Leica Lux 2.0 Adds Steve McCurry Artist Look and iPhone 18 Pro Support

Key facts

• Leica Camera AG launched Leica Lux 2.0, calling it the most comprehensive update yet to its iPhone photography app
• The redesigned interface uses the Leica Fotos app gallery layout, icons inspired by legendary Leica cameras, and Apple Liquid Glass elements from iOS 26 and iOS 27
• Lux 2.0 supports the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max from launch and offers manual focus, exposure, ISO, and white balance controls across iPhone models
• A new Artist Look was developed with Steve McCurry, a Magnum contributor for 40 years and the first photographer inducted into the Leica Hall of Fame in 2011
• The McCurry Artist Look is Leica's second, following a collaboration with photographer Greg Williams in May 2025, and is also available for the Leica Q3 and Leica SL3 via the Leica Fotos app
• The silver Leica Lux grip costs $395 and includes a one-year Leica Lux Pro subscription; new Lux cases for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max are $95 each
• The Leica Lux 2.0 update is slated to arrive in early October; Leica Lux is free, with Pro at $6.99 per month or $69.99 annually
• Marius Eschweiler, Leica Camera AG's Vice President of Mobile, said the shared gallery, new interface, and McCurry Artist Look offer photographers new ways to develop their own visual language using an iPhone