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How to Remove Objects from Photos with Apple Intelligence

5th October 2024

2:01

Apple Intelligence | iOS18 | iPad | QuickTips

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11" iPad Pro (M4)
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Jacob Woolcock

5th October 2024

Jacob Woolcock

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11" iPad Pro (M4)
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Description

In this video, I’ll demonstrate how to use the new Clean Up tool powered by Apple Intelligence on iOS 18 to remove unwanted objects from your photos. Whether you’re dealing with distracting backgrounds or minor blemishes, this tool lets you easily edit photos for a cleaner, more professional look. You’ll learn how to make precise adjustments, from simple object removal to advanced AI-powered replacements. This feature is perfect for those who want to take their iPhone photo editing skills to the next level with just a few taps.

Transcript

With Apple Intelligence, we’ve now got built-in tools in the Photos app to remove distracting objects or even people from the background of your photos. This will work on any photo you’ve taken, and all you have to do is tap the Edit button at the bottom. If you haven’t used Cleanup before, it may need to download a few updates to make it work – it only takes a few seconds. If you have used it before, simply tap Cleanup on the side, just like this.

At this point, it will analyse your photo, and if there’s anything it thinks you might want to remove, it’ll highlight it with a holographic-coloured effect. I can simply tap on one of those objects, and it will disappear. In my photo here, I want to remove those two park benches from the centre of the image, and it hasn’t detected them as objects I might want to remove. But all I have to do is use my finger to draw a little circle around the object I want to disappear. At this point, Apple Intelligence will work out what it thinks should replace the bench, and just like that, it replaces it in the image for me.

I can continue as much or as little as I want with my image, and if I zoom in, you’ll see it’s actually done a really good job of replacing that bench with the grass and gravel that should be behind it. As well as circling objects, you can also just paint over bits you want to remove. So, perhaps I’ll get rid of this bit of paving here – and just like that, it’s cleared it up for me.

With Apple Intelligence, it’s able to label photos you’ve edited, so if I come out of editing mode quickly and press the inspector for this image, you’ll see at the bottom that it says it’s been modified with the Cleanup tool. That means we know this image isn’t exactly as it was taken; rather, we’ve made a few edits to make it perhaps more visually appealing. This is helpful as it’s going to become trickier in the future to tell what’s a real image and what’s been changed by AI.

As Apple Intelligence rolls out across our devices over the next few months, there are going to be lots of new and exciting features available to you on your iPad and iPhone. Every time something new comes out, you can guarantee there’ll be videos on my channel here, so please do subscribe! And while you’re waiting, there are hundreds more tips to help you make the most of your iPad. I’ll see you next time!

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About Photos
The Apple Photos app is a photo management tool that allows users to organise, edit, and share their images and videos across Apple devices. It features advanced editing tools, intelligent organisation options like Memories and People, and seamless iCloud integration to keep the media library up-to-date and accessible from anywhere.

About Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence launched alongside iOS 18.1 and brings a suite of artificial intelligence features and tools to our devices.  Features are being rolled out gradually in different regions and languages and are only available for certain devices.  For a full list of supported devices and regions please click here.

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This QuickTip video was recorded on an 11" iPad Pro (M4)
running iPadOS 18.1.

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The content used in this video is intended for educational and informational purposes only. All rights to the images, music, clips, and other media used belong to their respective owners. I do not claim ownership over any third-party content used. This video has not been authorised, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Apple Inc.

Apple Intelligence, iPad and iPadOS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries and regions. Whilst I have done my best to list all applicable trademarks for this video, in the (hopefully unlikely) event that I have missed any you can find a full list of trademarks registered to Apple Inc. here.

Finally, please note that whilst every effort has been made to ensure the information contained within this video was correct at time of publication, please be aware that as future updates and software changes occur some or all elements of this video may become outdated. I will endeavour to remove videos which are completely obsolete so as not to cause confusion!

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