{
  "id": 6574373,
  "title": "Apple gives older iPhone owners a free satellite connectivity bonus — but inexplicably locks them out of the iPhone 18 Pro’s new camera controls",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-gives-older-iphone-owners-a-free-satellite-connectivity-bonus",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-10T10:23:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "TechRadar",
    "slug": "techradar",
    "url": "https://www.techradar.com/phones/iphone/apple-gives-older-iphone-owners-a-free-satellite-connectivity-bonus-but-inexplicably-locks-them-out-of-the-iphone-18-pros-new-camera-controls"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Apple has announced new Pro controls and Photographic Styles for its latest iPhone models, including the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max and the iPhone Duo. These features offer enhanced control over smartphone images, with tools for adjusting white balance, manually tweaking aperture and shutter speeds, consulting histograms, and more. Photographic Styles provide presets and filters with precise controls for grain and texture.\n\nHowever, it appears that these new features are limited to the latest iPhones, specifically the iPhone 18 Pro, iPhone 18 Pro Max, and the iPhone Duo. Users of older iPhone models, such as those from the iPhone 17 series or earlier, will not have access to these enhancements.\n\nOn a brighter note, Apple has quietly extended its free satellite connectivity features for older iPhone models. This extension applies to devices from the iPhone 14, iPhone 15, and iPhone 16 ranges. Users of these devices will still be able to enjoy features like Emergency SOS via satellite, Messages via satellite, Find My via satellite, and Roadside Assistance via satellite for another year, despite the original plan to phase out this service.\n\nWhile the new Photographic Styles and Pro controls may be locked behind newer iPhone models, the extended satellite connectivity benefits provide a valuable perk for owners of older iPhones.",
  "summary": "Apple is locking some features behind its latest iPhones while extending free coverage for others.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 12,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "CNBC",
        "title": "Apple drops its folding iPhone. Our first reaction, plus the other key launch news",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apple-drops-its-folding-iphone-our-first-reaction-plus-the-other-key",
        "published": "2026-09-09T19:17:12.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC World",
        "title": "Apple's new boss starts with big gamble on $2,000 first folding iPhone",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/apples-new-boss-starts-with-big-gamble-on-2-000-first-folding-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-09T20:00:33.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "Apple debuts its first foldable iPhone Duo - and Samsung is already trolling: ‘Reheating our leftovers’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-debuts-its-first-foldable-iphone-duo-and-samsung-is-already",
        "published": "2026-09-10T01:18:50.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Gulf News",
        "title": "iPhone Duo's folding animation is a feature no other foldable phone have",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iphone-duos-folding-animation-is-a-feature-no-other-foldable-phone",
        "published": "2026-09-10T03:54:11.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Time Out Hong Kong",
        "title": "Foldable iPhone Duo and iPhone 18: Everything on Apple’s latest phones, prices, pre-order dates, colourways, and more for the iPhone 18 Pro, Pro Max, and foldable iPhone Duo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/foldable-iphone-duo-and-iphone-18-everything-on-apples-latest-phones",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:13:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Silicon Republic",
        "title": "Apple’s Ternus era starts with long-awaited foldable iPhone Duo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apples-ternus-era-starts-with-long-awaited-foldable-iphone-duo",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:48:10.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Android Authority",
        "title": "Apple’s iPhone Duo has foldable UI tricks Android should have had first",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apples-iphone-duo-has-foldable-ui-tricks-android-should-have-had-first",
        "published": "2026-09-10T07:51:54.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Press Journal",
        "title": "iPhone 17, iPhone Air, iPhone 16 Prices in India Rise After iPhone 18 Pro Models Launch",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/iphone-17-iphone-air-iphone-16-prices-in-india-rise-after-iphone-18",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:11:08.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "MacRumors",
        "title": "Apple Brought One of the Mac's Best Security Features to iPhone Duo",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apple-brought-one-of-the-macs-best-security-features-to-iphone-duo",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:41:57.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Indian Express",
        "title": "What is Reference Image, Apple’s new feature to verify photos on iPhone 18 Pro?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/what-is-reference-image-apples-new-feature-to-verify-photos-on-iphone",
        "published": "2026-09-10T08:52:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24 Business",
        "title": "Apple's new foldable iPhone: expensive gadget or bold statement?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/apples-new-foldable-iphone-expensive-gadget-or-bold-statement",
        "published": "2026-09-10T10:28:18.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}