Standard and award-winning pro-level iPhone digital camera app Halide on Wednesday obtained an replace that brings a set of latest in-app triggers that work with the brand new Motion button on the brand new iPhone 15 Professional fashions.
With the model 2.13 replace, Halide now permits customers of an iPhone 15 Professional or iPhone 15 Professional Max to open the app after which use the Motion button whereas within the app to toggle guide or auto focus, cycle by means of their lenses, change between auto and guide publicity modes, change between 12MP and 48MP seize modes, and toggle RAW seize. The developer says the Motion button will also be used to take a photograph, though there’s a delay so that they recommend utilizing the usual quantity buttons as a substitute.
The builders, Lux Optics, pulled this off by constructing a customized Shortcut that, when chosen within the iOS Settings app and tapping the Motion Button menu possibility, routinely triggers a pre-set possibility within the app’s devoted new Motion button menu when the app is energetic.
We additionally supply a fast setup and assist with configuring the Motion button to simply open Halide with no triggers, or a customized Halide Shortcut that opens a menu with varied choices like Silent mode, Flashlight, Rotation Lock, Digital camera Video, Digital camera Photograph and Halide.
The lately launched iPhone 15 Professional and iPhone 15 Professional Max each boast a brand new Motion Button instead of the normal ring/silent change. The brand new button permits customers to mute the telephone, activate the flashlight, run Shortcuts, and open apps when pressed. Whereas there isn’t any official API to permit third-party builders entry to the Motion Button to create their very own in-app interactions, Halide’s devs have discovered their very own artistic strategy to management the app utilizing the Motion Button.
Sadly, the one means to make use of the in-app actions is to have the Motion button set to open Halide, which means there isn’t any strategy to benefit from the brand new Motion button function with out affecting how the Motion Button works exterior of the Halide app.
The replace additionally brings new optimizations for capturing images with the brand new 5x telephoto lens on the iPhone 15 Professional Max. The replace takes benefit of zero shutter lag on the iPhone 15 Professional and in addition gives further enhancements. When customers faucet seize, it should instantly seize what was within the viewfinder. Nonetheless, this doesn’t work within the following modes:
- Flash Photographs
- Handbook-Publicity
- Twin-Digital camera Depth Photographs (i.e. “Constituent Photograph Supply”)
- Bracket captures (e.g. SmartRAW)
Halide earned an Apple Design Award and was created by the crew answerable for Spectre, Apple’s App of the 12 months of 2019.
The Halide 2.13 launch is a free replace for current customers. New customers can benefit from a free one-week trial of the app. Customers who decide to proceed to make use of the app pays an annual $11.99 subscription or make a $59.99 one-time buy.
For extra data, go to the Halide web site, the place builders have shared their annual deep dive into the brand new iPhone 15 Professional Max’s digital camera enhancements.