The iPhone XR will soon get a key missing camera feature

The iPhone XR camera does a great job of taking pictures, even though it's a camera phone with one lens. But the lack of lens-based depth sensing meant that it lost a key feature that was available to iPhone XS users: the ability to take proper pictures of pets in Portrait mode. 

The iPhone XR uses software to help the camera regonize depth for the bokeh effect in Portrait mode. Currently this software is limited to human faces but camera app maker Halide believes it has found a fix and it could well mean that you will be taking pictures of your pets with the depth effect in no time. 

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Marc Chacksfield

A technology journalist who has been in the industry for 17 years, Marc is the former editor-in-chief of TechRadar and has also steered the ship for technology brands including T3, Tom's Hardware and Tom's Guide, and is currently the director of Shortlist Media and co-owner of Shortlist.com. 

An expert in the field of camera phones and mobile tech, Marc has been a long-time specialist when it comes to phone reviews, hands-on coverage, reviews and rumors. As a frequent visitor to big trade shows like CES, he has also had boots on the ground for the latest camera announcements and breaking developments in fields such as 8K video.