GoKawiilApple's next big iOS update could make one of the iPhone's most important apps feel a lot more personal.
The company is planning to overhaul the iPhone's Camera app in iOS 27 with a fully customizable interface, according to a Tuesday report from Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. You would reportedly be able to decide which camera tools appear on-screen and where they sit, including controls for flash, exposure, the timer and resolution.
That could be especially useful for people who use the iPhone as more than a casual point-and-shoot camera. Instead of digging through settings or working around Apple's default layout, you may be able to build a camera interface around the tools you actually use (get that Shared Library button out of there!).
The report follows earlier rumors that Apple was preparing to expand Visual Intelligence in iOS 27 with a Siri mode inside the Camera app. These changes are part of a broader iOS 27 redesign that could touch Siri, Search, Safari, Weather, Image Playground and more.
Apple is expected to unveil iOS 27 at WWDC26, which will run online from June 8 to 12, with an in-person special event at Apple Park on June 8.
Here's what may be changing.
A more customizable Camera app
Bloomberg reports that the Camera app will still open with familiar default controls, such as resolution, night mode, flash and Live Photos, but you will be able to switch to a more advanced set of options or pick your own controls. Each capture mode would have its own set of controls at the top of the screen, which Bloomberg says Apple calls "widgets."
In Photo mode, the advanced mode is said to include widgets for depth of field and exposure, with the available controls organized into categories such as basic, manual and settings. These widgets are essentially small Camera controls that you can place at the top of the interface, unlike the larger widgets that live on the iPhone's home and lock screens.
Apple is also reportedly moving the button that reveals all available controls from the top-right corner of the Camera interface to a new spot near the shutter button.
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