Apple is now planning to release iOS 13.1 and iPad OS on September 24

[OtinG]

According to MacRumors, Apple is now planning to release iOS 13.1 and iPadOS on September 24.

[tomsem]

And I’ve seen no signs of iOS 13.0 update. Wonder if they have decided to skip it.

https://www.macworld.com/article/343...-download.html

What’s new in iOS 13.1

Several of the iOS 13 features announced at WWDC in June are probably going to be missing from the initial release, and iOS 13.1 picks up some of the scraps. Here’s what it brings to the table, based on what beta testers have found so far.

Shortcuts Automations: A huge upgrade to the Shortcuts feature in iOS, Automations lets your Shortcuts run automatically when certain conditions are met, instead of triggering them manually. Make your workout playlist play when you start a workout on your Apple Watch, or turn on all your lights when you arrive home, all hands-free.

Share ETA in Maps: When following directions in Maps, you can quickly share your estimated time of arrival with contacts.

Dynamic Wallpapers: Colors and designs of dynamic wallpapers have been tweaked, and are available on more devices.

Volume slider icons: The new volume slider shows icons of the type of device connected, such as AirPods, Powerbeats Pro, or HomePod.

HomeKit icons: There are new, more detailed icons for many HomeKit devices in the Home app.

Other tweaks: iOS 13.1 brings a number of other minor tweaks and changes as well, including better iPad mouse support, alpha channel support for HEVC video, changes to adding fonts, and more.

[OtinG]

The MacRumors article pointed out that iOS 13.1 comes out the same day as iPadOS, and they pondered the same question suggesting that iPadOS might be initially released as 13.1 rather than 13.0.

[tomsem]

Originally Posted by OtinG

The MacRumors article pointed out that iOS 13.1 comes out the same day as iPadOS, and they pondered the same question suggesting that iPadOS might be initially released as 13.1 rather than 13.0.

Makes sense, 13.1 is supposed to improve mouse support and for some that will be important.

[ilovejedd]

Iirc, my test iPad went straight to 13.1 Beta before the keynote so I'm guessing they're gonna skip 13.0 on iPad.

[pwalker8]

Originally Posted by OtinG

According to MacRumors, Apple is now planning to release iOS 13.1 and iPadOS on September 24.

I guess that explains why the upgrade to 13.0 isn't available on my iPad yet.

[ilovejedd]

Originally Posted by pwalker8

I guess that explains why the upgrade to 13.0 isn't available on my iPad yet.

Not deploying right away. The new Safari download manager makes it harder to save downloads to Dropbox. Waiting until the Dropbox app is updated before mass deployment.

[Dylrob]

Originally Posted by tomsem

Makes sense, 13.1 is supposed to improve mouse support and for some that will be important.

Well, let's not lose perspective on this: mouse support in iPadOS is officially considered an accessibility option. In fact they have basically just implemented it as an extension of touch assist, a feature which has been in the operating system for years.