With iOS 18 and Halide’s recent update, the third-party camera app can now be opened without unlocking an iPhone. | Image: Sebastiaan de With
Halide users who’ve upgraded their iPhones to iOS 18 are now able to quickly access the advanced camera app directly from their phone’s lock screen without having to unlock it first. Previously, only the native iOS camera app could be conveniently accessed that way.
Although Halide offers advanced features like manual shutter speed adjustments and a “Process Zero” option that delivers images without any AI processing, accessing Apple’s camera app was always faster, thanks to its lock screen shortcut. Halide could be made accessible through a lock screen widget, but actually getting into the third-party camera app still required an iPhone to be first unlocked using FaceID, TouchID, or entering a passcode.
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