Apple Preps AI-Powered Camera and Photo Tools for iOS 27

With iOS 27, Apple is weaving artificial intelligence into the most intimate daily ritual of the smartphone age — the taking and keeping of photographs. The update introduces real-time visual recognition, intelligent editing tools, and a camera that begins to understand not just what it sees, but what the user might want to do with it. This is less a feature announcement than a philosophical statement: that the camera is no longer merely a lens, but a thinking collaborator. Apple joins a broader human reckoning with what it means to remember, create, and see through machines.