The iOS 15.2 beta 2 update adds a toggle to turn Macro mode entirely off on an iPhone 13 Pro and Pro Max. Macro mode is available on the latest iPhone Pro models and lets the take close-up shots by using the ultrawide camera. With iOS 15.1, Apple provided s with the ability to turn off automatic switching. This meant the could still toggle it on by choosing the 0.5x ultrawide camera and getting super close to a subject.
With automatic switching turned on, and older iPhones (including older Pro models) don't Macro mode.
As of iOS 15.2 beta 2, Apple is now letting s completely turn off Macro mode, as pointed out by zollotech and 9to5 Mac. In order to disable Macro mode, the will first need to head to Settings, then to Camera, and then turn off Auto Macro. From there, the will be able to head back to the camera app, and when they are close to a subject, a new icon appears in the bottom right corner. Simply tapping the icon (it looks like a flower) disables Macro mode.
Putting The Pro In Pro
It's strange that Apple is still restricting certain toggles and options, at least initially. The ability to toggle Auto Macro mode did not come until a few months after the iPhone 13's release, and the ability to completely disable it is only now starting to arrive. Realistically, Apple needs to have a "Pro" mode with manual controls and toggles for those that know what they're doing and want to adjust everything. Instead, Apple seems to wait for and complaints before adding specific toggles for the camera's features.
As this is a beta, there is always the chance that Apple might remove the toggle before release. However, that's probably unlikely to happen, considering a toggle to turn off Macro mode shouldn't overlap or break other functionality in the camera app. As 9to5 Mac points out, there's a second toggle for Auto Macro under Settings > Camera > Preserve that s might need to toggle off as well. Otherwise, the toggle for turning off Macro might not appear the next time they open the iPhone's camera app.
Source: zollotech/YouTube, 9to5 Mac