The iPhone 17, iPhone Air, and iPhone 17 Pro feature a square-sensor ultra-wide front camera with a 95Ā° field of view. iOS 26 exposes new APIs ā dynamic aspect ratio and a smart framing monitor ā so apps can deliver auto-zoom, auto-rotate, and Center Stage tracking for selfies, recordings, and video calls.
ā¢ Dynamic aspect ratio lets you switch between portrait, landscape, and square crops seamlessly without rebuilding the capture session ā enabling one-tap Tap-to-Rotate UX.
ā¢ The AVCaptureSmartFramingMonitor delivers real-time framing recommendations (aspect ratio + zoom factor) based on face/gaze detection, so group selfies are always well-framed automatically.
ā¢ A new low-latency stabilization mode and built-in sensor orientation compensation mean video calls and recordings just work correctly on the new sensor without extra rotation math.
Xcode 27 introduces an agentic localization workflow that lets you ask a coding agent to translate your entire app directly inside Xcode, leveraging String Catalog context ā including where and how strings are used ā to produce accurate, consistent translations across all languages.
iOS 27 expands the App Intents framework with RelevantEntities for contextual content surfacing, EntityCollection for high-performance batch parameter handling, SyncableEntity for cross-device Siri continuity, native Duration/PersonNameComponents parameter types, and @UnionValue for multi-type parameters ā plus extended intent execution time limits.
iOS 27 adds sectioned queries, codable model attributes, ResultsObserver for non-SwiftUI change observation, and HistoryObserver for reacting to persistent history changes in SwiftData.
USDKit is a new first-party Swift framework introduced in iOS/macOS 27 that brings native USD scene creation, composition, modification, and export capabilities to Apple platform apps, with deep RealityKit and Spatial Preview integration.