
With this dedicated OS, you’ll notice some significant changes to the home screen that takes advantage of the larger screen area vs the iPhone. Qualifying iPad devices will now be able to use a dedicated operating system called iPadOS, which should appear as an available update in Settings-General-Software Update. In the past, iOS was designed to be used on iPhones and iPads, but that’s no longer the case.



There are a lot of big and small tweaks made in iOS 13 ( full list) including a battery-saving feature that will also make it easier to see your device in bright sunlight called dark mode, lots of updates to the photos and camera apps, refined privacy and security settings, especially if you use “sign in with Apple,” as well as many improvements for maps, reminders and Siri.
