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Give the Photos app the features it needs with PhotoManager
Compared to other operating systems, iOS' Photos app has always left a lot to be desired. Fortunately, a new jailbreak tweak called PhotoManager by iOS developer Frozen Penguin can fill in the blanks with the features you’ve always wanted in your stock photo app.
Compared to some tweaks, which just add one extra bell or whistle here and there, PhotoManager introduces a plethora of genuinely useful features that you’ll actually use. For that reason, I found it very exciting to delve into what the tweak has to offer, and I think you'll feel the same way once you see it for yourself.
2018 iPhones to boost camera resolution as Apple orders “above 12-megapixel” sensors
Apple does not boost the megapixel count on iPhone cameras every year, but 2018 iPhones are expected to feature higher-resolution cameras, according to a supply chain report Tuesday.
Review: Moment’s wide angle V2 lens take mobile photography to the next level
Moment has updated their stunning and vastly popular wide angle lens with several important changes that greatly improve its performance, especially on the iPhone 7 Plus.
Yes, your iPhone can snap photos of today’s eclipse without a special solar filter
You can take photographs of today's solar eclipse with your iPhone without having to buy a special solar filter to protect the lens, a company spokesperson recently told USA Today.
How to remove depth effect from Portrait mode photos on iPhone
Learn how to remove the depth-of-field effect and background blur effect from the portrait mode photos of iPhone or iPad.
You can now follow Apple on Instagram to take part in ‘Shot on iPhone’ campaign
Better late than never: Apple has at long last launched a new Instagram account to showcase some of the best photos and videos from iPhone users all over the world.
Former Google SVP says Android photography years behind iPhone
Vic Gundotra, Google's former Senior Vice President of Social, wrote in a Facebook post today that, in his personal opinion, Android is years behind iPhone in terms of photography, adding that his iPhone 7 Plus's dual-lens camera prompted him to replace his DSLR camera.
Latest iPhone ad is about Memories feature in Photos
A new advertisement for iPhone 7 was posted today to Apple's official channel on YouTube along with a new how-to clip.
Titled “The Archives” and running one minute and forty seconds long, it promotes Memories, a new iOS 10 feature in the Photos app which uses machine learning to create animated slideshows, called Memory Movies, based on your best photos and videos.
The Cupertino tech giant also posted a new video in its “How to shoot on iPhone” video tutorial series, showing how to play Memory Movies on iPhone. We've embedded both clips for your viewing pleasure so give them a quick watch before meeting us in comments.
iPhone 7—The Archives“The Memories tab in the Photos app automatically creates beautiful movies out of the photos and videos in your camera roll in a matter of seconds,” reads the video's description.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbpBdMUrqV8
Song: “Her Dreams” by Luca D’Alberto and “Unchained Melody (cover)” by Lykke Li
How to play Memories on iPhone 7“Play Memories Movies automatically by selecting the Memories tab in the Photos app.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iRACH0kVbo
For other iPhone 7 photography video how-tos, visit apple.com/iphone/photography-how-to.
The Memories feature is getting a boost on iPhone, iPad and Mac with iOS 11 and macOS High Sierra—your Memory Movies will be optimized to play in both portrait and landscape orientation and additional memories, such as photos of pets or birthdays, will be available.
Improve your iPhone’s low light camera focusing with Torch on Focus
Torch on Focus is a new free jailbreak tweak by iOS developer Guy Kaplan that improves your iPhone photography in low-light conditions, which make it more difficult to focus on your subject.
The tweak manages this by turning on the LED flash on the back of your iPhone from the moment you begin to focus on an object with your camera, so your focusing never skips a beat.
Apple’s latest ‘Shot on iPhone’ ad features powerful narration by famous cosmologist Carl Sagan
Apple on Thursday via its official YouTube channel shared a new commercial as part of its ongoing “Shot on iPhone” campaign. Titled “Earth”, the video is narrated by late Carl Sagan who reads a poignant excerpt from his 1994 book.
It's a beautiful tribute to Earth following the US exit from the Paris accord.
The ad aired in front of a big TV audience watching the NBA finals, said AdWeek. The chosen passages from Sagan's book are set to videos of natural landscapes, shot by everyday Apple users on their iPhones.
Here are Sagan’s words, culled from a longer passage in the book:
The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. In our obscurity, in all this vastness, there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. The Earth is the only world known so far to harbor life. There is no where else, at least in the near future, to which our species could migrate.
Like it or not, for the moment the Earth is where we make our stand. It underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly with one another and to preserve and cherish the only home we've ever known.
And here is the spot.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpUa7YvhUJo
“Our only home. Shot on iPhone through the lens of everyday users,” says Apple.
The video's description is accompanied by the hashtags #OurOnlyHome and #ShotoniPhone.
As mentioned, the narration is from Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan's book, titled “Pale Blue Dot — A Vision of the Human Future in Space,” available on iBooks Store for $14.99.
How do you like Apple's subtle dig at climate change deniers?
Instagram Direct now lets you send links and images in landscape and portrait orientations
Instagram yesterday announced a pair of minor updates for Direct, a direct-messaging feature built into its mainland mobile app for iOS and Android. For starters, Instagram Direct now supports sending images and videos in portrait and landscape orientations.
Plus, Instagram is just now offering support for sending links in direct messages.
The ability to send a permanent photo or video in landscape and portrait orientations through Direct means you no longer have to worry about weirdly cropping it as it will now show up properly in its intended orientation.
“We’ve added support for links in Direct,” noted the company. “You can share website links with friends and preview them directly from your thread.” As a bonus, the team also has implemented automatic links to phone numbers and addresses send through Direct.
Landscape and portrait uploads in Direct are available today on iOS, with Android coming soon. Links in Direct messages are available today on both iOS and Android.
Today's features are part of Instagram's version 10.22 update.
Grab Instagram for free via App Store.