Collection: iOS 13

iOS 13

A version of the iOS operating system
Screenshot of iOS 13 in Dark Mode
Developer	Apple Inc.
Initial release	September 19, 2019; 2 years ago
Latest release	13.7
Package manager	App Store
Platforms	iPhone iPhone 6S iPhone 6S Plus iPhone SE (1st generation) iPhone 7 iPhone 7 Plus iPhone 8 iPhone 8 Plus iPhone X iPhone XS iPhone XS Max iPhone XR iPhone 11 iPhone 11 Pro iPhone 11 Pro Max iPhone SE (2nd generation) iPod Touch iPod Touch (7th generation) HomePod HomePod
Kernel type	Hybrid (XNU)
Default user interface	Cocoa Touch (multi-touch, GUI)
Preceded by	iOS 12
Succeeded by	iOS 14
Support status
No longer getting security updates, because phones that supported iOS 13 support 14 as well. Third party app support. Drops support for all A7 and certain A8 chips, including the iPhone 5S and 6/6 Plus, and iPod Touch (6th generation)
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iPadOS 13 (iPadOS version derived from iOS 13)

iOS 13 is the thirteenth major release of the iOS mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. for their iPhone, iPod Touch, and HomePod lines. The successor to iOS 12 on those devices, it was announced at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on June 3, 2019, and released on September 19, 2019. It was succeeded by iOS 14, released on September 16, 2020.

As of iOS 13, the iPad lines run a separate operating system, derived from iOS, named iPadOS. Both iPadOS 13 and iOS 13 dropped support for devices with less than 2 GB of RAM.