Apple is packing a set of AI photo editing tools into iOS 27.
The company plans to ship multiple AI-powered photo editing features in the next major iPhone software update. The exact tools haven't been named - the announcement confirms a batch is coming, not what any individual feature will do. Apple has been layering AI editing capabilities into iOS in recent years, and iOS 27 continues that push.
The timing is notable because Apple is not the first mover here. Google has had AI-assisted editing in Google Photos for years - Magic Eraser, Best Take, and generative fill arrived well before comparable Apple tools. Samsung built similar capabilities into Galaxy devices through its Galaxy AI suite. Apple markets heavily on camera hardware quality; iOS 27 is another step in building the AI software layer that hardware has arguably needed.
Whether the tools live up to the announcement depends entirely on what "a slew" turns out to mean. AI editing features have a reliable gap between what gets demoed on a keynote stage and what actually works on a Tuesday afternoon snapshot.