The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s aperture

<figure> <img alt="A close-up of camera settings on an iPhone screen inside the Halide camera app." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Lux Optics" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/09/halide.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">A new update to Lux Optics' <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/875919/halide-mark-iii-process-zero-hands-on">anti-algorithm Halide camera app</a> for the <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/halide-mark-iii-pro-camera/id885697368" data-type="link" data-id="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/halide-mark-iii-pro-camera/id885697368">iPhone and iPad</a> adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/995945/iphone-18-pro-max-review-camera-aperture">iPhone 18 Pro's main camera</a>. Halide isn't the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but it offers more finite control over aperture settings than other third-party apps. </p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">The iOS camera app limits aperture adjustments to just four presets, but both the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1000729/moment-pro-blackmagic-camera-ii-ios-app-iphone-18-pro-max-aperature-camera">BlackMagic Camera and Moment Pro Camera II apps</a> expand that to 10 presets in 1/3 stop increments, similar to what most digital cameras offer. Halide Mark III goes even further by lettin …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/1002642/halide-ios-camera-app-update-iphone-18-pro-max-variable-aperture">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>