Apple wanted to buy Halide for the iPhone 18 Pro… and now the courts are intervening!

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    "title": "Apple wanted to buy Halide for the iPhone 18 Pro… and now the courts are intervening! - آي-فون إسلام",
    "excerpt": "It seems that Apple’s apple is not always sweet for everyone, especially when it comes to acquisition deals that end up in courtrooms rather than photography labs! New reports revealed that Apple had its eyes on acquiring the famous photography app Halide to boost the capabilities of the upcoming iPhone 18 Pro camera, but instead of getting a revolutionary software update, we got a scorching legal drama between the app’s founders. In the summer of 2025, Apple entered serious talks to acquire Lux Optics, the mastermind behind the professional photography apps Halide, Kino, and Spectre. The goal was clear: Apple wants these technologies to integrate them into the official camera app for iOS. But the startup decided to wait, assuming it might receive a better offer from Apple in the future after releasing some updates. However, as is typical of a company that doesn’t accept rejection easily, it seems Apple decided to follow an alternative plan. Just two months after the negotiations stalled, Apple appointed Sebastian de With, co‑founder and lead designer at Lux, to join the design team at Cooperino. As you can imagine, this move did not go unnoticed by his former partner. Now, the professional friendship has turned into a lawsuit in the California Supreme Court. Ben Sandofsky, CEO of Lux, filed a suit against his former partner Sebastian, accusing him of squandering more than...",
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    "summary": "Apple is developing the iPhone 18 Pro with a focus on making its camera a genuine rival to cinematic and professional cameras, which may require rebuilding the camera app from scratch.",
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    "image_url": "https://iphoneislam.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/halide-iphones-scaled.jpg",
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    "article_sentence": "Leaks indicate that the company aims for its upcoming phone to be a genuine rival to cinematic and professional cameras in terms of advanced features."
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