Halide Mark II - by Lux Camera

This update includes stability improvements and bug fixes. OK boss, I just copy pasted the generic release notes in the box on the website we're good to go. Oops, did I type that in here? Wrong window. Hello, Halide family! We noticed a bug that affected RAW capture for the 2× lens on some iPhones. If you previously saw some behavior there that prevented you from taking RAW shots, try again now. If you have any other issues, don't hesitate to reach out to support@lux.camera. In the meantime, we're also hard at work on... a new app that complements Halide exceptionally well. Follow the journey on our social media channels if you're interested! To recap our last big update... ==== Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. We hope your 2024 is off to a great start. We know we have an exciting year planned for Halide!

This update includes stability improvements and bug fixes. OK boss, I just copy pasted the generic release notes in the box on the website we're good to go. Oops, did I type that in here? Wrong window. Hello, Halide family! We noticed a bug that affected RAW capture for the 2× lens on some iPhones. If you previously saw some behavior there that prevented you from taking RAW shots, try again now. If you have any other issues, don't hesitate to reach out to support@lux.camera. In the meantime, we're also hard at work on... a new app that complements Halide exceptionally well. Follow the journey on our social media channels if you're interested! To recap our last big update... ==== Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. We hope your 2024 is off to a great start. We know we have an exciting year planned for Halide!

Hey friends! We have a small update that fixes a crash on the iPhone 15, and fixes our custom action behavior in iOS 17.2. If you have any other issues, don't hesitate to reach out to support@lux.camera. To recap our last big update... ==== Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. We hope your 2024 is off to a great start. We know we have an exciting year planned for Halide!

Hi folks — this is a special minor holiday update. For those of you that are short on time: we now support more reliable capture with the volume button on iOS 17.2 and above. That's it. This update also includes fixes in case you saw us ask if you wanted to enroll in lessons a bit too quickly. We hope you have some fantastic holidays and a very happy end of the year! *** Still with us? Got some time? OK: for the last years (we are talking 10+ years) it was actually not possible to take a photo with the volume buttons. "Wait, App Store Release Note, that's not true" you will say, "I even took a photo with the volume button in Halide this morning!" Yes, this is true. Halide has been able to do this since v1.1 which we released in August 22, 2017! The way this worked, however, was by 'listening' to your volume and if it changed. If the volume increased or decreased, Halide would take a photo. We couldn't check if you pressed the button. This led to funny situation: the volume doesn't change if you press 'volume up' at 100% volume, or 'volume down' at 0%. Very perceive users might have noticed that Halide can slightly change your volume when you open it at 100% — that would be why. As of iOS 17.2, Apple has (finally?) introduced an API for volume button capture, and our long journey has come to a close. Now, iPhones on older versions of iOS will still use this old volume changing behavior, but on iOS 17.2 we will be able to more reliably, and simply, take photos when you press a volume button. Thanks for coming to our TED Talk and happy holidays! ==== Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. Thank you all! We hope you have a great holiday season, and we’re excited to show you all we have in stock for you in 2024.

This update fixes a few crashes and other minor bugs. Nothing to call home about. Previously, on Halide... ==== Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. Thank you all! We hope you have a great holiday season, and we’re excited to show you all we have in stock for you in 2024.

Hello Halide users! Halide 2.14 is here, and it’s an appropriate Winter update. For those of you that know macOS history, you can see Halide 2.14 as a ‘Snow Leopard’ update — while there’s no big feature changes that are visible, the actual app is significantly faster, more reliable, and better. DEFERRED PROCESSING In addition to our Zero Shutter Lag feature that reduces delay of capturing a shot to near-zero, we now save those photos faster than ever. In the past, if you took certain types of photos that take seconds to process (we’re looking at you 48 megapixel photos), then if you kept hitting the capture button, your iPhone would get overwhelmed and stop letting you take more photos. Not fun. With deferred processing, your iPhone now waits to finish processing your photos until you’ve given it a few seconds to rest and take a breath. This helps prevent you from missing that one perfect shot! REVIEW REVAMP Sometimes our image reviewer would load slowly right after taking a photo. This is frustrating when you want to check on your shot — a thing most of us do on a regular basis. Thanks to some serious engineering work by Ben, the reviewer can now show images nearly instantly — and even shows a pre-processed image before the processing has completed. It even has a snazzy processing indicator so you can see your image is being ‘worked on’ by the system before it is ready. A fun note: this review revamp is so fast that we had to add an artificial delay to test the new processing indicator. It’s really very quick. It is our best photo reviewer yet, and we think you are going to love it. FIXES AND ENHANCEMENTS Oops, this is starting to look like far too substantial a release note. Does anyone even read these? (if you do, leave us a review on the App Store! it really helps out.) Time for the generic boilerplate: Thanks for using Halide! We update our app regularly to make it better for you. This update includes: - Performance improvements for smoother and faster experience. - Bug fixes to ensure a more reliable app. - Minor enhancements to improve usability. Thank you all! We hope you have a great holiday season, and we’re excited to show you all we have in stock for you in 2024.

We're constantly working to make the app better based on your feedback and bug reports! This update: - Fixes a screen layout issue on older versions of iOS. - Adds a few missing translations. Remember, if you're running into problems, you can always reach our tiny team via in-app support or just an email to support@lux.camera. We're here to help, and we're working really hard on making the app great. If you love Halide, please leave us a review in the App Store! It really helps. ---- Back to the big update: Lights. Camera. Action Button. Halide 2.13 is here, and it’s an especially powerful update for all our iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users. Not only do we pack in support to get the best shots from your new cameras — we enable you to do something that no camera on an iPhone has ever been able to do. Let’s dig in. ACTION BUTTON AND IN-APP TRIGGERS Action button on iPhone lets you quickly call up an app from anywhere or even perform a set of actions with a Shortcut. But Halide takes this even further: with the new Action Button menu in Halide, you can configure your Action button to trigger Halide features. Outside of Halide, pressing the Action button will open Halide, but in Halide, it can: - Toggle manual or autofocus - Cycle through your lenses - Switch between auto and manual exposure modes - Switch between 12 and 48MP capture modes - Toggle RAW capture - and even capture a photo! (though, with a delay - we suggest using the volume button instead) We also offer a quick setup and help with configuring the Action button to just open Halide with no triggers, or a custom Halide Shortcut that opens a menu with various options like Silent mode, Flashlight, Rotation Lock, Camera Video, Camera Photo and Halide*. This lets you set up and use the new button in ways you’ve never even imagined. We’re really excited to see what you think and how you’re going to be using it! *please note that using other actions or shortcuts than ‘Open Halide with In-App Triggers’ will disable In-App Triggers. ZERO SHUTTER LAG When you tap capture, it will immediately capture what was in the viewfinder. Note: it cannot support the following modes: - Flash Photos - Manual-Exposure - Dual-Camera Depth Photos (i.e. “Constituent Photo Delivery”) - Bracket captures (e.g. SmartRAW) RESPONSIVE CAPTURE When you smash that capture button, we may temporarily reduce quality to prioritize speed and ensure you don't lose any shots. You can disable this in settings. HDR RENDERING We now render HDR in the photo reviewer WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK! If you love Halide, consider leaving a review. They go a long way! If you have any issues or other feedback, please let us know at support@lux.camera.

We're constantly working to make the app better based on your feedback and bug reports! This update: - Fixes a rare issue where locking and unlocking your iPhone causes the layout to appear wonky. - Fixes a home screen widget sometimes not loading with the correct zoom factor. - Improves some camera plumbing, which helps our support person diagnose problems. Remember, if you're running into problems, you can always reach our tiny team via in-app support or just an email to support@lux.camera. We're here to help, and we're working really hard on making the app great. If you love Halide, please leave us a review in the App Store! It really helps. ---- Back to the big update: Lights. Camera. Action Button. Halide 2.13 is here, and it’s an especially powerful update for all our iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users. Not only do we pack in support to get the best shots from your new cameras — we enable you to do something that no camera on an iPhone has ever been able to do. Let’s dig in. ACTION BUTTON AND IN-APP TRIGGERS Action button on iPhone lets you quickly call up an app from anywhere or even perform a set of actions with a Shortcut. But Halide takes this even further: with the new Action Button menu in Halide, you can configure your Action button to trigger Halide features. Outside of Halide, pressing the Action button will open Halide, but in Halide, it can: - Toggle manual or autofocus - Cycle through your lenses - Switch between auto and manual exposure modes - Switch between 12 and 48MP capture modes - Toggle RAW capture - and even capture a photo! (though, with a delay - we suggest using the volume button instead) We also offer a quick setup and help with configuring the Action button to just open Halide with no triggers, or a custom Halide Shortcut that opens a menu with various options like Silent mode, Flashlight, Rotation Lock, Camera Video, Camera Photo and Halide*. This lets you set up and use the new button in ways you’ve never even imagined. We’re really excited to see what you think and how you’re going to be using it! *please note that using other actions or shortcuts than ‘Open Halide with In-App Triggers’ will disable In-App Triggers. ZERO SHUTTER LAG When you tap capture, it will immediately capture what was in the viewfinder. Note: it cannot support the following modes: - Flash Photos - Manual-Exposure - Dual-Camera Depth Photos (i.e. “Constituent Photo Delivery”) - Bracket captures (e.g. SmartRAW) RESPONSIVE CAPTURE When you smash that capture button, we may temporarily reduce quality to prioritize speed and ensure you don't lose any shots. You can disable this in settings. HDR RENDERING We now render HDR in the photo reviewer WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK! If you love Halide, consider leaving a review. They go a long way! If you have any issues or other feedback, please let us know at support@lux.camera.

We're constantly working to make the app better based on your feedback and bug reports!  This update: - Fixes an issue where the format button and / or control readout in the top were being cropped by the screen cutout on iPhone 13 and 14 series phones - Addresses a rare issue in manual mode with the flashlight - Fixes an issue where phones on older versions of iOS would sometimes run into an error while taking a photo in landscape mode or other situations Remember, if you're running into problems, you can always reach our tiny team via in-app support or just an email to support@lux.camera. We're here to help, and we're working really hard on making the app great. If you love Halide, please leave us a review in the App Store! It really helps. ---- Back to the big update: Lights. Camera. Action Button. Halide 2.13 is here, and it’s an especially powerful update for all our iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users. Not only do we pack in support to get the best shots from your new cameras — we enable you to do something that no camera on an iPhone has ever been able to do. Let’s dig in. ACTION BUTTON AND IN-APP TRIGGERS Action button on iPhone lets you quickly call up an app from anywhere or even perform a set of actions with a Shortcut. But Halide takes this even further: with the new Action Button menu in Halide, you can configure your Action button to trigger Halide features. Outside of Halide, pressing the Action button will open Halide, but in Halide, it can: - Toggle manual or autofocus - Cycle through your lenses - Switch between auto and manual exposure modes - Switch between 12 and 48MP capture modes - Toggle RAW capture - and even capture a photo! (though, with a delay - we suggest using the volume button instead) We also offer a quick setup and help with configuring the Action button to just open Halide with no triggers, or a custom Halide Shortcut that opens a menu with various options like Silent mode, Flashlight, Rotation Lock, Camera Video, Camera Photo and Halide*. This lets you set up and use the new button in ways you’ve never even imagined. We’re really excited to see what you think and how you’re going to be using it! *please note that using other actions or shortcuts than ‘Open Halide with In-App Triggers’ will disable In-App Triggers. ZERO SHUTTER LAG When you tap capture, it will immediately capture what was in the viewfinder. Note: it cannot support the following modes: - Flash Photos - Manual-Exposure - Dual-Camera Depth Photos (i.e. “Constituent Photo Delivery”) - Bracket captures (e.g. SmartRAW) RESPONSIVE CAPTURE When you smash that capture button, we may temporarily reduce quality to prioritize speed and ensure you don't lose any shots. You can disable this in settings. HDR RENDERING We now render HDR in the photo reviewer WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK! If you love Halide, consider leaving a review. They go a long way! If you have any issues or other feedback, please let us know at support@lux.camera.

This update fixes an issue where phones on older versions of iOS would sometimes run into an error while taking a photo. Remember, if you're running into problems, you can always reach our tiny team via in-app support or just an email to support@lux.camera. We're here to help! ---- Back to the big update: Lights. Camera. Action Button. Halide 2.13 is here, and it’s an especially powerful update for all our iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max users. Not only do we pack in support to get the best shots from your new cameras — we enable you to do something that no camera on an iPhone has ever been able to do. Let’s dig in. ACTION BUTTON AND IN-APP TRIGGERS Action button on iPhone lets you quickly call up an app from anywhere or even perform a set of actions with a Shortcut. But Halide takes this even further: with the new Action Button menu in Halide, you can configure your Action button to trigger Halide features. Outside of Halide, pressing the Action button will open Halide, but in Halide, it can: - Toggle manual or autofocus - Cycle through your lenses - Switch between auto and manual exposure modes - Switch between 12 and 48MP capture modes - Toggle RAW capture - and even capture a photo! (though, with a delay - we suggest using the volume button instead) We also offer a quick setup and help with configuring the Action button to just open Halide with no triggers, or a custom Halide Shortcut that opens a menu with various options like Silent mode, Flashlight, Rotation Lock, Camera Video, Camera Photo and Halide*. This lets you set up and use the new button in ways you’ve never even imagined. We’re really excited to see what you think and how you’re going to be using it! *please note that using other actions or shortcuts than ‘Open Halide with In-App Triggers’ will disable In-App Triggers. ZERO SHUTTER LAG When you tap capture, it will immediately capture what was in the viewfinder. Note: it cannot support the following modes: - Flash Photos - Manual-Exposure - Dual-Camera Depth Photos (i.e. “Constituent Photo Delivery”) - Bracket captures (e.g. SmartRAW) RESPONSIVE CAPTURE When you smash that capture button, we may temporarily reduce quality to prioritize speed and ensure you don't lose any shots. You can disable this in settings. HDR RENDERING We now render HDR in the photo reviewer WE'D LOVE YOUR FEEDBACK! If you love Halide, consider leaving a review. They go a long way! If you have any issues or other feedback, please let us know at support@lux.camera.