Apple plans AI photo edit overhaul
- Bloomberg reported Tuesday that Apple is preparing new Apple Intelligence photo-editing tools for iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27 this fall. - The new Photos controls are called Extend, Enhance and Reframe, with on-device models generating scenery, adjusting image quality and changing perspective. - Apple is still tuning the tools, and Bloomberg said Extend and Reframe could ship later or in reduced form. (bloomberg.com)
Apple is planning a new set of artificial intelligence photo-editing tools for the Photos app in iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27. (bloomberg.com) Bloomberg reported on April 28 that the new controls are called Extend, Enhance and Reframe, and they are being built around Apple Intelligence. (bloomberg.com) (macrumors.com) Extend would generate image content beyond the original frame, filling in scenery when a user changes the crop. Enhance would automatically adjust color, lighting and other image settings. (macrumors.com) Reframe is aimed at changing the perspective of a photo after it is taken, with Bloomberg’s report saying Apple is testing it for spatial photos. (bloomberg.com) (macrumors.com) The project would expand Apple’s current photo-editing lineup, which today is centered on Clean Up, a tool that removes unwanted objects from images. MacRumors said Clean Up remains Apple’s only released artificial intelligence editing feature so far. (macrumors.com) Bloomberg said Apple wants the new editing features to help the iPhone, iPad and Mac compete more directly with Android devices that already offer broader generative photo tools. (bloomberg.com) The software is expected to be part of Apple’s 2026 operating-system cycle, with iOS 27 set to be previewed at Worldwide Developers Conference in June and released in the fall. (macrumors.com) (9to5mac.com) Bloomberg said the tools are not finished, and Extend and Reframe could be delayed or reduced before release. The report points to the same execution problem that has dogged Apple Intelligence since its debut. (bloomberg.com) (macrumors.com) If Apple ships the full set this fall, the Photos app would move closer to the generative editing features that Google and Samsung have already made standard on flagship phones. (bloomberg.com)
