In iOS 27, the Photos app can turn a single frame of a video into a photo. Play the video, pause on the moment you want, tap the More button, then tap Save Video Frame as Photo. A sample photo from the 48MP Fusion main camera on iPhone 18 Pro. Image: Apple Apple gives the…
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iCloud Photos Sync Immediately in iOS 27: Here's what it does and when it pauses
Sync Immediately tells iCloud Photos to prioritize uploading the photos and videos you add after you turn it on, and it switches itself off after one day. You find it in Photos: tap Collections, tap your iCloud account profile, tap Sync Immediately, then tap For Today. A sample photo from the 48MP Fusion Main camera…
How to rate photos with stars and add keywords in iOS 27 Photos
Photos in iOS 27 lets you rate photos and videos from 1 to 5 stars and tag them with your own keywords, then filter or search your library by either. Ratings start with one switch: open Photos, tap Collections, tap your Apple Account profile, and turn on Show Ratings Controls. A sample photo from the…
Shared albums in iOS 27 count others' uploads toward the owner's iCloud storage
If you create a shared album in iOS 27, its photos and videos count toward your iCloud storage, and so does everything your participants add. Temporary albums, which expire after 30 days, are the exception. The Photos app on iPhone 18 Pro. Image: Apple Apple set out the rules in a Shared Albums limits document…
Spatial Reframing and Extend in iOS 27 Photos: What Apple Published, and the Daily Limit
Photos in iOS 27 gains two new editing tools. Spatial Reframing, in Apple’s words, reframes a photo after it has been taken, and the Extend tool expands a shot, which Apple ties to straightening horizons and changing aspect ratios. Both arrive on Monday, September 14. The Photos app on iPhone 18 Pro, where the new…
iOS 27 Enhanced Flyover in Maps and iCloud Shared Albums for Android and Windows: Two Features Apple Skipped on Stage
Two of the more practical iOS 27 additions never reached the stage on September 9. Enhanced Flyover in Maps combines aerial imagery with Visual Intelligence models to render buildings and individual trees in sharp detail, and a rebuilt iCloud Shared Albums makes it easier for friends and family on Android or Windows to join an…
How to Search Photos With Natural Language and Build a Memory Movie on iPhone 18 Pro
On iPhone 18 Pro you can find a photo by describing it in a sentence, and you can build a memory movie by typing a one-line description. Both features run on Apple Intelligence, and Apple Support’s current guide lists the steps: tap Search in Photos and describe what you want, or go to Collections >…
How to Use Clean Up and Image Playground on iPhone: Requirements and Steps
Clean Up removes objects from a photo and Image Playground generates new ones, and both run on Apple Intelligence. Apple’s requirements page lists iPhone 16 models, iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max as the minimum, and iOS 27 expands both tools: Apple’s iOS page says the enhanced Clean Up can remove even larger…
How to Use Spatial Reframing, Extend and Clean Up in iOS 27 Photos
The Photos app in iOS 27 picks up three editing tools, according to Apple’s iOS 27 page: Spatial Reframing, an Extend tool and an enhanced version of Clean Up. They arrive with the free update on Monday, September 14, alongside Image Playground with photorealistic images and, on the new phones, Apple Reference Image. Apple Reference…