Apple’s new AI photo editing tools mostly work, for better and worse
She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom. Previously, she worked at DPReview.The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don’t think any of us are ready.As far as AI photo editing goes, the new features in iOS 27 are pretty tame compared to what you can do on, say, Google’s Pixel phones. But for the iPhone, they represent a tipping point in what the native photos app allows you to do to your photos.
- ▪She has a special interest in mobile photography and telecom.
- ▪Previously, she worked at DPReview.The most popular camera in the world just got its first set of serious AI photo editing features, and I don’t think any of us are ready.As far as AI photo editing goes, the new features in iOS 27 are prett
- ▪But for the iPhone, they represent a tipping point in what the native photos app allows you to do to your photos.
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