To use the feature, you must be running iOS 16 or up on an iPhone XS/XR or newer.

In thePhotosapp, tap the photo so that it’s the only photo shown on your screen.

you might use these same steps by opening an image in Messages or Safari.

Tap and hold on the subject of a photo to separate it from the background.

Tap and hold the perso n or object that you want to cut out of the photo.

In our testing sometimes we needed to do this twice.

If you feelhaptic feedback, you might move to the next step.

Steps to paste a cutout image into an email on an iPhone.

If you don’t feel it on the first try, take your finger off the screen and retry.

A pop-up menu appears.

TapCopyto copy the image to your iPhone clipboard.

TapShareand choose the app from the list of sharing options.

The object you selected will be added to that app.

you’re free to’t change the border outlining the selection of the object.

Apple extended those smarts to the detection of a person or object for Photo Cutout.

In this case, cut them out of a background and then paste them into other apps.

FAQ

First, open thephoto you want to hide in the Photos app.

Select theMore(three dots) menu in the upper-right corner, and then selectHide.

TapHide Photoin the window that pops up to confirm.

Hidden photos get their own folder in the Photos app.

Select theAlbumstab, and then scroll to the bottom toUtilitiesand tapHidden.

You may need to use your passcode or Face ID to access this folder.