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Ever since the iPhone 17 launched last fall, I’ve been eager to see how Apple Intelligence would define the company’s hardware. Unfortunately, new AI features were minimal at best throughout the life cycle of iOS 26.Now that WWDC 2026 is upon us, Apple has a massive opportunity to redeem itself by introducing more robust Apple Intelligence features into the fold. Leaks have been rampant over the last month leading up to the keynote event on June 8. Most notably, we’re likely to hear about a completely overhauled Siri powered by Google Gemini.While Apple Intelligence should have a major presence within Siri — like deeper system-wide task automation — I’ll be sharing the specific rumored AI tools outside of Siri that genuinely have me excited. Here’s what they are.Adding new elements with an Extend toolImage 1 of 5(Image credit: Google AI/Future AI generated)I’m big on AI tools for photo editing, especially how they save me time from manual edits. That’s why I’m stoked about iOS 27 getting an editing tool that’s been long available with rivals Google and Samsung.I’m referring to the rumored Extend feature that would tap Apple Intelligence to generate additional image content beyond the original photo. For me, this would be handy if I’m capturing photos in landscape — but later on need them to be in portrait to share on social media.By using this Extend feature, it would essentially use generative AI to extend the horizontal photo so that it becomes a vertical one. You can see from the gallery above about another similar AI tool that does exactly this and how effective it is at extending the scene.Reframing spatial photos
