Apple removed a Night mode photo feature from the iPhone 17 Pro

iPhone 17 Pro models person been near successful the dark. | Image: The Verge

iPhone 17 Pro users person less ways to instrumentality photographs successful low-light conditions compared to those utilizing older iPhone models. Specifically, the enactment to prime Night mode erstwhile taking snaps successful Portrait mode — which gives the camera app an artsy depth-of-field effect — isn’t supported connected iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max devices, per a support guide connected Apple’s website.

The enactment page, seen via 9to5Mac, includes a database of models that are compatible with assorted Night mode features. While Night mode is inactive disposable for the standard Photo mode, selfies, and time-lapse videos connected iPhone 17 Pro devices, the exemplary isn’t included successful the compatibility database for Portrait mode. Here’s the afloat database of compatible models:

• iPhone 16 Pro / Pro Max
• iPhone 15 Pro / Pro Max
• iPhone 14 Pro / Pro Max
• iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max
• iPhone 12 Pro / Pro Max

iPhone 17 Pro users on Reddit reported that the diagnostic wasn’t determination past month. My workfellow Tom Warren besides says that Night Mode is missing from the Portrait mode connected his ain iPhone 17 Pro — thing helium thought “was a bug.” Apple hasn’t explained wherefore it removed the diagnostic connected its latest Pro models, oregon if it volition beryllium added successful the future.

We person reached retired to Apple for comment.

iPhone 17 Pro users tin inactive instrumentality Night mode photos and videos crossed different camera modes. Portrait mode users who bask the sharper taxable absorption and blurring inheritance effects volition beryllium missing out, however, making low-light photography consciousness similar a downgraded acquisition connected Apple’s existent flagship phone.