8 Things to Know About the iPhone XS iOS 13.7 Update

iPhone XS iOS 13.7 Update: What's New

If you're moving up from iOS 13.6.1, you get upgrades to Apple's COVID-19 Exposure Notifications and unnamed bug fixes. You can learn more about those in our walkthrough. 

If you're jumping up from iOS 13.6, you get iOS 13.6.1's bug fixes with your upgrade. You can read those in our guide to the software. 

If you're moving your iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max from iOS 13.5.1 to iOS 13.7, your update includes iOS 13.6's Apple News upgrades, digital car key support, upgrades to the Health app, and more. For more on those changes, please check out our guide to iOS 13.6. 

If you skipped iOS 13.5.1, you get the update's security patch with your upgrade as well. For more on the update's contents, please read our guide. 

If you skipped iOS 13.5, iOS 13.7 also brings that update's bug fixes, security patches, upgrades to Group FaceTime, and COVID-19 support features to the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max. If you want to learn more about them, please check out our guide. 

If you're moving up from iOS 13.4, you also get iOS 13.4.1's two bug fixes with your upgrade. You can read more about them in our guide. 

If your phone is currently running iOS 13.4, your iOS 13.7 update comes with iOS 13.4's changes which include iCloud Folder Sharing, improvements to the Mail app, and a long list of bug fixes.

If you want to learn more about these features, please take a look at our guide. It'll take you through everything you need to know. 

If you're jumping up from iOS 13.3, you get iOS 13.3.1's bug fixes and security patches. You can learn more in our guide to iOS 13.3.1. 

If you're moving your iPhone from iOS 13.2.3 to iOS 13.7, your update brings iOS 13.3's changes which include new features for Screen Time, upgrades to the Stocks app, bug fixes, security patches, and more.

If you're interested in all of these changes, head on over to our iOS 13.3 guide. It'll take you through them in detail. 

If you skipped iOS 13.2.3, you get its fixes with your upgrade. You can read more about them in our guide to the update. 

If you're jumping up from iOS 13.2.2, you get additional bug fixes. For more on the bug fixes, have a look at our walkthrough. 

If you're moving from iOS 13.1.3 to iOS 13.7, you get iOS 13.2's changes with your upgrade. 

Highlights from Apple's iOS 13.2 update include 70+ new emojis for the iPhone's keyboard, support for Apple's new AirPods, and HomeKit upgrades. For more on iOS 13.2's features and fixes, please take a look at our guide. 

If you're jumping from iOS 13.1.2 to iOS 13.7, your upgrade comes with iOS 13.1.3's fixes. If you're curious, you can read about them right here. 

If you're moving your device from iOS 13.1.1 to iOS 13.7, your update has iOS 13.1.2's bug fixes on board. You can read those in our guide.

If your iPhone is currently running iOS 13.1, you get iOS 13.1.1's fixes as well. You can learn more about those here in our walkthrough. 

If you're moving your iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max from iOS 13.0 to iOS 13.7, you get iOS 13.1's features and some additional bug fixes with your upgrade. 

Highlights from the iOS 13.1 update include design updates for emojis, Share ETA, expanded audio sharing, and a tweaked volume indicator. For more on iOS 13.1 and its features, have a look at our guide.

As for iOS 13 itself, it's a huge upgrade for the iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max with a long list of features, enhancements, and performance improvements. 

Highlights from Apple's operating system include Dark Mode, a new swipe keyboard, improvements to Siri, upgrades to Memoji, and more. 

If you are still running iOS 12, be sure to check out our iOS 13 walkthrough. It'll take you through the key differences between iOS 13 and iOS 12. 

If you failed to keep up with Apple's iOS 12 updates, remember that get the features and fixes from all the updates you skipped with your iOS 13.7 update. 

If you're unfamiliar with the latest changes to iOS 12, take a look at our walkthrough.