iOS 16 is packed with new headline-grabbing features, such as a custom lock screen, message updates, and an updated design for notifications. However, as we’ve been rounding out over the last week, iOS 16 also makes some smaller changes, and sometimes the smaller changes are even more noticeable than the store’s features.
This year, one of my favorite iOS 16 features is the ability to effortlessly lift the subject from the bottom of an image. This is how it works.
How to remove a photo background in iOS 16
One of the best aspects of the new iOS 16 removal feature is its seamless and deep integration into the operating system. You can access the feature in Photos, Screenshot, Quick View, Safari, the Files app, and more.
For example, in the Photos app you only need to have an image with a slightly clear theme. Then press and hold this topic and it will instantly rise from the background. This is how the function works in a screenshot, a quick look, Safari and files.
In fact, the background removal tool works almost anywhere you have an image on iOS. If someone sends you a picture in Messages, you can press and hold the subject and instantly remove it from the background. The same goes for the Mail application. As usual, Apple has highlighted the integration of this feature in all iOS.
In fact, the feature even works directly through Google Images results in Safari. This allows you to search for something, then perfectly pick up the subject of the image and use it elsewhere (with the right credit, of course).
The next obvious question is: what do you do with the subject of an image after separating it from the background? You can drag it anywhere on iOS, just like you can with any other image. This includes dragging it to iMessage, where it looks like some sort of iMessage sticker. You can even copy it to applications like iMovie to set it up with a new background.
9to5Mac’s Take
The biggest limitation I’ve noticed so far is the inability to simply save the new image as my own file in the Photos or Files app. There are alternative solutions, such as sending the image to someone in Messages and then saving it to the Photo library. You can also copy the image to the Notes application and save it from there.
All in all, the implementation of this new fundraising feature in iOS 16 is incredibly impressive. The results of raising the theme of the background are impressive, and iOS 16 seems to do a pretty good job of recognizing the theme.
There are still opportunities to improve, including an easier way to save the new image to Photos and Files. It’s important to remember that iOS 16 is still in very early beta testing, so there are likely to be some additional changes for the rest of the summer.
What do you think of this feature? Do you have any use case for this? Let us know in the comments!
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