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Facebook has added a new app to the Instagram family today. In an attempt to help users stay connected with closer friends—and hammer the final nail in Snapchat's coffin—Facebook has released Threads from Instagram: "a new camera-first messaging app."

One area where Apple has been lagging behind its Android competition is low-light photography. Google's NightSight and the Night Modes on other Android devices have been blowing away reviewers, so Halcyon Mobile stepped in and developed Neural Cam Night Photo: a third-party app that brings these capabilities to the iPhone.

Nikon launched version 2.6 of its wireless image transfer app Snapbrige yesterday, and the latest update comes with two long-awaited features: RAW image transfer and wireless camera control for Snapbridge compatible DSLRs and mirrorless cameras.

PhotoShelter has just unveiled a new photo sharing app that takes the photographer/client relationship mobile. It's called FileFlow, and it allows you and your clients to search, download and share images instantly through the app—no computer required.

Want a fast and easy way to shoot photos in without pesky humans ruining the scene? There's a new iOS app called Bye Bye Camera that automatically removes humans from every photo you snap.

Adobe Lightroom is now available through Apple's Mac App Store. It's the first major Adobe Creative Cloud app to be made available in the app store, which was revamped when Apple launched macOS Mojave last year.

If you're a photographer who often hikes in the great outdoors, the mapping service FATMAP has added a new feature that you may find useful. It's called the Travel Distance layer, and it shows on a 3D map exactly where you'll be able to hike to in any given amount of time.

Moment just launched what it calls the "hugest update ever" for its Pro Camera app, which provides advanced camera features for both video and filmmaking in a simple-to-use app.

Camera Bits has released Photo Mechanic 6, the latest major version of the photo ingesting, tagging, and browsing tool that's designed to speed up photographers' workflows.

Fujifilm has received rave reviews for its cameras in recent years, but sadly the same can't be said about its companion app for mobile devices. But Fujifilm just released a new major version of its Camera Remote app, and v4.0 promises design and usability improvements.

The Tel Aviv, Israel-based startup GuruShots has raised $5 million in Series A funding for its crowd-based real-world photography game, which gamifies photography for enthusiasts around the world.

ProGrade Digital today expanded beyond memory cards and readers and into the world of software with the introduction of Recovery Pro. It's a program that recovers lost, deleted, and or/corrupted photo and video files.

If you've ever handed your smartphone to a kind stranger and asked them to shoot a photo of you, you may have found it difficult to communicate exactly what framing and pose you'd like them to capture. A Korean app called SOVS2 (which stands for "SomeOne Very Special") is designed to help with this problem.

If you'd ever like a quick way to share a particular photo along with the Exif metadata showing the equipment and camera settings it was shot with, ExifShot is a new desktop web app for you.

Before Instagram became a worldwide phenomenon, Hipstamatic was the cool kid on the block that popularized retro photo filters. And while Hipstamatic hasn't achieved nearly the level of popularity as the now-Facebook-owned app, it's still innovating: it has just launched a powerful new camera app called TinType that shoots realistic-looking tintype-style portraits.

Instagram is rolling out a redesign to its profile view. The goal is to make it "easier and cleaner to use," but the new look will also deemphasize follower counts.

Canon's Digital Photo Professional software has been ported to the iPad in a new app called Digital Photo Professional Express (DPP Express). It allows photographers to process JPEG and .CR3 RAW files on the go using their tablets.

Leica has announced a new smartphone app called FOTOS that's compatible with a number of Leica cameras. With multiple Leica cameras supporting wireless connectivity now, FOTOS is one app that rules them all.

The photo editing software company Polarr has launched a new iOS app called Deep Crop that uses AI to crop your photos " like a professional photographer."

Want general liability insurance as a photographer but don't want to pay monthly premiums because your shoots aren't very regular? Verifly can provide you with insurance on a per-shoot basis, covering you for millions in exchange for dollars on the hour.

Moment has just launched a major revamp to its smartphone camera app. Paired with the company's cases and high-end lenses, the app aims to bring a "DSLR shooting experience" to your phone.

Instagram has quietly launched a new app called "Instagram Lite" for Android on the Google Play App Store. It's a lightweight app that provides the joy of photo sharing while barely taking up any storage space on your smartphone.

The Hungarian software company DIRE Studio has just launched Technical Camera, a new iOS camera app that's designed for serious photographers who want a simple yet advanced tool for capturing still photos.

The popular third-party iPhone camera app Camera+ is getting replaced. Camera+ 2 is a new version for the iPhone and iPad that has been completely revamped to provide a top-notch photography experience for iOS photographers.

Google Photos is taking another step towards being a social photo sharing app that can compete with the likes of Facebook, Instagram, and Flickr. Google has unveiled the ability to "star" and "heart" photos.

Have a large Instagram following that loves your photography? 8x10 is a new app that was made to help you easily earn money by selling your fans framed limited-edition fine-art prints of your work. Sales are launched through a single Instagram post.

PIXEO is a new app that aims to make it easier for photographers to find great photo locations nearby. Photographers view, navigate, and contribute to an ever-growing global map of spots that currently features 10,000+ locations.