A new Power On newsletter from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman points to several iOS 27 changes centered on Apple Intelligence, with the biggest upgrades expected around visual search, system-level AI, and photo editing rather than a single standalone feature.
According to the report cited by IT Home, Apple is preparing deeper AI integration across core apps and system experiences. Siri is still expected to be a major part of the update, but Gurman’s latest breakdown suggests Apple also wants Apple Intelligence to feel more present in everyday actions across the iPhone.
One of the clearest examples is Visual Intelligence. The feature currently leans heavily on the iPhone camera control button, but Apple may expand access by bringing it more directly into the Camera app through a new Siri-related option. That would make the tool easier to discover for users who do not think to trigger it from the hardware button first.
The capabilities are also expected to expand. Gurman says Visual Intelligence may become more like a real-time visual assistant, helping users identify clothing, products, and physical objects in front of them. In practical terms, Apple appears to be moving the feature closer to Google Lens-style visual search, but with tighter integration into the iPhone experience.
Apple is reportedly borrowing some inspiration from Android’s Circle to Search as well. The new version may support image-based search directly from screenshots, letting users circle or tap part of a captured screen to search for a product, object, or other visible item. If Apple ships that broadly, it could make visual search feel less like a camera-only trick and more like a normal part of using iOS.
The Photos app is another area getting attention. Apple is said to be improving Clean Up and related image-editing tools so users can remove or adjust objects more naturally. The report also mentions a possible feature where users describe the edit they want in plain language, and the system applies the change automatically.
Gurman also referenced an internal Apple system known as Veritas, described as a test application for validating upgraded Siri behavior. While Veritas itself is not expected to launch publicly, the work behind it appears tied to future Siri and Apple Intelligence improvements, especially around understanding user intent and handling more complex requests.
Taken together, the reported direction for iOS 27 is less about adding one flashy AI demo and more about making Apple Intelligence show up in places people already use: the camera, screenshots, Photos, and Siri. That may be a more important shift for Apple if it wants its AI features to feel useful instead of optional.
