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Visual Intelligence to be added to iOS 27 camera app as 'Siri Mode'

Wednesday, April 29, 2026Malcolm Owen <malcolm@appleinsider.com>View original
The camera app in iOS 27 will gain some AI smarts, with a new Siri Camera Mode making Visual Intelligence more accessible to users.

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Visual Intelligence on an iPhone is set to be upgraded.

Apple is widely expected to be bringing more AI functionality to the iPhone during WWDC 2026, including a much-delayed update to Siri. Now, it seems that the Siri revision will also extend to the camera app in iOS 27.

According to sources of Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, there will be a new Siri mode joining the existing photo and video modes inside the camera app. The idea is that users can toggle the mode and take a photograph, which can then be used as part of a query to ChatGPT or Siri itself.


Rumor Score: 🤯 Likely


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