apply filter and rotate videos.
- New options when composing a message in the Mail app when you tap (<) for more options such as text size, photos, camera, attachment, markup tools and document scanner
- Revamped Files app with options (...) to Scan Documents
- Revamped CarPlay with additional app support such as Calendar and Music and on-board keyboard for input
- Automatic Updates now available in the Watch app
- Enhanced Beta Feedback is available in Settings>Privacy>Analytics which will automatically install Baseband and Telephony Logging profile
- Added ability to set Animoji and Memoji as contact photo
- Added support for Dual Sim for iMessage
- Emergency Alerts icon is now filled yellow
- Added an Indian accent option for Siri's voice
- Added splash screen with update notes to TestFlight beta apps
- Added notifications for available public WiFi networks
- Added ability to run Spotlight text input as a Siri request
- contact groups removed from phone app
- Music control shows "Speakers & TVs" when you haptic touch it in the Control Center
- Bold Text in Settings for Display & Brightness in Settings will no longer requires a restart
- Removed ability to love certain news to offer Suggest More, Share, Save, Suggest Less or Report in News app
- Renamed Regulatory to Legal & Regulatory in Settings>General with more details
- Maps Public Transport/Transit and Maps Nearby widgets "unable to load"
- Duplicate function and compose button lines when there’s an unread message and you're at the top of the list
- Hotspot works intermittently
- FaceTime video calls switch to cellular even when connected to WiFi.
- 3D Touching an unread thread in the Messages app will cause the app to crash.
- 3D Touching an app on the Home Screen and sharing it with someone not on iOS 13 will cause the Messages thread on the non-13 device to become unresponsive and crash when opening
Remaining Issues
Resolved Issues
Additional Notes
- iOS Release Notes
- iOS Beta Release Notes
- Deleting built-in app can affect system functionalities and Settings app. To restore affected functionalities, download the deleted built-in app back to your device.
- Intel iPhone XR/XS/Max: 1.50.23
- Qualcomm iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 4.02.01
- Intel iPhone 8/8 Plus/X: 2.50.10
- Qualcomm iPhone 7/7 Plus: 6.02.00
- Intel iPhone 7/7 Plus: 3.50.06
- iPhone SE: 7.73.00
- iPhone 6S/6S Plus: 6.02.00
United States
- Verizon - 36.0.1
- Visible (MVNO Verizon) 34.0
- Verizon (iPad) - 35.0
- T-Mobile - 36.5.11
- T-Mobile (iPad) - 34.5
- AT&T - 36.5.23
- Cricket - 35.5.3
- MetroPCS -
- U.S. Cellular - 32.5.9
- Sprint - 36.5.1
- TracFone/Straight Talk/Walmart Family Mobile - 36.0.2
- Xfinity Mobile 36.0.1
- EE - 36.5.7
- BT-UK MVNO on EE- 36.0
- Three - 36.0
- O2-UK - 36.0
- Vodafone UK - 36.0
- Virgin Mobile MVNO on EE- 34.0
- Orange B - 32.5.7
- BASE - 33.0
- Videotron -
- Rogers - 36.5.8
- Fido - 36.5.8
- Bell - 35.0
- Telus - 32.5.12
- Freedom Mobile - 34.0
- Orange France - 31.5.1
- Orange Morocco - 31.5
- O2-DE - 36.0
- Vodafone.de - 36.0
- Telekom.de - 36.0
- KPN -
- Singapore Singtel -
- Philippines Globe - 36.0
- Philippines Globe (iPad) - 36.0
- Philippines Smart - 36.1
- Thailand AIS -
- Malaysia Umobile - 33.0
- Malaysia Maxis -33.0
- Malaysia Digi -
- Malaysia celcom -
- Hong Kong - 32.0
- Comviq -
- Tre - 31.0
- Salt - 35.5
- Swisscom - 35.0
- Eir - 33.5
- Optus - 32.0
- Telstra - 36.0
- Turkcell (Lifecell) - 32.0
- Vodafone TR - 32.0
- Turk Telekom - 32.0
- T-Mobile -
- Orange - 32.0
- Play - 31.0
- Cosmote - 36.5.5
- Airtel - 36.5.5
- Jio - 36.0
- Vodafone Idea - 35.5
- Mexico - Telcel - 35.0
- TIGO GT - 36.5.4
- AlwaysOnline -
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