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‘Apple Reference Image’ may soon allow iPhone users to authenticate photographs
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How the story developed
16 Sept
Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography
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Other feeds and industry voices
11 Aug
Apple could help you prove your iPhone photos aren’t deepfakes
Apple is seemingly developing an iOS feature that can verify when a photograph was taken using an iPhone camera. 9to5Mac reports that the iOS 27 beta 5 includes code references
REPORT · WHERE · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
9 Sept
Apple’s new iPhone camera mode promises to prove your photo isn’t AI
Apple is launching a new way to prove that the picture you took isn't manipulated by AI. A new feature, called "Reference Image," will arrive with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup later
REPORT · WHAT · The Verge TechOPEN STORY
9 Sept
A new sensor in the iPhone 18 Pro will authenticate photos captured in Reference mode. www.theverge.com/tech/992766/...
A new sensor in the iPhone 18 Pro will authenticate photos captured in Reference mode. www.theverge.com/tech/992766/...
OPINION · WHAT · The VergeOPEN STORY
10 Sept
Proof of Capture: Apple Reference Image, but open source and using steganography
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