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Apple Debuts Extend and Reframe AI in iOS 27

By Drooid · Oct 11, 2026, 10:21 PM UTC · How we work

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Story summary

Apple introduced Extend and Reframe AI tools in iOS 27.
Extend adds background while Reframe shifts perspective and generates new image portions.
The features require Apple Intelligence and run on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or later iPhone 16.
Google Photos Auto frame on Pixel phones and Samsung Galaxy phones offer similar AI image-editing capabilities.
AI extensions may produce odd details around faces, hands, text or complex backgrounds, requiring users to review and save copies.

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Story summary

Apple introduced Extend and Reframe AI tools in iOS 27.
Extend adds background while Reframe shifts perspective and generates new image portions.
The features require Apple Intelligence and run on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or later iPhone 16.
Google Photos Auto frame on Pixel phones and Samsung Galaxy phones offer similar AI image-editing capabilities.
AI extensions may produce odd details around faces, hands, text or complex backgrounds, requiring users to review and save copies.