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Seven months after Apple unveiled the iPhone 16 and its all-new Digicam Management performance, I nonetheless had blended emotions about it. Largely, the way in which it’s positioned on the iPhone 16 fashions makes it really feel too low to take pictures comfortably.
As I beforehand wrote, there are a few things that make the iPhone 16 Camera Control feature an issue for me:
- Taking pictures with it’s uncomfortable due to the place the button is positioned, and I feel it’s laborious to make use of it in each Portrait and Panorama modes (additionally, I took so many shaking pictures that it’s simply not price it)
- Deciding on digicam settings with it’s slower than simply tapping the display (and with time, it has change into tougher, not the other)
Nonetheless, one thing modified from iOS 18.2 to iOS 18.5 beta. Apple mounted some annoying Digicam Management bugs, equivalent to a serious one which compelled the iPhone to reboot when the Digicam Management button was pressed with the iPhone locked. Apple additionally mounted a problem that brought on the digicam to not work in some situations when launched with the Digicam Management.
With out these issues, I slowly began reusing the Digicam Management performance on my iPhone 16 Professional Max. Whereas I nonetheless suppose a number of the points I first talked about are nonetheless right here, together with the button being too low and choosing digicam settings being difficult, it has change into the simplest technique to rapidly activate the digicam after taking the iPhone from my pocket.
With that in thoughts, this function has change into way more helpful. Whereas it’s not so good as the Motion Button, I nonetheless hope Apple makes some tweaks for the upcoming iPhone 17 lineup. The unhealthy information is that leaked dummy models don’t appear to indicate any change, which implies Apple is perhaps glad with the way it’s applied this performance.
