
Halide 1.8: Timing Is Everything
Right on the heels of our last huge update, we’re here to bring something entirely new to your iPhones. Halide 1.8 is here, and it’s a huge one. This major update packs an Apple Watch companion app, a new Self-Timer feature, a completely redesigned photo reviewer, lots of design tweaks, but also two new areas of focus for us: we worked to make big pushes in Accessibility and Privacy. Let’s dive in! New in Halide 1.8: Apple Watch Companion App The Apple Watch is an excellent companion to the iPhone, so it seemed natural to build an app to remotely frame shots, trigger Halide’s shutter and set timers. The Halide Apple Watch app is blazing fast and shows a realtime preview for easy shooting. To use the Apple Watch app, just launch Halide on your iPhone and then open the Halide Apple Watch app. New Self Timer For users without an Apple Watch, Halide now also lets you set a timer of 3, 10, or 30 seconds. When the timer is active, the shutter button stays depressed and shows a countdown in the icon and around the shutter button itself. Halide also uses the iPhone flash to show the progress of..