Apple’s Photos app is getting new AI editing features
Quick Answer
Apple's Photos app is introducing a new AI-driven 'Reframe' feature that allows users to adjust perspectives in their images.
Quick Take
This enhancement leverages advanced AI algorithms to provide more creative control over photo editing, significantly improving user experience for photographers and casual users alike.
Key Points
- New 'Reframe' feature uses AI for perspective adjustments.
- Enhances creative control in photo editing.
- Aims to improve user experience for both photographers and casual users.
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Apple announced at WWDC 2026 on Monday that its Photos app is getting a few new AI features that leverage Apple Intelligence.
A new spatial “Reframe” feature will let users use AI to reframe images. For instance, if a user accidentally captures a sign above someone’s head, if the photo would have been more symmetrical by stepping slightly to the right, or if eye contact with a subject was missed by a fraction of a second, the new reframing tool can help fix all of these issues.
Users can touch and drag photos to adjust the perspective as if they had repositioned the camera in the original scene. Users can also preview the effect in real time. As the photo is being adjusted, a blur will appear around the edges of the original image, which will be filled later by Apple’s generative models.
The feature only generates new content to fill in the gaps where the perspective has been affected to ensure that the reframe photo stays consistent with the original scene.
The “Extend” tool expands images to give subjects more breathing room, or to straighten a crooked horizon without cropping out anything important. Users can pinch to zoom out, or adjust the crop to add more to the scene.
The app’s popular “Cleanup” tool is also getting an upgrade so users can remove distractions with better quality and more realistic infill with generative AI. The feature lets users tap, brush, or circle what they want to remove.
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