Your phone can fix badly framed photos after you take them

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? Normally, fixing that means cropping even more of the photo. Now your phone may be able to go in the other direction.

Apple added new Extend and Reframe tools to Photos in iOS 27. 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. 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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Apple added several Apple Intelligence upgrades to Photos with iOS 27. Two of the most useful are Extend and Reframe.

Extend lets you expand a photo beyond its original borders. 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.

Reframe goes further. Apple says it lets you change the point of capture after taking the photo. You can move the image, zoom, rotate it and adjust its perspective while Apple Intelligence generates the additional portions needed for the new composition.

These tools go beyond traditional cropping. Cropping removes part of your image. Extend and Reframe can create parts of the image that were never captured by the camera. Because these are generative AI features, take a close look at the final result. AI-generated areas can sometimes contain strange details, especially around faces, hands, text or complicated backgrounds.

Extend and Reframe require Apple Intelligence and iOS 27 or later.

Apple Intelligence works on:

Availability can also depend on your language and region. Apple says some Apple Intelligence features may have usage limits. 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.

Use Extend when you want more room around the subject or need to expand the edges of your original photo.

If you change your mind later, Apple lets you return to the editing tools and reset the Extend changes.

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Use Reframe when the composition or perspective feels wrong rather than simply too tight.

This can be especially useful when your subject is awkwardly positioned or you wish you had held the camera at a slightly different angle.

Samsung takes a somewhat different approach. Compatib