Apple is gearing up to roll out iOS 27, and leaks suggest two of the iPhone’s Camera and Photos are getting AI‑driven upgrades. The Camera app will join its existing Photo, Video, Portrait and Pano modes with a new Siri mode that taps Apple’s visual‑intelligence engine from the shutter screen. Integration means users won’t need to switch to separate AI widgets, streamlining the shooting process.

Beyond snapping, the mode promises practical shortcuts: a long‑press will let users scan nutrition labels and feed the data into Health, while a business‑card scan can auto‑populate Contacts. Meanwhile, Photos is set to receive three AI tools—Extend, Enhance and Reframe—that generate missing scenery, auto‑adjust color and lighting, and shift perspective in spatial shots, respectively. The tools also support RAW files, preserving professional detail.

All three editing features run on Apple’s new Foundation Model offshoot, Google Gemini, extending the Cleanup utility introduced in iOS 18. By embedding AI into core apps, Apple hopes to keep the iPhone’s native experience competitive against third‑party photo editors. Early adopters will likely test these functions on the new iPhone 16 Pro without leaving Apple’s ecosystem.