New iOS13 update promises to boost your battery life – how to get it

THE NEWLY released iOS 13.1.1 for iPhones could fix your battery life problems.

Since iOS 13 launched recently, users have been complaining of issues with their batteries draining quickly.

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Users have also been experiencing issues with Siri ignoring them.

This problem is said to have been resolved along with the shorter battery life.

The new iOS software has lots of exciting features so its no wonder that it was draining batteries quicker.

It is normal for Apple to release an updated iOS shortly after the launch of new software so any obvious glitches can be sorted out.

iOS 13 – what is it?

Apple typically sends out a major update to iOS – the software that powers your iPhone – every September.

As well as performance boosts, the upgrade adds new tools to your phone's arsenal that Apple have spent months developing.

Apple officially unveiled iOS 13 – its latest update – back in March, but it has only just released the final version to the world.

iOS 13 features – what's new?

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Perhaps the most exciting new feature is the addition of Dark Mode.

This is a black theme for your iPhone that makes it easier on your eyes in the dark.

It's a long-awaited (and widely rumoured) feature that is already offered by a number of apps, including Facebook Messenger and Twitter.

Also added is a new "swipe to type" function for texting.

This lets you drag your finger around the keyboard to type words, just like the SwiftKey keyboard or Android phones.

Apple Maps is also getting some much-needed love, with 3D terrain mapping (courtesy of Apple flying and driving across the USA with scanning tech).

Other countries will get this eventually, but it's US-only for now.

Apple is introducing a new 'Sign In With Apple' feature that offers an alternative to 'Log In With Facebook' buttons you see on websites.

It means you'll be able to sign up easily (and privately) for websites using your Apple, with an option to share a fake email that reroutes emails to your actual account.

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Each app gets a unique random email address, so you can disable them at any time when you're "tired of hearing from that app", Apple exec Craig Federighi explained earlier this year.

It'll be available across all of Apple's platforms, and across the web.

Your iPhone camera roll is getting a major upgrade too, thanks to artificial intelligence.

There'll be an option to hide duplicate photos, boring screenshots and photos of receipts, so you see a streamlined album of your best snaps.

It should make looking through your camera roll much more enjoyable.

You can split your camera roll into 'Days', 'Months' and 'Years' to see attractive highlights over those time periods, with the AI tech applied to make it look "beautiful", according to Apple.

Upgrades to Siri's text-to speech function will apparently make her sound less robotic, while Memoji are getting more customisable with the addition of new makeup and accessory options.

Spam calls will also become easier to deal with: iOS 13 can automatically silence unknown callers.

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As well as tonnes of new tools to play with, Apple has added a number of performance upgrades.

We've summed up some of the most exciting below.

• Face ID will unlock your phone 30% faster
• App Store downloads are 50% smaller, due to a re-jig of how apps are package
• App updates are now 60% smaller than before
• App launch speed is up to twice as fast as before

How to get the latest update

To get your hands on the new iOS, simply update your iPhone to the latest version of iOS by tapping Settings >; General > Software Update > Update and Install.

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