"We always knew people took a lot of selfies, but when Apple unveiled its 2025 fall devices, it revealed that iPhone users had taken over 500 billion selfies in the past year. Since there are about 1.5 billion iPhone users in the world, that's an average of about 330 selfies a year per person. No wonder Apple decided to reimagine how the front-facing camera works on the iPhone this year."
"In the process, Apple also gave the selfie camera a big upgrade in image quality. For those of us who take a lot of selfies, this is welcome news because the front-facing camera has been the weakest link among the iPhone cameras for years. And as Apple's data shows, it may be the most used camera on the phone for lots of folks. Also: I've reviewed every iPhone 17 model, and my advice is something different this year Apple gave all four phones in the lineup the same upgrade to the selfie camera by taking it from a 12MP rectangular sensor to a 24MP square sensor that can take an 18MP image in either horizontal or vertical orientation."
"In fact, one of the coolest things about the new front-facing camera is that as soon as you invoke it, a new button pops up called the Center Stage button and when you tap it then it switches your photo between vertical and horizontal modes without you have to flip the camera around. In other words, you can hold it whichever way is most comfortable for you -- typically vertical for most people -- and the software will do all the work. Even better, you can click the Center Stage settings at the top of the window and turn on Auto Zoom and Auto Rotate. With that, the iPhone will now use AI to automatically identify all the people in your shot by putting boxes around their faces and then it will automatically switch between vertical and horizontal and wide and ultrawide to fit everyone in the shot."
Apple reported iPhone users captured over 500 billion selfies in the past year, averaging about 330 selfies per iPhone user annually. Apple upgraded the front-facing camera across all iPhone 17 models from a 12MP rectangular sensor to a 24MP square sensor capable of producing 18MP images in either orientation. The front-facing camera’s image quality has been improved to address its status as the weakest iPhone camera and to better serve frequent selfie takers. A new Center Stage button enables switching between vertical and horizontal framing without rotating the phone. Center Stage’s Auto Zoom and Auto Rotate use AI to detect people, draw boxes around faces, and adjust framing and focal length to fit everyone.
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