Apple might finally be giving iPhone shooters more room to set up the Camera app their own way.
According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, iOS 27 could bring a much more customizable Camera experience, letting users choose which control “widgets” appear along the top of the interface. The current default controls are expected to remain, but users may be able to swap into a more advanced setup or manually pick the tools they want visible.
For anyone who uses an iPhone as their main camera — which is basically half of Malaysia at this point, from cafe hopping to concert clips to cosplay shoots — this could be a genuinely useful change. The stock Camera app is fast and clean, but it has always felt a bit locked down compared to third-party apps. If Apple opens up more controls without making the app messy, that is a solid win.
What could be customizable?
Gurman reports that iOS 27 may introduce an “Add Widgets” tray inside the Camera app. These widgets are said to be grouped into three areas: basic, manual, and settings.
The examples mentioned include controls such as depth-of-field and exposure. That matters because these are the types of settings creators often want quick access to, especially when shooting in tricky lighting — think night markets, esports arenas, anime conventions, or those brutally bright mall atriums where every photo either looks washed out or too dark.
There will reportedly also be different widget sets depending on the capture mode. That makes sense. A person shooting video probably wants different shortcuts from someone taking portrait photos or quick social content.
A new Siri mode for visual intelligence
The Camera app may also get a dedicated “Siri” mode tied to Apple’s visual intelligence features. The report does not go deep into exactly how this will work, but the idea points toward Apple making the camera more than just a shooting tool — more like a way to understand what you are looking at.
For SEA users, this could become interesting if it works well across everyday local use cases: identifying objects, helping with travel, reading signs, or making quick sense of stuff around you. But as always with Apple AI features, the real test will be availability, language support, and whether it actually feels useful outside the US bubble.
Siri and other Apple apps may change too
iOS 27 may not stop at the Camera app. Gurman also says Siri could become part of the Dynamic Island, and Apple’s assistant may get its own app. There may also be support for more third-party AI models.
On top of that, Image Playground and Safari’s start page are reportedly getting redesigns, while Weather may add a new “Conditions” section.
None of this has been officially announced by Apple yet, so treat it as a report for now. But if the Camera app customization lands properly, it could be one of those quiet upgrades that Malaysian iPhone users actually feel every day. Not flashy, not gimmicky — just faster access to the controls you already wish were one tap away.
Source: The Verge