Apple tipped to bring three new AI-powered photo editing tools in iOS 27

Apple is unveiling iOS 27 on June 8 during its annual Worldwide Developers Conference, and this version of the OS is already expected to be the one in which the oft-delayed smarter Siri launches, powered by Google’s Gemini models.

That won’t be the only AI enhancement in iOS 27. A new report from Bloomberg today details three new features coming to the Photos app. This will get a new Apple Intelligence Tools section in its editing interface. That will house four features: Extend, Enhance, Reframe, and Clean Up.

Extend will let you generate additional image content beyond the original frame. You’ll control how much is added and where by expanding the edges of the image with your fingers.

Enhance will use AI to automatically improve colors, lighting, and “overall image quality”, whatever that means.

Reframe is designed for spatial photos, the 3D format built for the Vision Pro headset. This will let you shift perspective after a shot is taken.

Clean Up is already in the Photos app, and it’s currently the only AI-powered editing tool available. It lets you remove objects from images, and will probably continue to do so even in iOS 27.

Interestingly, Bloomberg’s sources claim that development of the new AI features hasn’t gone smoothly, with Extend and Reframe not performing reliably during internal testing. With that in mind, Apple could delay these features or scale them back. There have already been plenty of complaints about Clean Up, which can sometimes leave behind artifacts, distort images, or fill removed areas with inaccurate details.