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iOS 27 RC Adds Long-Rumored Camera App Controls Customization

In the iOS 27 Release Candidate that Apple released to developers on Wednesday, Apple added the long-rumored ability to customize the Camera app's controls. Way back in May, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reported that Apple planned to make the Camera app more customizable, but it's only now that the feature has made it into the beta roadmap.

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To customize the Camera app's controls, tap the button with six circles inside in the bottom-right of the Camera's UI and look for a new Edit button in the top-left corner.

From the new "Add Photo Controls" tray that appears, you can add or remove the widget-like controls to the top of the Camera app's UI, then press Done in the top right when you're happy with your selection. Depending on your iPhone model, you can choose from the following controls:

  • Flash
  • Live Photo
  • Aspect Ratio
  • Timer
  • Exposure
  • Styles
  • Filters
  • Depth Control
  • Night Mode
  • Center Stage
  • File Format
  • Shared Library

A "Rest to Essentials" option at the bottom of the widget tray lets you revert to the default set of controls.

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When the customization feature didn't appear in Apple's iOS 27 preview at WWDC in June, Gurman said he believed that Apple was holding it back specifically for the release of new iPhone 18 Pro models, which bring some of the most significant camera hardware upgrades in several years.

While the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max have now been unveiled, it appears that Apple is making the customization feature available to all iPhone models capable of running iOS 27. Apple is set to officially release iOS 27 to the public on Monday, September 14.

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Top Rated Comments

6 days ago at 07:32 am
Quiz: is Center Stage off or on? (iPhone 17 Pro, iOS 27 release candidate). Reported to Apple.



Answer: it’s off.

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martin2345uk Avatar
6 days ago at 08:02 am
I don't have this option on my 17PM! Any idea why?!
Edit: ignore me, I'm thicker than a whale omelette
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bartszyszka Avatar
6 days ago at 07:15 am
If this lets me hide the "Live Photos" button so I don't ever turn it on by accident ever again, this is huge.
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6 days ago at 06:19 am

Wil these options also come to older phones?
Actually reading the article suggests that the answer is yes.
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6 days ago at 06:08 am

Good to see this and hopefully this option will be available on 17 Pro/Pro Max and older iPhones too.
It is on my 16 Pro Max
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devman Avatar
6 days ago at 06:06 am

Good to see this and hopefully this option will be available on 17 Pro/Pro Max and older iPhones too.
it’s on my 15 Pro Max.
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