Malcolm Owen
Apple's fifth developer beta of iOS 18 has made some changes to the Photos app, including one that removes the Carousel view from the app.
The revamp of the Photos app was a key feature of iOS 18, all to make image searches easier. However, in the latest iOS 18 developer beta, Apple's made some changes to what was a previously solid set of changes.
In the fifth developer beta, Apple has eliminated the Carousel view from the interface. Carousel allowed users to swipe from the main grid to see content selected by onboard algorithms, but that isn't available for the moment.
It is unknown whether the Carousel will return in time for the eventual public release, if at all.
The All Photos view has also been given an update, so that more of the photos grid can be displayed to the user. If users have a lot of albums, they are also elevated higher in the interface to make it easier to find.
The Recent Days row, which contains photos and videos from the previous few days, is now showing recently saved content as well.
The changes arrive following a considerable amount of feedback from users of the beta operating systems. Various complaints have been levied about the changes, including how streamlining the app to a single viewpoint made it harder for users to quickly access the elements they frequently use.
The Photos app refinements appear only in the fifth developer betas of the fall operating system releases. It also only exists in the first of the two developer beta tracks, so iOS 18.0 will see the changes, but iOS 18.1 won't until Apple adds the changes to a future build.
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3 Comments
Carousel sucked, IMO
These changes sound positive
Music had it for a while. I seem to remember it being tried in other apps, but got pulled before the release candidate. They keep trying to stick Carousel View in things. They always end up taking it out because almost no one likes or wants it. It looks neat to a developer, but on the ground it’s a poor way to view a big bunch of things. It’s like reverting from books back to scrolls. From discs back to tapes.