iOS 27 turns iPhone Lock Screen into an AI wallpaper studio

In iOS 27, the wallpaper picker itself becomes a creation tool: Image Playground is built into the wallpaper gallery and generates images already sized for the Lock Screen and Home Screen. It can be opened via Settings → Wallpaper → Add New Wallpaper or by long-pressing the Lock Screen.

• Image Playground now appears in the top row of the iOS 27 wallpaper gallery
• Generated images come pre-sized for iPhone wallpapers
• The Featured section includes AI-stylized versions of photos on the phone
• AI wallpapers carry the Image Playground icon