iOS 18: the 5 essential new features of Photos

iOS 18 will inevitably change your use of the iPhoneevery day, whatever your habits. Especially since Apple has not skimped on new features to make its operating system essential for consumers. Obviously, photo and video enthusiasts should also find something to suit them. Here are precisely thefive significant new features brought by iOS 18 to Photos, one of the Apple brand's flagship applications.

1 – Clean Up Tool

Clean Up is the name of the new editing tool included in Photos on iOS 18. It uses artificial intelligence toautomatically detect unwanted elements in your photos and allow you to remove them with a simple touch.The AI then recomposes the background as if nothing had happened. The functionality that is part of the suiteApple Intelligence (expected in 2025 in France), it will only arrive with the launch of iOS 18.1.

2 – Hide your screenshots

This is a very practical function if you don't want curious eyes to look at the content of your gallery. A new setting allows you toHide saved screenshots in your library.They will appear in a submenu as long as the option remains activated.

In the Photos app, go up a little to go to the “Photo Library” section
Tap the two arrows at the bottom left
Tap “Presentation Options,” then uncheck “Screenshots”

3 – Voyages

Travel lets you relive your past adventures in Photos on iOS 18.The application automatically organizes your content by trips into different collectionsand lets you pin the ones you prefer to find them easily. Apple specifies that you can go from one year to the next to immerse yourself even more easily in the memories of your choice.

4 – Wallpaper suggestions

On iOS 18, you can get wallpaper suggestions for your lock or home screen. The Photos app goes up tostylize people or animals detected in your galleryin order to provide you with an original (and generally rather amusing) wallpaper.

5 – Play music during a photo or video

It almost seems too good to be true, but yes, iOS 18 leaves you feeling goodkeep playing music while you take a photo and even a video.Music playback continues via the Bluetooth connection when you take a photo. Anew in iOS 18significant for photographers.