Walker dragged the dog's 'cut out' from the photo and into the text field of a text message.Google Business Profile (formerly Google My Business) cover photos are shown prominently in Google Search, and are often the first images users see upon viewing a profile. He had a photo of a French bulldog and tapped and held on the dog. Robby Walker, Apple senior director of Siri Language and Technologies, first demonstrated the new tap-and-lift tool during WWDC. In iOS 16, Visual Look Up lets you lift that object out of a photo or PDF by doing nothing more than tapping and holding.ĭuring the WWDC, Apple showed someone tapping and holding on the dog in a photo to lift it from the background and share in a Message. Technically, the tap-and-lift photo feature is part of Visual Look Up, which was first launched with iOS 15 and can recognize objects in your photos such as plants, food, landmarks and even pets. But what's great about this tool is that it's built right into iOS 16 eliminating the need to download a special app or setup an account. Before iOS 16, if I wanted to remove a photo's background, I would need to use an app like Adobe Photoshop.

IOS 16 debuted alongside the iPhone 14 line with a number of cool new features. If you keep holding, you can then 'lift' the cutout from the photo and drag it into another app to post, share or make a collage, for example. All you need to do is tap and hold on a photo to make it work. The tool doesn't have an official name, but lets you separate a picture's subject, like a person, from the background. If you have an iPhone that runs iOS 16, you have to try out one of the best new features. This story is part of Focal Point iPhone 2023, CNET's collection of news, tips and advice around Apple's most popular product.

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