https://wccftech.com/ios-12-1-will-address-skin-smoothening-and-improve-selfie-quality-on-iphone-xs-and-xr/

Apple’s highly anticipated iPhone XR is now available for pre-order and the reviews have started emerging as well. Now, we have some details on the camera capabilities of the iPhone XS and XS Max, which feature identical front and rear-facing cameras. It is said that Apple is working to adjust its Smart HDR algorithms in iOS 12. The improvements come down to previous complaints on the aggressive skin smoothening and details. The changes will be implemented in iOS 12.1, which will probably release alongside the upcoming iPad Pro models. So let’s dive in to see some more details on the iPhone XS skin smoothening and how it will be addressed.

As soon as the iPhone XS and XS Max were made available to the public, early reviews pointed that the camera on the devices smoothes the skin tone aggressively. While it was later stated that the skin smoothing being referred to is the reduction of noise in a photo. Whatever may be the case, the photos did seem to look as if a filter has been applied, which is not always desirable.