Apple adds AI photo tools

Apple is preparing a new Apple Intelligence editing section for the Photos app in iOS 27, iPadOS 27 and macOS 27, according to Bloomberg. (bloomberg.com) (macrumors.com) The reported tools are called Extend, Enhance and Reframe. Bloomberg said Apple plans to ship them across iPhone, iPad and Mac software releases due this fall. (bloomberg.com) (pcmag.com) In plain terms, these tools would let software fix a photo after you take it. Extend would fill in missing edges, Enhance would tune image quality, and Reframe would adjust composition and focus. (macrumors.com) (digitaltrends.com) Apple already has one Apple Intelligence photo tool in market: Clean Up, which removes distracting objects from an image inside Photos. Apple says Clean Up requires Apple Intelligence-compatible hardware. (support.apple.com) (apple.com) Apple Intelligence first launched on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, and iPads and Macs with M1 chips or later. Apple has described the system as built with “groundbreaking privacy” and designed to run many tasks on device. (apple.com 1) (apple.com 2) That hardware limit matters for photo editing because generative tools need fast chips and memory to create new pixels locally instead of sending images to a remote server. Bloomberg and follow-up coverage said Apple is positioning the work as on-device and fast enough to finish in seconds. (apple.com) (tech.yahoo.com) The timing also says something about Apple’s AI priorities. MacRumors’ broader iOS 27 roundup says Apple is expected to preview the software in June 2026 and release it in September 2026. (macrumors.com) That puts Photos at the center of Apple’s next AI pitch while the company continues working on a more capable Siri. MacRumors reported in March that iOS 27 was shaping up as the update Apple had hoped iOS 26 would be. (macrumors.com 1) (macrumors.com 2) Apple has not publicly announced Extend, Enhance or Reframe. If the plan holds, the company will likely show them at Worldwide Developers Conference in June and ship them with its fall operating-system releases. (bloomberg.com) (macrumors.com)