With iOS 13, a number of useful functions are being introduced to iPhones and other devices. Some of the features are particularly important for some of us. Anonymous calls - everyone knows this annoying issue. Whether ex-partners, strangers or robocalls - anonymous and spam calls are and will remain annoying. There is now a solution in iOS 13.
The “Silence unknown callers” function is implemented in iOS 13 with the help of “Siri Intelligence”. This is intended to help iPhone users in general against spam calls – third-party solutions will therefore no longer be necessary in the future. If “Siri Intelligence” is activated, different types of calls can be filtered. Siri uses this to compare the incoming phone number with contacts, messages and emails – if the number is known there, the call is put through. All other calls, including anonymous ones, are automatically forwarded to voicemail. The number of robocalls has also increased massively in recent years – which means the new feature should become even more popular. iPhone users can currently block individual phone numbers directly – to do this, click on the small “i” symbol next to the respective number in the call list. The caller can then be blocked further down.
Apple Music warning function
Apple Music is getting a lot of new features as part of iOS 13, including interface optimizations, lyrics support and more. One of the more subtle but incredibly useful improvements is a new warning. This appears when the user tries to add a song to a playlist that has already been added. The user can decide during the warning whether to delete the duplicate or add it anyway. Spotify, for example, has been offering this feature for several years and is particularly useful for large music libraries. iTunes had implemented a similar warning in the past - the new Music app under macOS 10.15 Catalina will have this feature. A summary of all new features can be found at iOS 13 can be found here. (Photo by Unsplash)
