Apple has introduced new tools called Extend and Reframe in iOS 27 for iPhone users, which use artificial intelligence to generate additional parts of a photo beyond its original borders or change its perspective after it is taken. These features allow users to add more background space or adjust the framing without cropping out existing details. However, since these are AI-generated elements, they can sometimes include odd details, particularly in complex areas like faces and text. The tools require an iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 15 Pro Max, or newer models running iOS 27 or later.
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Have you ever taken a photo you really liked, only to realize later that you stood too close, cut off part of the background or framed the subject in the wrong spot?
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Normally, fixing that means cropping even more of the photo.
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Now your phone may be able to go in the other direction.
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Apple added new Extend and Reframe tools to Photos in iOS 27.
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Instead of simply cutting away part of an image, Apple Intelligence can generate additional areas around the original shot or change its perspective after you take it.
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Samsung Galaxy and Google Pixel phones offer similar AI editing tools that can help rescue photos that did not come out quite the way you planned.
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What is new for photos in iOS 27?
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Apple added several Apple Intelligence upgrades to Photos with iOS 27.
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Two of the most useful are Extend and Reframe.
Extend lets you expand a photo beyond its original borders.
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For example, if someone's head is too close to the top of the image or you want more space around the subject, Apple Intelligence can generate additional background.
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Reframe goes further.
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Apple says it lets you change the point of capture after taking the photo.
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You can move the image, zoom, rotate it and adjust its perspective while Apple Intelligence generates the additional portions needed for the new composition.
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These tools go beyond traditional cropping.
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Cropping removes part of your image.
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Extend and Reframe can create parts of the image that were never captured by the camera.
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Because these are generative AI features, take a close look at the final result.
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AI-generated areas can sometimes contain strange details, especially around faces, hands, text or complicated backgrounds.
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Which iPhones can use Extend and Reframe?
Extend and Reframe require Apple Intelligence and iOS 27 or later.
Apple Intelligence works on:
- iPhone 15 Pro
- iPhone 15 Pro Max
- iPhone 16 models or later
Availability can also depend on your language and region.
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Apple says some Apple Intelligence features may have usage limits.
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If you have an older iPhone that can install iOS 27 but does not support Apple Intelligence, you will not get these particular editing tools.
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How to extend a photo on iPhone in iOS 27
Use Extend when you want more room around the subject or need to expand the edges of your original photo.
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- Open the Photos app
- Select the photo you want to fix
- Tap the Edit button, which looks like three horizontal sliders
- Tap Tools
- Tap Extend
- Pinch or drag the photo to create more room around it
- You can also drag the edge of the frame if you want to adjust the crop
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If you change your mind later, Apple lets you return to the editing tools and reset the Extend changes.
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How to reframe a photo on iPhone in iOS 27
Use Reframe when the composition or perspective feels wrong rather than simply too tight.
- Open the Photos app.
- Select the photo .
- Tap the Edit button.
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This can be especially useful when your subject is awkwardly positioned or you wish you had held the camera at a slightly different angle.
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How to fix a badly framed photo on a Samsung Galaxy
Samsung takes a somewhat different approach.
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Compatible Galaxy phones use Galaxy AI Photo Assist, which includes tools for moving, removing and adding objects in a photo.
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For this trick, the Move tool is the one to use.
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It lets you reposition, rotate or resize part of the image, then uses generative AI to fill in the background created by your changes.
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Samsung's standard Gallery editor also lets you change the aspect ratio, rotate the picture and adjust its angle.
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How to use Photo Assist on a compatible Samsung Galaxy
Menus can vary slightly by Galaxy model and software version.
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- Open the Gallery app.
- Select the photo you want to edit.
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- Tap the Edit icon, which looks like a pencil.
- Tap the Photo Assist icon, shown as a circle with stars.
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- Tap Move , shown as four arrows around a small diamond.
- Tap or draw around the person or object you want to reposition.
- Move, rotate or resize the selected object.
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- You can also adjust the photo's angle while using Move .
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- Tap Generate .
- Galaxy AI will fill in the areas created by your changes.
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- Tap Save as copy when you're finished.
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