Apple is gearing up to overhaul the Photos app with AI tools in iOS 27
Apple is set to enhance its Photos app with new AI tools in the upcoming iOS 27 update. The features will include options for extending, enhancing, and reframing images, with processing done on-device. These updates aim to keep Apple competitive in the photo editing space, although similar features have been available in other applications for some time.
- ▪Apple will introduce new AI-powered features to the Photos app in iOS 27.
- ▪The new tools include extend, enhance, and reframing options for photo editing.
- ▪Processing for these features will be done on-device to protect user data.
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News Apple is gearing up to overhaul the Photos app with AI tools in iOS 27 Lou Hartle 2 e-mail BlueSky Mastodon X Facebook Reddit Tue Apr 28 2026, 03:08 PM EDT · 1 minute read The existing Clean Up tool comes to the Photos app Apple will be adding a slate of new Apple Intelligence features to the Photos app in the next major operating system update, including extend, enhance, and reframing options. Apparently, Apple is developing a new suite of tools powered by Apple Intelligence. The tools, which will be made available on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, are slated for release this fall, according to Bloomberg. Currently, Apple only offers a single AI-powered feature: Clean Up.
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