within thePhotos App in iPhone there are many hidden settings that few people know about but which can actually help the user in using and managing the photographic sector of the phone.
After all, it is well known that one of the features most appreciated by users concerns using the camera of your smartphone Apple which is one of the best on the market.
For this reason also the application for the Photo gallery it has many very useful features inside that allow users to make the most of its potential. Among the settings to remove the background of a photo, those for localization and those for scanning text, the offer is truly vast and ready to satisfy any need.
Let’s see them ten functions of the Photos App on iPhone.
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1. Search for photos inside the iPhone
Probably within your device they come archived thousands of photos and videos which are jealously guarded by the Photos App.
Finding the shot you need isn’t easy and that’s why Apple has come up with it a practical and intelligent system to help users in difficulty.
From within the application it is possible describe what is captured in the photoor simply an inscription that appears in it, to kick off a a thorough search which in a few seconds will show all the images that contain that term.
By writing “cat”, for example, the smartphone will only show photos of our four-legged friends, sorting them from the most recent.
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2. Remove background from photos
iOS 16 e iPad OS16 have integrated within them a fantastic feature that allows the user to isolate photo subjects from the background.
To remove the background from photos, usually, you will need digital graphics software, but thanks to Apple developers, the feature has been included in the Photos App and can be used quickly and easily.
Important to remember that it also works with videos.
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3. Enable the “hidden” photo album
Inside every smartphone, probably, there are personal photos and videos which should stay away from prying eyes.
Precisely for this reason the Photos application allows you to create a Hidden album and protected by one password and that it does not appear among the others available, so that only the user can access it.
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4. Mute the audio in Live Photos
The Live Photos are an interesting feature that transform the shots into very short videos.
Of course these short recordings they also record audio which, however, can be eliminated from the options of the shot itself.
Just go up Edit and mute the audio track recorded in the Live Photos options keeping only the video.
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5. Edit groups of photos and videos
The editing photos and videos on iPhone it is a relatively simple operation. However, few people know that the Photos App allows you to “pass” changes made to multiple elements greatly speeding up the retouching operations.
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6. Find and delete duplicate photos and videos
Of course, inside every smartphone there will certainly be redundant photos and videos which, for who knows what reason, are present several times in the memory.
Well the Photos application has a function capable of automatically detect duplicate files and delete them, freeing up valuable space on the device.
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7. Remove location information from photos
The Photos app also allows you to see EXIF data for individual photos. This data provides information on which device took the photo, when and, if the function is enabled, also the location of the shot.
Of course it is possible remove location from EXIF data from iPhone photos, going to the photo itself and, from settingsdeleting all data in this regard.
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8. Identify objects in photos
Among the various features of the iPhone, there are also those that allow you to identify objects in photos and receive information about them.
To activate the feature just tap on the little shiny icon that appears on the image and select the Info option.
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9. Scan text into photos
Of course, the iPhone Photos app also allows you to identify text in photos and allow the user to copy it.
To do this, just open a photo that contains text, tap the scan icon positioned at the bottom and copy the text that will be automatically highlighted by the device.
Once this is done it will behave like any other text and can be copied, shared, translated or started a web search.
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10. Which apps can access your photos
Inside your iPhone are many applications that you may need access to photos stored on the device.
Obviously, no one can remember which of these have access to the gallery and which don’t, however going into the gallery iPhone settings, alla Privacy tabyou can see which Apps have these permissions and, if necessary, manage or remove them at your discretion.
To know more: IOS, characteristics of the Apple operating system