Apple Inc is planning to upgrade its Camera app, making the software fully customisable as part of a broader set of user interface changes coming in its next iPhone software update.
With the new approach, users will be able to choose which features appear in the Camera app – and where they’re placed. That includes controls for flash, exposure, the timer and resolution, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
In addition to offering a more personalised experience, the changes should appeal to professional users, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the move hasn’t been announced.
The next major iPhone software update, iOS 27, also will include noticeable design changes across several areas, including the Siri digital assistant, system search and apps such as Safari, Image Playground and Weather. Apple is also planning systemwide changes, such as new animations and redesigned tab bars.
On Tuesday, Alphabet Inc’s Google announced its own operating system and artificial intelligence updates. The company unveiled Android 17 and Gemini Intelligence, adding new features like the ability to create home screen widgets with AI. There’s also a new Rambler dictation mode that filters out common filler words and the ability to handle tasks such as syncing grocery lists from a notes app with a food delivery app.
Apple is set to unveil the new iOS and revamped Siri, along with other updated operating systems, on June 8 at its Worldwide Developers Conference. The interface changes are meant to streamline the Liquid Glass design language, which was introduced last year. An Apple spokesperson declined to comment on the upcoming announcements.
Apple is also making some design changes across the upcoming macOS 27, looking to address controversial decisions around shadows and transparencies last year. In some cases, those visual quirks make text hard to read when using the software. Bloomberg News reported on that plan Sunday. – Bloomberg
