The initial release ofiOS 18disappointed many iPhone users by failing to include any of the much-anticipatedApple Intelligence features. However, it’s now finally possible toinstall iOS 18.1on supported iPhones. This newly-minted software release includes the very first Apple Intelligence features to make it onto the iPhone.
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One of the AI features in iOS 18.1 is the Clean Up tool. This is an image editing tool that uses the power of AI to remove unwanted people or objects from your photos with just a few taps. If your photo is ruined by someone photobombing in the background, for example, you may delete them from the image as if they’d never been there.
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The Clean Up tool is simple to use, although the results can vary from the good to the not so good. Here’s how to use the Clean Up image editing tool in iOS 18.
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How to use the Clean Up tool on iPhone
You can remove people or objects in just a few taps
The Clean Up tool is very simple to use. There are no real controls to speak of; all you need to do is select the object or person that you want to remove, using one of three possible methods: tapping, circling, and brushing. Once you’ve made your selection, the Clean Up tool will work its magic, and you’re able to either undo your edits or save them.
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How good is the Clean Up tool on iPhone?
The results are hit-and-miss, although the feature is expected to improve over time
In its current form, Clean Up is certainly not as impressive as other AI image editing tools that do a similar job, such as Google’sMagic Erasertool. The Clean Up tool can do a good job if you want to remove an object from a fairly simple background, such as a lawn.
However, if the background is more complex, Clean Up will often leave a mess in place of the removed object which doesn’t match the rest of the surrounding image.
However, if the background is more complex, Clean Up will often leave a mess in place of the removed object which doesn’t match the rest of the surrounding image. I often found myself having to have two or three turns at using the tool; the first time to remove an object and then some subsequent turns to attempt to remove the mess that was left behind.
Other phones can definitely do a better job of object removal than the Clean Up tool currently can. It’s still a useful feature to have, as there’s no other native way to remove unwanted objects from images on your iPhone, and it can work well under the right circumstances. However, it would be nice if Clean Up could match the performance of other AI editing tools. As is the nature of AI-based tools, the effectiveness of Clean Up will likely improve with time.
What do you need to use the Clean Up tool on iPhone?
You’ll need iOS 18.1 and an iPhone 15 Pro or newer
Clean Up is part of Apple Intelligence, so there are a few requirements in order to be able to use the tool. The first is that you need to be using an iPhone that’s powerful to run Apple Intelligence features. That means you need at least 8GB of RAM. The only current iPhones that meet this specification are as follows:
If you’re using any other model of iPhone, you won’t be able to use Apple Intelligence features, including the Clean Up tool. The other prerequisite is that you’re running a version of iOS 18 that includes Apple Intelligence features. The Clean Up tool is part of iOS 18.1, which has just been made available in stable form.
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The official version of iOS 18.1 is available as of October 28. Besides Clean Up, the update brings other AI-based features including:
The next release of iOS 18 is due in December, with the iOS 18.2 release hopefully adding some additional Apple Intelligence features such as Genmoji and the Image Playground tool. Further Apple Intelligence features areexpected in iOS 18.4 in March, although some may be ready soon enough for the iOS 18.3 update scheduled for January.
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