India, Dec. 4 -- Apple's latest iPhone 17 Pro models have launched with several camera changes, but users have noticed the absence of a feature that many relied on for low-light portraits. The company has quietly removed the ability to use Night Mode while capturing Portrait shots, which ends a capability that first appeared four years ago.

Apple introduced Night Mode in 2019 with the iPhone 11 to help users take clearer photos in dark environments. A year later, the iPhone 12 Pro lineup became the first to offer Night Mode Portraits by using the LiDAR scanner to gather depth data in low-light settings. Apple expanded this system over subsequent releases and continued upgrading the camera hardware with larger sensors.

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