2.13.0
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 [email protected].
2.14.4
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 [email protected]. 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…
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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!