How to Remove Objects from Photos on iPhone | iOS 27 Tips, by iOSHacker on YouTube. 2 min 33 s.
- Video length
- 2 min 33 s
- Time to do it
- 5 minutes
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Steps
- 8
What you need
Steps
Open the Photos app and tap the picture you want to fix. Pick one where the object sits against a fairly simple background, since busy patterns are harder to rebuild.
Tap Edit in the top right corner, then tap Clean Up in the editing toolbar next to Adjust. If you do not see Clean Up, your iPhone or iOS version does not support it.
Pinch to zoom in until the object fills a small part of the screen. Small, close-up edits give much cleaner results than one big swipe.
Drag one finger slowly over the object to brush it out. Keep the brush only a little wider than the object so you do not wipe out good background.
Lift your finger and check the result. If the edges look warped or smeared, tap Undo and brush a smaller patch instead.
Repeat in small patches until every leftover piece is gone, such as a stray arm, a shadow or the last bit of a power line.
Press and hold the photo to peek at the original, then let go to see the edit again. This helps you spot changes you did not want.
Tap Done to save the edit. To keep the untouched photo too, open the picture first, tap the three-dot button and choose Duplicate before you start editing.
Tips and common mistakes
Brush slightly past the object's edge so no thin outline is left behind.
Large objects like cars or whole people rarely vanish cleanly, so expect to fix the edges by hand.
Clean Up edits are non-destructive, so you can always go back to Edit and tap Revert to Original.
Straight lines such as power cables and fence rails are the hardest to rebuild and often need a second pass.
Questions
Where is the Clean Up tool in the Photos app?
Open a photo, tap Edit and look for Clean Up in the toolbar beside Adjust and Filters. If it is missing, your iPhone model or iOS version does not support Apple Intelligence.
Does Clean Up work on older iPhones?
No. It needs Apple Intelligence, so it runs on iPhone 15 Pro, 15 Pro Max and iPhone 16 models on iOS 18.1 or later. On older phones, use a third-party retouching app instead.
Will Clean Up change my original photo?
No, the edit sits on top of the original file. You can remove it any time by opening the photo, tapping Edit and choosing Revert to Original.
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