Apple stuffed previews of MacOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, WatchOS 9 and, of course, iOS 16 into its nearly 2-hour WWDC keynote. The next major …
Apple stuffed previews of MacOS Ventura, iPadOS 16, WatchOS 9 and, of course, iOS 16 into its nearly 2-hour WWDC keynote. The next major version of iPhone software will include editable Messages and a customizable lock screen. But there was one feature that truly grabbed my attention Monday, despite taking up less than 15 seconds of the event. The feature doesn’t have a name, but here’s how it works: You tap and hold on a photo to remove the background. And if you keep holding your finger against the screen you can then lift the foreground «cutout» into another app to post or share. It seems similar to the way Portrait mode photos separate a person from their backdrop. Technically, the tap-and-hold photo feature is part of Visual Lookup, which was first launched with iOS 15 and can recognize objects in your photos such as plants, food, landmarks and even pets.
