Apple Unveils 3 AI iPhone Camera Tools for iOS 27, Adding SynthID Labels
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Updated · British GQ · Jun 22
Apple Unveils 3 AI iPhone Camera Tools for iOS 27, Adding SynthID Labels
3 articles · Updated · British GQ · Jun 22
Summary
Apple said iOS 27 will add three AI camera features later this year: an upgraded Clean Up tool, Extend for widening scenes around subjects, and Spatial Reframing for changing composition after a shot.
Spatial Reframing lets users drag across the screen to shift a virtual camera angle while AI fills missing image areas, a capability Apple says draws on years of development, private cloud computing and Vision Pro-linked 3D imaging work.
Clean Up is being expanded from object removal to replacing gaps with plausible background imagery, while Apple says the models are designed to make restrained edits rather than generate wholly new scenes.
Each image altered with the new tools will carry a Google DeepMind SynthID watermark, reflecting Apple’s effort to speed up AI use in photography while signaling when generative editing has been applied.
The update marks a broader shift from the iPhone camera’s long point-and-shoot ethos toward more flexible post-capture editing; Apple said a public beta is coming soon before the full release later this year.