Apple is finally building the AI Photo editor that Google and Samsung have had for years
Apple is set to introduce new AI-powered photo editing features in its upcoming software updates. The features, named Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, will be part of a new section called 'Apple Intelligence Tools' in the Photos app. These tools will operate entirely on-device, allowing for quick edits.
- ▪Apple will launch new AI photo editing features in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27.
- ▪The new features include Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, designed to improve photo editing capabilities.
- ▪All features will run on-device and complete edits in seconds.
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Google’s Photos app has been doing things that Apple’s Photos app couldn’t, for years, and the iPhone-maker has noticed. Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, in his latest report, claims that iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 will come with a dedicated “Apple Intelligence Tools” section inside the Photos editing interface. The “Apple Intelligence Tools” section will include three new AI-powered photo-editing features: Extend, Enhance, and Reframe. Before we begin with what the features actually do, all of them will run entirely on-device, and, in a typical Apple fashion, complete their edits in seconds.
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