The new Portrait mode is possibly the best thing about the iPhone 7 Plus’ camera, but so far only beta tester could try it. That’s now changed; Apple has released iOS 10.1 over the air, with Portrait mode as the headline feature.
As a recap, Apple combines data from the iPhone 7 Plus’ two cameras, along with some clever machine learning tricks, to calculate depth of field and give you an increased amount of background blur that mildly replicates the looks of a bright lens on a DSLR or mirrorless camera.
