The Stalman Podcast 143: Apple AI at WWDC, with Sebastian de With & Ben Sandofsky
Jun 13, 2024
Sebastian de With and Ben Sandofsky, co-founders of the innovative camera apps Halide and Kino, dive into the latest WWDC announcements. They discuss the exciting integration of third-party camera apps from the lock screen and highlight upcoming stabilization APIs aimed at leveling the playing field for developers. The duo also analyzes Apple's new Photo Cleanup feature and the implications of generative AI in photography. Moreover, they explore how Apple's focus on privacy and on-device intelligence shapes the future of mobile imaging.
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Enable Fast Lock‑Screen Launch
- Use the new lock-screen camera integration to give users instant access to your third-party camera app.
- Configure background-running and lock-screen permissions so your app launches as fast as the built-in camera.
Stabilization Now Available To Developers
- Apple extended first‑party stabilization APIs to third‑party apps, improving capture quality across apps.
- Expect Apple to roll out refinements over time as they stabilize internal deployments.
Photo Cleanup Is Conservative And Traceable
- Photo Cleanup augments object detection by removing subjects and in‑painting backgrounds on-device.
- Apple will flag edited photos in metadata so consumers can tell when images were cleaned up.