Apple's AI venture has had a rocky start so far. With the delayed launch of Apple Intelligence features, the company's AI efforts have been undone by Google's latest AI features in the Pixel 9 series. However, Apple is trying to mend its ways and it has offered another Apple Intelligence feature in the latest beta – Clean Up. This feature is similar to Google's Magic Eraser and Samsung's Object Eraser. I tried the new Clean Up tool and here's how it works.
NEW "Clean Up" Apple Intelligence feature in iOS 18.1 Beta 3!
Note: The Clean Up tool is only available in iOS 18.1 beta 3, iPadOS 18.1 Beta and macOS Sequoia 15.1 beta 3 as of now.
After you update your iPhone to iOS 18.1 beta 3, the Clean Up tool will be available by default in the Photos app. When you start using it for the first time, the tool will be downloaded. How to use the Clean Up tool on iPhone to remove unwanted objects from photos.
First of all, the Clean Up tool in Apple Intelligence works entirely on the device, unlike its counterparts from Google and Samsung that offer both cloud-based as well as on-device options. I tried comparing it to Google's Magic Eraser and Samsung's Object Eraser and the results were disappointing. While Clean Up detects objects in focus using depth mapping on all photos, object segmentation is not up to the mark.
