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Apple clarifies that Texture and Grain controls are exclusive to the latest iPhones’ cameras - The Verge
Publisher description: Apple has clarified that its new texture and film grain camera controls will only be available on older iPhones when editing photos taken by the latest models.
NewsAPI | Sep 22, 2026 | Andrew Liszewski
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Andrew Liszewski is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Apple’s new texture and grain controls for stylizing photos will be more limited on older phones than initially expected. A confusingly worded press release from Apple indicated that the new features, announced alongside the iPhone 18 and 18 Pro earlier this month, would be “available” on older devices like the iPhone 16 and iPhone Air that “support the latest generation of Photographic Styles.
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