Be deliberate as you use the Apple Camera and Photos apps in the days before you trigger the upgrade. What is your workflow? What are the options you use most often?
- Open Camera app with swipe left on Lock Screen
- Open Camera app with Lock Screen button
- Camera interface buttons at the top left and right, lens options and modes at the bottom of the screen
- Turn on RAW or Live as needed
- Watch EV shifts away from 0.0 stops
- Burst shooting with Volume Up button
- Photo to Portrait mode
- Accessibility features to increase text size
Geeky Gadgets has several articles worth your perusal. Video links are included.
The iPhone Camera is Reborn: A Deep Dive into IOS 26 - by Roland Hutchinson - with a preview of what is to come. Reminded me of swipe, tap and tap-and-hold gestures on buttons. I am excited to try converting older images to Parallax 3D images that can be added as a Lock Screen wallpaper. There are Photo Styles to be applied before image capture and cannot be edited out in post. Photo Styles are not applied when shooting RAW.
Think about how you share photos. Do you make albums? Do you just hand over your device and let people roam through photos? Do you mark Favorites? How good are your Photos Search skills? Have you used the Siri method (describe what you want in words) for making a Memory? Are you adding Captions to images to make search more effective? Do you look at the metadata for photos?
The iOS 26 Photos App Is More Powerful Than You Thought - by Roland Hutchinson - in the video you will see how the user interface is changing and how to customize it to your workflow. The collapsible lists will work well on the iPhone but how will this operate on the iPad? There are some features on MacOS Photos that have not made it to mobile devices. Will this remain true?
Transferring Data to You New iPhone 17: The Ultimate Guide - by Roland Hutchinson with video from Brandon Butch.
