The new Siri AI is conversational, omnipresent, and actually helpful. I'm outside hiking and testing a developer beta of Siri AI, Apple's revamped voice assistant, when fog engulfs the Golden Gate Bridge behind me. So, I pull out my iPhone and ask this new Siri where I can grab some fluffy pancakes nearby. A translucent orb at the top of the smartphone screen spins around a few times, then the voice assistant responds with a recommendation: a spot called Eats in the Inner Richmond. This version of Siri--conversational, omnipresent, actually helpful--has been long delayed.

Apple is still holding some of its iOS 27 cards close to its chest. Beyond the upcoming teasers shown off at WWDC 2026, 's Mark Gurman reported that there are three more unannounced features coming with iOS 27. In the newsletter, Gurman said Apple is working on a new watch face, a customizable Camera app and functionality for third-party chatbots within Siri. Gurman said he's unsure why these feature weren't shown off, but some of them are confirmed as they already exist within the developer beta for iOS 27. According to Gurman, a new watch face will likely arrive when Apple refreshes its smartwatches in the fall. Previous rumors detailed that an upcoming watch face could be based on the Modular Ultra option that's exclusive to the Apple Watch Ultra, but one that's more simplified and designed for the other Apple Watch products.

Apple's Camera Chief Thinks AI Can Give You Superpowers The generative features in iOS 27's new Photos app will add fake pixels to some of your shots, but Apple's Jon McCormack says the company isn't using AI "for the sake of AI." What even is a photograph these days? As tech giants pack generative AI capabilities into our phones and their camera software, the line between what is a real image and what isn't continues to blur. Phones from Google and Samsung, for example, now come with features that let you drastically alter a photo by erasing people, moving people around in the shot, and even adding new objects to the scene. Apple is getting in on the action by adding new generative features to its Photos app, though the company's iPhone camera chief, Jon McCormack, stresses that Apple is taking a more measured approach than its competitors and isn't "doing AI for the sake of AI."

The new camera options will join the other features Apple will reportedly highlight at WWDC 2026: performance improvements and AI . The biggest change Apple is making to the Camera app is to make it more customizable. Rather than being stuck with the company's predetermined interface for shooting photos and capturing videos, you'll reportedly be able to tweak it to your liking. The app will reportedly also include more advanced options like controls for depth-of-field, exposure and the company's photo styles feature. Apple offers a theoretically easy way to tweak these settings on the iPhone by using the Camera Control button, but changing things from the touchscreen should be even easier.

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Our smartphones have transformed the way we take photos and videos and our relationship to these digital memories. Most of us will snap at least some pictures and clips every day with the gadget that's always close at hand. If you want to get more creative with photos on your phone, you can. Sometimes you're going to want to take a picture remotely, without your phone in your hand and your finger over the shutter button--maybe you're taking a wide shot of a large group, or you want to capture a lot of your surroundings.

There's a Japanese word, komorebi, that describes beams of light and dappled shadows that result when the sun shines through trees. When I take my dog on walks around my leafy neighborhood in Washington, D.C., komorebi is what most often catches my eye, especially in this autumnal moment when dense, green summer foliage is starting to thin and turn golden. As the sun sets and the shadows grow long on the edge of a precipitous valley near my apartment, the foliage creates fluttering patterns of warm and cool colors. I try to photograph these apparitions with my iPhone camera, but I'm always disappointed in the results: the device's automated image processing treats contrast as a problem to be solved, aggressively darkening the highlights and lightening up the shadows to achieve a bland flatness. Little of the lambent atmosphere I see in real life survives in the image.

Apple fans are revelling in one of their favourite occasions of the year – the announcement of a new iPhone. The iPhone 16 unveiled last night features new AI capabilities, camera upgrades plus a boost in battery life, available in a range of colours. But it is surely the arrival of a brand new button on the edge of the device that is getting people most excited. The capture button needs to be pressed once to bring up the camera app to take photos and even delivers haptic feedback, much like a video game controller. Commentators have called the nifty selfie shortcut'incredible' and the'coolest feature ever', but other fans are sharing concerns that it won't work with a case.

Every family and friendship group has that one person who is always the designated photographer. If that's you, you'll be happy to hear that the days of missing out on being in group photos are finally a thing of the past. Google's Pixel 9 smartphones go on sale this week, and there's one new tool that people can't wait to try - Add Me. As the name suggests, Add Me allows photographers to add themselves into group snaps, using artificial intelligence (AI). Ahead of its release tomorrow, Google sent MailOnline's Shivali Best the Google Pixel 9 Pro XL so she could try Add Me for herself - with hilarious results.

Microsoft has been filling up Windows builds with questionably necessary add-on programs for decades, and for just as long, power users have been stripping them out. Some have gone so far as to create custom installation media with trimmed-down builds. But in an upcoming Windows 11 release, you won't need to go to such drastic lengths, at least for some of the most common occupants of the cutting room floor. A new Windows Insider build lets users remove more default apps without any third-party tools. In particular, Canary build 25931 lets users uninstall the default Windows programs Camera, Photos, People, and the Remote Desktop Client via the default uninstall interface in Settings, as well as the recently decommissioned Cortana virtual assistant.

Mobile technology has been revolutionized with the recent incorporation of artificial intelligence (AI). Nowadays, you can do many different things on your phone ranging from sending texts while you're driving to reading emails at the grocery store. There are so many ways AI has changed mobile life for the better: ordering groceries from home and taking care of important tasks during lunch breaks. This article describes how AI transforms mobile technology. AI refers to a computer's ability to perform tasks normally associated with human intelligence.