iOS 27 Beta Code Reveals Five Unannounced iPhone Camera Features

Hidden code in the iOS 27 beta reveals five unannounced Camera app features, including exposure scopes, focus peaking, and manual focus, according to a MacRumors forum analysis. None are accessible in current betas, and Apple may withhold them from the September release. The code implements waveform and histogram exposure scopes with three presets, plus focus-peaking overlays and highlight-clipping warnings in four styles. Repeated self-timer captures are also included, though the interface remains unfinished. Manual focus code exists but requires an iPhone supporting iOS 27 or later, excluding all current models. The final change blends lens-correction data based on aperture, potentially for the iPhone 18 Pro's expected variable-aperture camera. The system accepts up to four correction references, though this may not indicate four physical stops. Similar controls already ship in Apple's Final Cut Camera.