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iPadOS 27 Brings Siri AI and Stronger iPad Workflows

June 9, 2026 / 1:28 PMJune 9, 2026

iPadOS 27 brings Siri AI, faster app loading, a persistent menu bar, smarter Safari tabs, Shortcuts upgrades, and new Photos tools.

iOS 27 Makes AI Photo Editing Its Best WWDC26 Surprise

June 9, 2026 / 6:27 AMJune 8, 2026

iOS 27 brings AI photo editing into Apple’s creative toolkit with smarter Clean Up, image reframing, and prompt-based visual tools.

iPhone Photo Cleanup Finds Sensitive Images Faster

May 29, 2026 / 6:29 AMMay 28, 2026

iPhone photo cleanup is easier when Photos search, Hidden album, and privacy settings work together to organize sensitive images.

iPhone Scan Text Makes Typing Feel Optional

May 18, 2026 / 11:06 AM

iPhone scan text features let users pull printed words, numbers, links, and notes into apps without retyping what the camera can already read.

iCloud Shared Library Needs Clear Participant Control

May 15, 2026 / 5:21 PMMay 15, 2026

iCloud Shared Library participant controls help families and close groups share photos while understanding who can add, edit, delete, and leave.

iOS 26 Photos Layout Makes Browsing Easier Again

May 4, 2026 / 8:32 AMMay 4, 2026

iOS 26 Photos layout changes bring back clearer Library and Collections tabs, with new ways to customize albums, pinned sections, and browsing.

Spatial Scenes Make the iPhone Lock Screen Feel More Alive

April 29, 2026 / 5:19 PM

Spatial Scenes turn ordinary photos into layered Lock Screen wallpapers with depth and motion, giving iPhone users a more personal way to refresh the screen they see most.

iOS 17 Enhances Photos App to Recognize Pets

June 7, 2023 / 9:27 AM

Previously known as the “People” album, the album has now been renamed to “People and Pets”. This modification stems from the enhanced ability of the Photos app to detect and…

Could dynamic soundtracks be coming to Apple apps and services?

April 29, 2022 / 7:12 PMApril 29, 2022

Following Apple’s acquisition earlier this year of the UK-based start-up company AI Music, it has been speculated that the tech giant could be planning to bring dynamic soundtracks to various…

WhatsApp to stop auto-saving media to Photos when users have disappearing messages enabled

April 8, 2022 / 6:25 PMApril 9, 2022

The messaging platform WhatsApp is changing how it saves media to the iPhone Photos app. Instead of photos, GIFs and videos being saved to the gallery on a user’s device…

Apple offering one-to-one training with Photos app

August 29, 2018 / 10:00 AMAugust 29, 2018

A new page has gone live on the Apple website with some exciting news for anybody who wants to get better at making their pictures look great with the Photos…