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- Apple plans to enhance AI features in iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27, including improved Siri and new AI-powered photo editing tools.
- New photo tools include “Extend” (AI-generated background expansion), “Enhance” (auto image improvement), and “Reframe” (perspective adjustment).
- Apple’s updates aim to compete with Google and Samsung in AI photo editing, though rivals still lead in generative image creation.
- A Gemini-powered Siri update, a standalone Siri app, and AI-driven in-app search are also expected.
- These features may debut at Apple’s WWDC keynote on June 8.
Apple is gearing up to enhance its AI capabilities and squash bugs with the upcoming release of iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 later this year. While improvements to Siri are expected, the updates may go even further—introducing advanced AI-powered photo editing tools that allow users to tweak backgrounds, adjust framing, and more.
Right now, Apple’s Photos app lets you fine-tune basics like saturation, contrast, and cropping, or remove unwanted objects with the Clean Up tool. But with the new updates, Clean Up will reportedly become part of a broader suite of “Apple Intelligence Tools.” Alongside it, users might get access to features like “Extend,” which uses generative AI to expand a photo’s background, “Enhance” for automatic lighting and quality improvements, and “Reframe” to adjust a photo’s perspective after capture—especially useful for spatial photos.
If these features roll out, Apple’s photo-editing capabilities will edge closer to rivals like Google and Samsung. That said, both competitors still lead in fully AI-generated images. Google’s Magic Editor, launched in 2023, remains the most flexible tool for drastically altering photos.
Beyond photo tools, Apple is also rumored to be working on a revamped Siri powered by Google’s Gemini models, a standalone Siri app, and AI-driven search within its apps. Many of these updates will likely be unveiled during Apple’s WWDC keynote on June 8.
