Apple’s new Texture and Grain controls for Photographic Styles are not available on iPhones other than the latest iPhone 18 Pro models and upcoming iPhone Duo, despite the company’s original wording suggesting otherwise.
When Apple announced the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max earlier this month, its Newsroom press release said the new Texture and Grain controls would be “available in iOS 27 on iPhone models that support the latest generation of Photographic Styles.”
That original wording is preserved in copies of Apple’s launch-day press release distributed through Business Wire and Notice Nearby. Elsewhere, in Apple’s User Guide for iOS 27, devices that support the “latest generation Photographic Styles” are listed as the iPhone 16 series, iPhone 17 series, iPhone Air, and iPhone 18 Pro models.
Apple has since changed the footnote on its iPhone 18 Pro Newsroom announcement. It now says Texture and Grain controls are available “only for photos captured on iPhone 18 Pro models and with the Ultra Wide, Main, and Center Stage cameras on the iPhone Duo.”
Apple also states definitively in its iOS 27 User Guide that changing the texture of a photo can be achieved “on iPhone 18 Pro models.”
wtf? Apple now says that the texture and grain will NOT be coming to older iPhones
there’s no reason why this shouldn’t be coming to older iPhones
this is what i despise about Apple. new software camera features almost never make it to older iPhones, even though those are… https://t.co/8FM6MQV01F pic.twitter.com/yiO1nDiuFF
— Noah Cat (@Cartidise) September 22, 2026
Whether Apple initially intended to bring the controls to older devices and subsequently changed its plans is unclear, and Apple has not commented on the revision. Either way, the original compatibility information looks like it was published in error.
Photographic Styles are tone presets that adjust the color and warmth of a photo, while preserving skin tones. If you have an iPhone 18 Pro, check out our how-to guide to make the most out of the feature.
This article, “Apple Quietly Excludes Older iPhones From New Camera Feature” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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