iOS 27 has new features coming for two of iPhone’s most popular apps
Source: 9to5Mac
iOS 27’s unveiling is only weeks away, and rumors for new features keep coming. Here are the rumored iOS 27 upgrades coming for two of iPhone’s most popular apps: Camera and Photos.
Camera app adding new Siri mode with visual intelligence
The Camera app on iPhone is rumored to add a brand‑new Siri mode in iOS 27.
Joining existing modes like Photo, Video, Portrait, and Pano, the Siri mode will pull Apple’s visual‑intelligence features into the native Camera app.
Currently, visual intelligence is an entirely separate feature in iOS. You access it by long‑pressing the iPhone’s Camera Control, or by adding a launcher to Control Center or your Lock Screen.
Visual intelligence lets you use AI to get information about whatever you’re looking at. In addition to the Camera integration, at least two new capabilities are expected:
- Nutritional label scanning – lets you scan food labels and automatically log dietary information in Apple’s Health app.
- Business‑card scanning – extracts contact details and adds them to the Contacts app.
(Reported by Bloomberg.)
Apple Photos gaining new AI editing tools and more
Apple’s Photos app is rumored to add three new image‑editing features powered by AI, according to Mark Gurman:
- Extend – generates additional image content beyond the original frame (e.g., filling in surrounding scenery for a close‑up landmark photo).
- Enhance – automatically improves color, lighting, and overall image quality.
- Reframe – primarily for spatial photos; lets users shift perspective after the shot is taken (e.g., changing a front‑facing car view to emphasize the side).
These capabilities join the existing Cleanup feature introduced in iOS 18 and are expected to be powered by a new Google Gemini offshoot of Apple Foundation Models.
A leak from last year also suggested improvements to Collections in iOS 27, though details remain scarce.
What new features do you hope to see iOS 27 bring for Camera and Photos? Let us know in the comments.