Apple’s iOS 13 Update To Include Oral Health Tracking : Dr. Bob's Mouthly Report

Apple’s iOS 13 Update To Include Oral Health Tracking

by Robert Glisci, DDS, PC on 06/07/19



Apple's iOS 13 software update is a massive upgrade that brings a variety of new features to the company's mobile devices that span across its apps, user-interface design, privacy and security, and performance, among other areas.

While other updates in recent years focused more heavily on the camera, augmented-reality experiences, and iPad productivity features, iOS 13 feels like the first update in years that touches almost every single aspect of the company's mobile software.

Some of these updates bring Apple up to speed with third-party apps such as WhatsApp and Google Maps. Others are tools designed to protect consumer privacy in new ways at a time when concerns over how social networks and tech firms handle user data are higher than ever.Health was a large focus during Apple's keynote, as the company revealed that new features for tracking hearing health, activity trends over time, and women's menstrual cycles are coming to its products. But the Health app is also getting support for logging oral health in iOS 13, allowing users to monitor time spent brushing their teeth using data from third-party apps, such as Colgate, in Apple's app.

Read more at Business Insider

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