Apple Invites App Updated With Three New Features
Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers. The ability to create an event in the app requires subscribing to an iCloud+ plan with at least 50GB of storage for $0.99 per month, but anyone who receives an event link can RSVP for free on any device. Apple's full release notes for version 1.12.0 of the app: • Shared Albums now support full-resolution sharing, so you can relive every moment in stunning detail right in the app.
- ▪Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers.
- ▪The ability to create an event in the app requires subscribing to an iCloud+ plan with at least 50GB of storage for $0.99 per month, but anyone who receives an event link can RSVP for free on any device.
- ▪Apple's full release notes for version 1.12.0 of the app: • Shared Albums now support full-resolution sharing, so you can relive every moment in stunning detail right in the app.
3 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 1 hour. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: centre. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Apple Invites update leans on iOS 27's new features — AppleInsider
- ▪ Apple Invites for iPhone updated with three new features — 9to5Mac
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Apple Invites App Updated With Three New FeaturesWednesday September 30, 2026 12:03 pm PDT by Joe RossignolThe free Apple Invites app for the iPhone was updated today with three new features: shared albums now support full-resolution photo sharing, Image Playground now lets you create photorealistic backgrounds for invites, and guests who need to verify their email can now tap a link in their inbox instead of entering a code. Released in February 2025, the Apple Invites app makes it easy to invite people to events, such as birthday parties and baby showers. The ability to create an event in the app requires subscribing to an iCloud+ plan with at least 50GB of storage for $0.99 per month, but anyone who receives an event link can RSVP for free on any device.
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