Isolate from background
We loved Photos’ cut-out feature when it arrived in iOS 16 and we’re just as addicted to it on our iPad. Simply long-press on the subject of an image until you see it briefly shimmer and you can then copy it to another app or share it with others – so as you can see in our screenshot you can take a fairly busy photo and remove its background very effectively. You can then use it as an image in Pages, send it in Messages or even use it as an iMovie background. The feature works best with images that have strong contrast between the subject and background, but we’re frequently surprised by how well it copes with tougher images too.
The feature isn’t just in Photos; you can use it in Screenshot, Quick Look, Safari and Files too, again simply by long-pressing the image. Annoyingly you can’t simply save the cut-out as a new image; you have to share it or open it in another app and save it from there. But that’s a minor niggle for an enormously fun feature.