As expected from any tech giant these days, Apple has focused heavily on the new AI tools it is developing under the “Apple Intelligence” umbrella. Although many of these tools are still under development and not currently available to everyone, one feature has caught significant attention and has been tested: the revolutionary Spatial Reframing feature in the Photos app.
What is the Spatial Reframing feature?
When Apple announced the new upcoming tools for the Photos app, the Spatial Reframing feature was the real star. This tool uses artificial intelligence to let you rotate and move any photo to completely change its capture angle with a single touch! Yes, it sounds like science fiction.
Imagine you took a selfie looking directly at the camera; with this feature, you can make the photo look as if someone else took it for you from your right or left side. You can also zoom out to see more of the surroundings, although this feature has certain limits; if you want to extend the image further, you will have to move to another new tool called “Extend”.
When you start editing the photo, you will initially notice blurry, unclear areas around the main subject, but once finished, your iPhone will begin to intelligently create and generate the missing parts, such as the rest of your facial features or the background you are standing in front of, so the photo looks completely natural.
An amazing tool, but still under development
Currently, anyone with a device that supports “Apple Intelligence” can install the iOS 27 beta and try the new Reframe feature themselves. However, do not expect the results to always be perfect right now; we are still in the second developer beta (Beta 2), which means there are sometimes strange bugs, where faces might look slightly distorted or as if they just came out of a horror movie!
It seems that this tool works best with clear, well-lit photos, while it may struggle and produce strange results with low-light photos or photos where the person is far from the camera. In addition, the feature is still limited in scope, as you cannot change the perspective or zoom out excessively.
Nevertheless, the potential this tool offers is enormous and represents a step Apple has never taken before in the field of photo editing. We hope this is just the beginning and that we will see the Spatial Reframing feature with more power and stability when the system is officially released later this year.
Is the era of real photos over?
Thanks to AI technologies, photos are no longer what they used to be. However, if these tools are used correctly, it does not necessarily mean something bad. To address concerns about fakes, Apple clarified that any photo edited by AI will carry a (SynthID) digital watermark to indicate that it is edited and not a completely real shot.
These are digital watermarks invisible to the naked eye, and this technology is characterized by embedding subtle, tamper-resistant codes within the content structure itself, which helps enhance transparency and combat deepfakes.
The new Reframe tool is a great example of the massive leap in technology development; you can now change the angle and perspective of an entire photo that has already been taken with the click of a button. This is just the tip of the iceberg, and it will be truly exciting to see what Apple and other companies will offer in the near future to help us reshape our visual memories.
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