The latest iOS update brings advanced AI photo editing to the iPhone, promising cleaner photobombers and more breathing room in your selfies. Clean Up has improved significantly, now using cloud models for smoother object removal. Extend offers a clever workaround for tight frames, adding just enough padding without overstepping. Spatial Reframing takes it further, allowing users to virtually reframe their photos as if they had moved the camera. However, while these tools can enhance your memories, they also raise questions about authenticity and our trust in AI-generated edits.

For now, Apple ensures that edited images are marked with a Synth ID label, though the practice of uploading such edits to social media may blur this line further. The question remains: how much editing is acceptable before we start questioning what’s real?