The iPhone camera app is getting widgets in iOS 27, report says

Apple’s Camera app on the iPhone is getting a lot more customizable in iOS 27.

This is according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, who procured some of the details of what’s coming to the Camera app and Siri in Apple’s next major iOS release.

Perhaps the most interesting new feature in the Camera app will be widgets. The Camera app interface will be fully customizable, and users will be able to pick their own set of controls on top of the interface.

While the default controls in Camera will remain the same (Night Mode, Flash, and Live Photos toggle, as well as the format and resolution picker), an “advanced” set of options will also be available. If you’re not happy with either option, you’ll be able to choose the items that you want to see up there.

The menu item that shows all available options will be moved from the top right to a new place next to the camera shutter button, presumably to make it more noticeable.

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Furthermore, each capture mode will have its own set of widgets; for example, Photo mode will have depth-of-field and exposure controls.

Finally, the Camera app is also getting a new Siri mode, which will focus on Apple’s Visual Intelligence smarts, including features like translating text or identifying plants.