{"id":50753,"date":"2022-08-20T03:36:36","date_gmt":"2022-08-20T03:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/everything-new-in-the-ios-16-photos-and-camera-apps\/"},"modified":"2022-08-20T03:36:36","modified_gmt":"2022-08-20T03:36:36","slug":"everything-new-in-the-ios-16-photos-and-camera-apps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/everything-new-in-the-ios-16-photos-and-camera-apps\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything New in the iOS 16 Photos and Camera Apps"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Almost all of Apple’s main built-in iPhone apps were updated with new features in iOS 16, including both the Photos and Camera apps. \u200cPhotos\u200c has quite a few new features including an option to get rid of duplicates and some locked folders for sensitive photos, plus the Camera app can translate text and there are functionality improvements for iPhone 13 users.<\/p>\n


This guide aggregates everything that’s new in \u200ciOS 16\u200c in both the Camera and \u200cPhotos\u200c apps. Many of these features are also available in iPadOS 16 and macOS Ventura.<\/p>\n

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Locked Hidden and Recently Deleted Albums<\/h3>\n

In the \u200ciOS 16\u200c \u200cPhotos\u200c app, both the “Hidden” and “Recently Deleted” albums under Utilities are locked with Face ID or Touch ID and cannot be opened without biometric authentication or a passcode.<\/p>\n

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There is no option not to lock these two albums as it is a system level lock that cannot be overwritten. There continues to be an option to hide the Hidden album, however.<\/p>\n

Duplicates Detection<\/h3>\n

In \u200ciOS 16\u200c, your \u200ciPhone\u200c will automatically detect any duplicate images that you have in your \u200cPhotos\u200c app. Duplicate photos will show up in a “Duplicates” album under Utilities in \u200cPhotos\u200c, giving you the opportunity to merge them to save space and reduce clutter.<\/p>\n

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If, for example, you have one copy of a photo that’s high resolution and a second copy that has more metadata, the \u200cPhotos\u200c app will combine the best qualities from both photos into a single image.<\/p>\n

After updating to \u200ciOS 16\u200c, your \u200ciPhone\u200c will continually scan for duplicates, so duplicate images may show up over time and may not be available right when the update is installed.<\/p>\n

Copy and Paste Edits<\/h3>\n

If you have multiple photos that you want to edit in the same way, or if you’ve made changes to one photo that you want to replicate in another photo, you can use the new copy and paste edits tools in \u200ciOS 16\u200c.<\/p>\n

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Undo and Redo Edits<\/h3>\n

To streamline photo editing, \u200ciOS 16\u200c adds simple undo and redo buttons, a feature missing in prior versions of iOS. With the undo and redo buttons, you can remove edits that you’ve made to photos one by one rather than having to cancel all of the edits by reverting an image entirely.<\/p>\n

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In prior versions of iOS, you would need to manually change one of the edited parameters back to where you started, or revert changes entirely.<\/p>\n

People Album Sorting<\/h3>\n

In a small but meaningful change, Apple added an option to sort the dedicated People album by name in \u200ciOS 16\u200c. You can open up the People album and tap on the two arrow keys to change the sorting from “Custom Order” to “Name.” Opting for Name rearranges the people in the album into alphabetical order.<\/p>\n

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iCloud Shared Photo Library<\/h3>\n

\u200ciOS 16\u200c adds an iCloud Shared Photo Library that’s basically identical to the standard iCloud Photo Library, but shareable with up to five other people.<\/p>\n

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Lift Subject From Background<\/h3>\n

Though not strictly a \u200cPhotos\u200c app feature, lift subject from background is one of the most fun random additions to \u200ciOS 16\u200c as it’s a little bit like a mini version of Photoshop. You can use it to pull the subject out of any image or photo.<\/p>\n

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