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One piece of good news from the keynote is that the shiny new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 will also be made available to developers of third-party camera apps.

iPhone 16 Review: Camera Control is a Nice Touch, But We Are Really Waiting for Apple Intelligence The iPhone 16 introduces some significant new features, with Camera Control being a standout.

Apple iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max Review: Compelling Upgrade With My Favorite iPhone Feature in Years 9.2/10 SCORE Apple iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max Pros Larger screens/thinner bezels 4K slo-mo, OMG Audio Mix is brilliant iOS 18 Cons No Apple Intelligence out of the box Camera Control placement not optimal for one-handed shooting Elegant finishes aren’t very colorful Only 128GB of storage for $999 A few days into my week-long test of the iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max, it became obvious to me that the best feature on Apple’s premium devices isn’t the new camera control button, bigger screen, or larger battery.

Apple has recently released iOS 18, macOS Sequoia, and updates across its other platforms, showcasing significant advancements, particularly in artificial intelligence. The company’s new “Apple Intelligence” system is at the forefront of these changes, seamlessly integrating AI capabilities into the iPhone, iPad, and Mac ecosystems.

With the Camera Control button one of the headline features of the iPhone 16 line-up, developer Lux has announced that the Halide app will be able to take advantage of it.

Halide users who’ve upgraded their iPhones to iOS 18 are now able to quickly access the advanced camera app directly from their phone’s lockscreen without having to unlock it first. Previously, only the native iOS camera app could be conveniently accessed that way.

We all know fashion is cyclical, but so, it seems, is tech. Once upon a time, phones dedicated more space to buttons than screens. Over time, in a trend largely led by Apple, phones have featured fewer and fewer buttons.

Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 lineup this week, with lovely new colors, a new button for capturing photos, bigger batteries, and support for Apple Intelligence. You’ve probably heard all of the headlining features by now, but there are some smaller features introduced this year that might’ve flown under the radar.

According to Mark Gruman, an Apple insider, Apple has added a new ‘Camera Control’ button on its latest iPhone 16 series because the device is many users’ primary camera. This button (Apple hasn’t called it a button even a single time, but it also works as a button) can ease the photography and videography experience, making it more intuitive and accessible, which, in my opinion, wasn’t that difficult in the first place.

Apple is leaning on Artificial Intelligence (AI) features to boost sales of the iPhone 16. Apple’s suite of AI tools is known as Apple Intelligence and it won’t be available at launch.