How to Cut an Image in iOS 16/17/18 iPhones

Do you want to use the photo cutout feature on your compatible iPhones running iOS 16? This guide will teach you how to cut an image in iOS 16.

Meanwhile, there are lots of new features in iOS 16, one of them being the ability to cut an object out of a photo. iOS 16 will enable users to extract an item from a photo and then drag and drop the subject as a photo anywhere on the system to use in Messages, Notes, Mail, and other applications.

In addition to Photos, the functionality also works with screenshots and Quick Look. Simply keep your finger on a photo in the Photos app for a few seconds until you notice a white light around the subject. After that, you can drag the subject from the Photos app into other apps like Messages, Mail, Notes, and more.

Remember that Samsung also introduced this feature (Image clipper) on their Samsung Galaxy S23 lineup.

iOS 16 Photo Cutout Supported iPhones

The function is only accessible on phones with the A12 Bionic and newer since it involves sophisticated machine learning and imagine analysis.

• iPhone XS and XS Max
• iPhone XR
• iPhone 11 series
• iPhone 12 series
• iPhone 13 series
• iPhone 14 series
• iPhone 15 series
• iPhone 16 series

How to Cut an Image in iOS 16 iPhones

Here are the steps to extract an object out of a photo in iOS and later versions:

1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone.

2. Find an image that you cut an object from.

3. Touch and hold the object of the shot for a split second until a luminous outline surrounds it. Release it then.

4. There need to be a context menu. Pick Copy, Add Sticker and Share. Your clipboard now has the highlighted subject. The created sticker will be added to the Stickers.

5. After that open any text editing app and paste it.

How to Share the Object Directly

You can also directly share the object of a photo directly to your messaging or social media apps.

• Open the Photos app on your iPhone. Find an image that you cut an object from.
• Touch and hold the object of the shot for a split second until a luminous outline surrounds it. Release it then.
• Pick Share.

The object of an image can also be copied by dragging it from the Photos app into an other app that accepts drag-and-drop commands. Most built-in programmes including Mail, Messages, Notes, and Reminders are compatible with this. Additionally, it is useful while using outside picture editors.

That’s all. These were the steps to cut an image in iOS 18. The photo cutout on iPhone is a wonderful feature as you can easily cut an object or make a sticker out of photo with ease.

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