Apple will introduce a new iPhone camera feature called “Reference Image” with the iPhone 18 Pro lineup later this month. The feature is designed to “sign every pixel it sees” using the iPhone’s new camera sensor to help show whether a photo was manipulated by AI.
WHO:Apple
WHAT:Apple announces the “Reference Image” camera feature for iPhone 18 Pro that signs pixels to help prove images aren’t AI-manipulated.
WHEN:Reported Sep 9, 2026 at 9:08 PM ET
WHERE:USA
WHY:To help users verify whether photos were manipulated by AI by signing pixels captured by the iPhone’s camera sensor.
