Overview
- Night Mode cannot be used in Portrait mode on the iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max, though Night Mode still works for standard photos, selfies, and time‑lapse videos.
- Apple’s documentation excludes the 17 Pro lineup from Night Mode Portrait compatibility while listing earlier Pro models, confirming the limitation.
- Users on Reddit and Apple’s forums flagged the missing toggle, and outlets such as Macworld, MacRumors, and The Verge reproduced the behavior in tests.
- Apple has not provided a reason or timeline for any change, and reports note that low‑light portraits feel like a downgrade for owners of the newest Pro phones.
- Observers point to technical context—Night Mode captures at 12MP versus 24MP for Portraits—and note the 17 Pro still has LiDAR and upgraded sensors, leaving the omission unexplained.