iOS 18 lets you ditch Apple’s Camera app for a much better one – here’s how

The bottom of an iPhone on a purple and blue background showing the Halide app on the lock screen.

iOS 18 has now landed with a host of new software toys, but the biggest one for photographers may be a handy new customizable lock screen trick. You can now replace Apple's basic Camera app in the lock screen with more powerful ones – like Halide and Moment's Pro Camera.

Halide Mk II and Pro Camera continue to be among the best camera apps around thanks to pro-grade features like manual focusing and bracketing. Thanks to updates for both, you can now put them on your lock screen, effectively bypassing the stock Camera here for the first time.