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We hear mostly words of praise from all sides about the new generation of iPhones, highlighting their good battery life, performance and perfect rear camera, thanks to which you are able to capture high-quality photos more easily than ever before. But everything AppThe news didn't work out. The front camera is the one that is receiving criticism, as many users say it significantly beautifies the people who take pictures with it. However, even with that, it should be available soon.onec.

The BeautyGate scandal, as the beautification of people photographed with the front camera is called, is due to a special algorithm in Smart HDR, which suppresses skin imperfections far more than is healthy, mainly at the expense of detail. Because of this, photos look artificial and often comical. However, since this is a software problem, its solution is already on the way. According to information obtained by the Verge portal, it has already Apple is working on modifying the software and should release it as part of the update iOS 12.1. 

In our iPhone XS photo test Max the beautification of selfie photos is not very noticeable. Judge for yourself: 

The problem is allegedly due to the software incorrectly selecting the base photo. Smart HDR, which often favored long-exposure images that lost detail over short-exposure images. It should now Smart HDR based on photos that will capture much more detail, making them look more natural even after editing. 

So if you're already getting annoyed by the overly beautiful selfie photos from your new iPhone, know that a fix is ​​on the way. Beta testing iOS 12.1 is already in its final phase, so its production version can be expected to be released relatively soon – maxideally within a matter of weeks. 

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