Apple added a native Dark mode to the iPhone and iPad with its 2019 iOS builds

Speaking about the iPad, this year Apple released a dedicated iPadOS 13 for its tablets. One-third of all eligible iPads are using iPadOS 13 while the majority, 51%, continue to run iOS 12 on their tablet. 16% have an even older iOS version installed. Sticking with iPad models launched in the last four years, 41% have iPadOS 13 installed, 51% are running iOS 12 and 8% are being driven by an older iOS version.

With the iOS 13 update, Apple has added a native Dark mode, reduced the size of app downloads and updates making them faster, and apps will now load on the iPhone up to 2 times faster. Face ID is also faster, Apple Maps shows more details, the Photos app is revamped and the virtual QWERTY keyboard gets a native swipe to type function. On iPadOS 13, iPad users can fit more app icons on the home screen, shrink the virtual QWERTY keyboard, use the native swipe to type feature on the keyboard, and receive desktop websites by default on Safari. Highlighting text is easier and a three-finger gesture is used to quickly cut & paste text. With iPadOS 13, Apple’s tablets will also get a native Dark mode.

If the iOS adoption rate this year follows what happened last year, we could see iOS 13 on 75% of compatible iPhones by next month, hitting 85% by next summer and 90% a month before iOS 14 is released next September.