Apple has hit the right notes with its new AI tools. Here are 4 features I’m excited to try out

Apple was expected to focus heavily on artificial intelligence and Siri Worldwide Developers Conference 2026, and it happened. The new Apple Intelligence and Siri AI features are promising. However, my hopes were low of finding an actual use for AI in my daily life. Event after event, I sat through keywords that cast on AI features I would never use.

Sure, I can use AI tools to do that Create a video from a prompt Or my phone can Book me an Uber With a voice command, but I don’t have much use for it AI slope Videos and booking a taxi takes a long time. I was bracing for another bombardment, but Apple got to demo the AI ​​live at WWDC 26, showing off ways to use AI features that I could relate to.

For example, I always wanted easier ways to add shortcuts on my iPhone and wished I could change the frame of my photo while editing it. Apple isn’t asking me to use my phone in new ways, but it’s aiming to simplify things I already do.

I have installed iOS 27 beta for developers On my country iPhone Air And I’m already excited for what’s to come. While I’m still on the waiting list for Siri AI, there are four features I can’t wait to try out on the stable release later this year.

Spatial reformulation makes generative AI correct

Apple showed off a new feature in its Photos app called Reframe, which uses… Spatial images Technique for determining depth in flat images. It allows you to adjust the image composition in post edits. Once you’re satisfied with the new angle in your shot, the Photos app uses AI to fill in any areas around the edges.

As a novice photographer, I later realized when reviewing the shot that I could have framed it better. Sometimes I don’t notice a disturbance in the background and need to remove it with the Cleanup Tool or Object Eraser. However, it doesn’t necessarily look natural every time, so being able to readjust the angle in the composition is a great idea.

Instead of creating a clip of someone and placing them in a different position, you can adjust the angle of how the shot is framed. This way, the separation between the subject and the background does not seem annoying. As CNET senior writer Jeff Carlson points out in his book storyYou can also apply such changes using image editing software such as Adobe Lightroom, which lets you adjust the level of the entire image, but at the cost of distorting the image. In contrast, Apple’s technology maintains image fidelity after changes are implemented.

Create shortcuts in natural language

Apple Shortcuts is an amazing automation tool that lets you create custom commands and actions across hundreds of apps. However, it can get boring, especially if you are not used to it. The first time I tried to create an automation system using shortcuts, I struggled for a few minutes and then gave up on the idea altogether. When I went back to try again, it took me about 15 minutes to figure things out.

With Apple Intelligence on iOS 27, the Cupertino company makes it easier to create new automations in the Shortcut app. All you have to do is describe your shortcut idea and the system will execute it for you.

For example, in Apple’s demo, one user described his main goal (wanting to let his partner know what time he would be home each day after work). The system created the GPS shortcut to know when they left work, calculated the estimated time of arrival home using maps and sent a text message to their partner.

How will I use it, you ask? I want to create a shortcut for my mom to automatically turn on the smart speaker and play her morning playlist when she turns on the smart kitchen plug between 8 and 10 a.m., and another shortcut for when she can’t find her phone (this happens several times a day; she’s cute) to play loud music on her phone whenever she gets a “#lost” text from me. Or create a shortcut to my home office, so that if I leave the house, the lights, charging points, and wireless chargers are turned off.

Smarter browser

Safari is getting a big upgrade over Apple devices. While some of these may be more beneficial on… Mac 27I’m looking forward to two features in particular: notifying and one-click updating of compromised passwords.

The latter will allow the password app to update your compromised passwords. I expect this to be helpful because I have several compromised password alerts currently in my password app and don’t have the time or energy to update them. I don’t want to go to those sites one by one and update my information. I would do it in a heartbeat if it was my money but I always put off (and forget) changing my password for other, less important sites. One-click access to update all compromised passwords without leaving the password app would be a great addition.

Second, Notify Me monitors pages for changes. I love a good deal, whether it’s on flights or on my favorite watches. In fact, I have turned on Google Alerts for routes I want to travel. Apple’s new Notify Me feature is simpler and can help me find better deals without cluttering up my emails. I can also see myself running it to monitor my stock portfolio.

Put Siri in the Camera app

Apple has added a dedicated Siri mode with visual intelligence within the Camera app, and I think this will end up being my most used iOS 27 feature. It will allow you to search, ask questions, and take actions based on your surroundings without having to go to a separate app. I see myself using it when traveling.

When I travel, I rely on Google Lens to translate foreign-language menus, Gemini to tell me the likely purchase price in my country, and Splitwise to split the bill when I’m in a group. The new Siri mode can help me stop jumping from one app to another and allows me to do all of this from within the Camera app.

I’m also excited to try out the new Siri AI, especially since it’s on Dynamic Island and can understand on-screen content for contextual awareness. I just hope my waiting list ends soon! Until then, I will continue to rework more images and find subtle changes that improve the overall user experience.