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Apple is working on "Apple Reference Image," a photo provenance system that will verify if an image was captured with an iPhone. References to the feature were found in a privacy disclosure included in iOS 27 beta 5, but it is not live yet. According to the text, there will be a "Reference" mode option in the Camera app that users can select. Using this mode will embed provenance data in the image's metadata. Images captured with an opt-in Reference mode can be authenticated to confirm they were taken with an iPhone. Authenticating is done by tapping the Reference badge on the image, which sends the raw image, sensor signatures, capture time frame, and the unique hardware identifiers of the sensor to Apple's Private Cloud Compute (PCC) servers. PCC uses the information to determine whether the camera captured the photo, gives it a unique ID, and then returns an authenticated version to the user's device. When authenticating a photo, Apple receives sensor data, a hash, and the assessment results, but not the raw photo. Apple can refuse to authenticate images from a sensor that might be compromised, and it can retroactively revoke a sensor's past authentications. Authenticated photos can be viewed on an iPhone, iPad , or Mac, and the Reference badge can also be clicked on a Mac. Images have to be captured in Apple's specific Reference mode to be authenticated, which suggests it's a feature aimed at pro photographers, journalists, and others who need to verify images. There may also be a video component, since Apple's disclosure mentions "photos or videos" and "uncropped footage." Reference mode offers hardware-backed evidence that an image was captured with a physical camera sensor, which is useful at a time when AI can generate realistic-looking images. AI images are often watermarked or labeled through metadata to make sure they can be identified as fake, including images from Image Playground . Camera manufacturers like Leica, Sony, and Nikon use C2PA Content Credentials for authentication, and Google also adopted it for the Pixel 10 lineup. Apple's authentication system sounds like it serves a similar purpose. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 This article, " iOS 27 Hints at 'Apple Reference Image' Photo Authentication " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
The Mcon controller balances portability and performance in a compact, MagSafe-compatible design for iPhone gamers. Mcon mobile gaming controller review: A new take on mobile controllers Gaming controllers usually come in two flavors. You'll find ones that are extremely comfortable and capable, as well as those that are small and portable. Finding a controller that is both portable and capable is a rarity, to say the least. The OhSnap Mcon is the first one I've tested that makes good choices on compromises and uses MagSafe for easy connection to iPhone. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
We're a little over a month away from the launch of iOS 27 , and Apple is continuing to make changes. The fifth beta of ‌iOS 27‌ changes the look of some app icons and adjusts Liquid Glass, plus it adds some smaller features that make the iPhone just a little nicer to use. App Icons There are updated Liquid Glass icons for Safari, Siri , Settings, Remote, App Store , and Preview. Some of the icons have been entirely redesigned, while others feature more detail than before. Siri AI Voice Customization Voice customizations for ‌Siri‌ AI have been expanded, and Pace and Expressivity can be adjusted for all seven American voices and the four British voices. ‌Siri‌ AI voice customization is done on-device, so the feature is limited the iPhone 17 Pro , ‌iPhone 17 Pro‌ Max, or iPhone Air . Contacts If a contact you've created has a company associated with it, the company name will show in the contact list under the name and in search. It makes it easier to see more information on a contact without having to tap into the contact card. Create a Pass The Apple Wallet Create a Pass feature is now available outside of the U.S. Splash Screens Apple added splash screens for the Photos , Wallet, and Music apps, explaining what's new in ‌iOS 27‌. Search and Ask Apple made minor changes to the animation when bringing up Search or Ask. The suggestions interface now comes up as the search bar does rather than popping up slightly afterward. The search interface also now has a "Search the Web" option at the bottom of results that was not there before. Apps in Search You can now decide whether search should show app results, and if so, how many. You can turn off app results, have it show four apps, or have it show eight apps. There's also a toggle for showing app shortcuts. Control Center When connected to Wi-Fi, the Control Center no longer shows information on cellular connection. The ‌iOS 27‌ Control Center in beta 4 5G 5G+ is now available in Spain . Software Updates When you look at your software version in Settings > General > About, it now tells you when the last update was installed. Clock There is a thicker font for the Alarms and Timers section of the Clock app. Liquid Glass The clearest Liquid Glass setting is clearer than it was in the prior beta. Mail There's now a toggle for the Personalize Smart Replies feature in the Mail app. It's off by default and can be turned on in the Mail section of the Settings app. Battery The Battery section of the Settings app will now let you know if a poor cellular connection is causing battery drain . Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 This article, " Everything New in iOS 27 Beta 5 " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
In the fifth beta of iOS 27 , Apple is continuing to make design tweaks. There are updated Liquid Glass icons for Safari, the Siri app, Settings, Remote, App Store , and Preview. The Safari icon is a brighter blue with more detailed compass lines and arrows, while the ‌Siri‌ icon looks more like the actual ‌Siri‌ bubble that's displayed when ‌Siri‌ is activated. The ‌App Store‌ app icon is more translucent so you can better see each line making up the A, Settings uses more translucency, and Preview has an entirely different look with a loupe over a colorful background. The Remote icon also has more detail and it's been updated with a gray background instead of black. Some app icons were updated with the initial ‌iOS 27‌ beta release, including Maps, Photos , and Weather, but others kept their iOS 26 look. It's possible Apple will overhaul even more icons in upcoming betas, because the company said it was planning to give icons an updated layered look to better fit the Liquid Glass aesthetic. ‌iOS 27‌ will be released in just about a month. Related Roundups: iOS 27 , iPadOS 27 Tag: Siri This article, " iOS 27 Beta 5 Brings New Icons for Siri, Safari, Settings and More " first appeared on MacRumors.com Discuss this article in our forums
