Halide photo app adds privacy tools, self-timer, Apple Watch app

The innovative gesture-based iOS photo app, Halide, made several improvements in version 1.8. The app adds an Apple Watch companion app to remotely preview shots and trigger the shutter, as well as a redesigned photo review feature.

The app also adds the feature for the user to remove location-specific information from photos before sharing on social media.

SELF-TIMER

If you don’t have an Apple Watch, use the self-timer to take a photo with a delay. To help with group photos, the LED on the back of your iPhone flashes as it counts down. Look for a timer icon in the Quick Bar as well as the shutter button countdown. Forgot the timer was on? Just tap on the shutter again to cancel.

REDESIGNED REVIEWER

We’re adding a grid-view option in our photo reviewer, similar to the built in photos app. We’ve also changed things so swiping horizontally changes photos. Despite this added view, you can still get back to your camera with a swipe; just swipe down to get back to the viewfinder instantly. Finally, we’ve sped things up for users with gigantic libraries.

ACCESSIBILITY

We care a lot about accessibility, and in previous updates we already did a lot to make Halide more usable to everyone. This update is our biggest accessibility push yet, with support for Dynamic Type, VoiceOver improvements and much more. Our camera, photo reviewer, and settings reflect the font size you’ve set in iOS Settings. We’ve also improved how things look when “bold text” is enabled in system settings. As always, this update includes small UI improvements (we keep polishing this gem!) and bug fixes.