Yesterday Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple plans to overhaul its Photos app with new AI tools. Now he says that Apple plans a Siri camera mode and upgraded Visual Intelligence in iOS 27.
He says the Camera app will have a dedicated Siri mode that will be available alongside the existing Photo, Video, Portrait, and Panorama modes. Gurman says that, when in Siri mode, the existing Camera app shutter button will feature the Apple Intelligence logo, letting users know the Siri features are available.
He adds that Visual Intelligence is also being updated with new features. Visual Intelligence is a feature on newer iPhones, iPads, and Macs that uses the camera to identify and provide information about objects, text, and places around you.
Gurman says that an updated Visual Intelligence will be able to scan a nutrition label on food items to log the dietary information. Users will also purportedly be able to use it to add contact details for someone directly to the Contacts app.
iOS 27 will be previewed at June’s Worldwide Developer Conference. It will likely be available for end users in September or October.
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