Overview
- Developers examining iOS 27 beta builds found references to five unannounced Camera app features: exposure scopes (waveform and histogram), focus peaking with highlight warnings, a repeated self‑timer, manual focus controls, and aperture‑based lens correction.
- The manual focus code includes a device capability check that appears to restrict the control to phones whose first supported iOS is iOS 27, which suggests the feature may be limited to newly shipped iPhones.
- The aperture‑based correction logic selects and blends calibration data by aperture setting, a design that lines up with widespread reporting that the iPhone 18 Pro may include a variable physical aperture.
- The discoveries were published in a MacRumors forum deep dive and widely reported on September 7–8, but none of the features are enabled in public betas and Apple has not confirmed they will ship.
- If released, the tools would bring pro‑style exposure and focus aids into the stock Camera app, which could reduce the need for third‑party apps and change how casual users and creators frame and protect shots in bright or low light.