iOS 26.1 will let third-party apps back up photos in the background

Apple is working on a new framework that will allow photo apps to back up images more reliably. Here are the details.

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Apple's iOS 26.1 update introduces a new PhotoKit framework that lets third-party photo apps like Google Photos and Dropbox ...