The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture
The Halide camera app has released an update for the iPhone 18 Pro, offering granular control over the device's variable aperture. The update also introduces new film-inspired photography looks to the app's editing suite.
Why it matters
It demonstrates how third-party software can unlock advanced hardware capabilities that native operating systems often restrict for simplicity.
A new update to Lux Optics’ anti-algorithm Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new iPhone 18 Pro’s main camera. Halide isn’t the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but it offers more finite control over aperture settings than other third-party apps.
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