New Delhi: Apple is preparing a major upgrade to its photo editing experience across iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with a strong focus on artificial intelligence. The company is already allegedly developing a new generation of smart editing features that would come with iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27 later this year. The move signals Apple’s push to close the gap with Android rivals that already offer advanced AI-driven image editing features.
In a report published by Bloomberg, the revamped Photos app will have a new section called Apps Intelligence Tools. The new features will likely be previewed during WWDC 2026 and further rolled out in the autumn. However, there might be development issues that might affect the eventual release.
AI editing tools aim to simplify complex tasks
The tools that are to come will be aimed at simplifying and accelerating advanced photo editing. One of the main features, known as Extend, will enable users to enlarge an image to its frames. It is anticipated that the system will create new visuals with the help of AI, essentially providing the details of the missing backgrounds with the help of simple gestures.
‘Enhance’ is another tool that will be used to automatically enhance photos by changing the lighting, colours, and clarity. Although auto-enhance features are already present, Apple is said to be striving to achieve more precise and reliable results. The third characteristic, ‘Reframe’, is a feature with emphasis on spatial photography. It will allow the users to modify the composition and viewpoint of an image once it has been taken, particularly in depth-data photos.
Upgraded clean-up tool in development
Along with the new features, Apple is also reportedly enhancing its existing Clean Up feature. The enhanced version will have more effective object removals, and it will be easier to remove the unwanted objects in photos without any visible artefacts.
This improvement will be competing with similar AI-enhanced object removal tools which are already present in some Android devices.
Reliability issues may delay rollout
Despite the ambitious plans, the report notes that Apple is facing technical hurdles. Both the Reframe and Extend tools have been found to have reliability problems through internal testing. The AI-generated results have not been consistent and accurate in the case of a few cases.
Due to these issues, Apple might postpone or reduce some of its features until its AI models become better. The list of the final tools might vary until the official release later this year.
Still, the evolution indicates the increased emphasis of AI-based user experiences in Apple, especially in the most basic applications such as Photos.