Image Credits: AppleĪ post on Reddit also suggested that this feature is present in the Files app, too. This image can then be saved or dragged and dropped into a messaging app like iMessage or WhatsApp.Īpple’s Visual Lookup feature … but with a new name. But now, when you touch and hold on the subject of the image, you can actually lift it away from the background to use in other apps.Įssentially, the feature separates the photo’s background from the subject, then turns the subject into a separate image. Launched last year with iOS 15, Visual Lookup today recognizes pets, plants, landmarks and other objects in your photos.
While Apple introduced a number of interesting new features to its software during the event, those didn’t quite deliver the surprise and joy that comes from using the deceptively simple new photo cutout feature - an enhancement to Apple’s existing Visual Lookup system. Out of all features Apple announced at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) last week, a new addition to Apple’s Visual Lookup system - a feature where you can “pick up” an object from a photo or a video with just a press of your finger - was the most fun.
