iOS 27 Rumor Tips New AI Image-Editing Tools for Photos App
Apple is set to introduce new AI-powered editing tools in the Photos app with the upcoming iOS 27 update. The tools include Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, which aim to enhance user experience by providing advanced editing capabilities. However, initial tests for some features have not been promising, potentially leading to delays in their release.
- ▪iOS 27 will revamp the Photos app's Edit window with new AI editing tools.
- ▪The new tools include Extend, Enhance, and Reframe, which offer various editing functionalities.
- ▪Apple will utilize on-device AI for processing edits, but some features may face delays due to testing issues.
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If you are an iPhone user who has wished for more AI-editing tools within the Photos app, we have some good news. With iOS 27, Apple will revamp the app’s Edit window and add three new AI-powered editing tools, reports Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman.Just to jog your memory, the Edit window in Apple’s native Photos app currently offers options like Adjust, Filters, Crop, and Clean Up. With its upcoming overhaul, Clean Up will reportedly move to a new section called “Apple Intelligence Tools,” where it will join new entrants Extend, Enhance, and Reframe.Extend, as the name suggests, lets users expand a photo beyond its original borders by generating matching content. Users can, for example, click the photo of a landmark and use Extend to add additional scenery around it.
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