Also, it is not only for dog pictures.

Then tap on that person, hold a moment until the magic wavy ripple effect appears, then drag.

You just extracted that person from the background!

Someone using the image cutout feature on iOS 16 to remove a dog from a photo.

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The effect is instant, powerful, and has a few great uses, both serious and fun.

“The new dog extraction mode in iOS 16 is not just for dog lovers.

Cut It Out

This new tool doesn’t appear to have an official name.

Someone creating a Quick Note on iOS 16 with an image from the subject extraction feature.

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But whatever you call it, it is totally rad.

Then again, Photoshop still does a much better job.

“Its interesting, thoughthe way it handles fluffy fur is hard to match.

Screenshots of using the dog extraction in iOS 16.

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Its an excellent feature.

Lots of fun, but not relevant to professional graphic designers at all.”

Stickers and Moods

So what can you use this for?

One of the most fun options so far is to make the images into stickers.

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“They do look great as stickers,” says Bower.

Another use might be for people who regularly use web images to build mood boards and look books.

One tip for better cutouts is to use it on photos snapped with the iPhone’s portrait mode.

Really, for most of us, the quality is good enough.

If you’re a graphic designer, you already have more powerful tools for this job.