Apple is adding new AI-powered photo editing capabilities to the Photos app as part of Apple Intelligence, set to arrive on iOS 27. The headline feature is “Spatial Reframing” (also described as spatial “Reframe”), which lets users adjust the composition and perspective of a photo after it has been taken. By touching and dragging, users effectively reposition the virtual camera angle; Apple Intelligence then generates only the missing regions needed to fill gaps created by the changed perspective, aiming to keep the reframed image consistent with the original scene.
Alongside Reframing, Apple is upgrading existing editing tools and introducing a new one. The “Cleanup” tool is improved to better remove distractions and produce more realistic infill, including for more complex scenes. A new “Extend” tool lets users add background space or adjust an image’s aspect ratio.
Apple says these edits are handled using its Private Cloud Compute infrastructure, with processing in the cloud while the company states user data is protected. The tools are designed to work not only on older photos but also on images captured with non-Apple cameras. Some coverage also notes early interest in what spatial reformatting could imply for future spatial-photo experiences.
