AirPods

Apple only added “Hey Siri” support to the AirPods a couple of months ago, but now iOS 13 will take it a step further by allowing users to listen to and respond to incoming messages without requiring any other interaction. Presumably enabled as an option, incoming messages will be read back automatically, and users will be able to reply directly with their voice.

Apple is also adding Audio Sharing in iOS 13, and while Federighi didn’t elaborate on the feature, it sounds like it will be as simple as tapping two iPhones together to allow users to listen to the same music or podcast through their own individual AirPods. It’s unclear if this is the dual-Bluetooth support that’s rumoured to be coming; rumours have suggested that’s an iPhone 11 feature, but since it technically only requires Bluetooth 5.0, it’s certainly possible for Apple to add it as part of iOS 13.