New Markup options in IOS 17 to add a square frame to a portion of a photo seem to have disappeared. At least I can't figure it out. I can select a square but it has a fill and the red slash that is available looks like it will make a framed square but I can't seem to change the color or thickness nor will it save.
Why does Apple feel the need to 'fix' things that aren't broken?
Why does Apple feel the need to 'fix' things that aren't broken?
I must be doing something wrong. I select a shape (circle) and I get a circle that's filled in grey. I select a color (red) and then when I select the "/" it goes to black. If I change it to RED again it just changes the fill. I want it to be a non-fulfilled circle in red.
I’m having the same exact problem. Before the update, I could select the square ADD SHAPE in markup and a box outline would appear. I could then move that box outline around my desired text and edit color and line thickness. I could also “fill” that outline. Now, the outline box is default filled. I can easily edit the size of the outline, but cannot figure out how to remove the default grey inside the box. I’ve read all of the comments on this thread and have not been able to make a simple box outline around text.
Yes. Isn’t it. Why not just keep it the way it was. Most people doing a quick ‘markup’ will want to circle something like I do. Why have it grayed out by default. Or let us setup defaults for ‘markup’. My 2 cents
I hope they bring back the other photo markup.
It IS DULL!! I’m annoyed that the “highlighter” option isn’t very bright. It seems unable to go lighter than the background now. I liked it better before. This loss of subtlety seems a downgrade in functionality for making things *high*lighted
That works. You can make an imperfect oval, too, and when you hold and release your finger, the imperfect oval will turn into a perfect oval.
The instructions again:
Choose photo.
Choose Edit.
Choose Mark Up tool (the pen tip in the circle at the top of the screen).
Pick any of the 3 pens from left on the lower row.
Draw a circle, square or oval (even a slightly squiggly or off centered one) but hold your finger in place when you get to the end/connection point of the circle.
It will “pop” into a perfect circle, square or oval.
Yeah!! I agree with that. It is super transparent and dull, so it takes away the whole point of HIGHLIGHTING something to share with others!! Give us back our bright highlights!!! Super frustrating to say the least!! 😠
Sorry - I have and still don't get the results the thread states.
The draw/hold function may well be very clever but what do you do if your circle isn’t exactly in the right place once automated into a circle?
I don’t seem to be able to move it or change the size/shape in order to highlight the piece of text or picture.
EDIT: when I did it, I changed the color on the bottom left to the color I want the outline to be and then on the color for the bottom right side, I hit the line (/) shown in the color options and it took the color out of the middle of the shape.
I hope that’s the answer to your question.
Same here too… I was able to figure out how to do it but then forgot what I did but I know it wasn’t like using the pre-update one. Also, if the picture I’m trying to edit is dark and I want to circle something, I can’t even see the color I’m selecting. Oh and it also deleted all my custom colors too 😒.
Chaz27,
I get that it’s useful, I was just thinking this whole forum topic was for the Markup feature in iPhotos. That’s why I was wondering to which level one might need to zoom since you can really get in there with the regular method! 😂🤓🧐 Perhaps Apple decided it was unnecessary for photo album use. 🤷♀️
My main concern is the Highlight options now. It seems the only way I’ve found to make something BRIGHT again as it were is to highlight with White and then go over it in a different color to make it stand out. Otherwise, the “highlight” has a grey effect which is actually just a Dimlight now. 🫤
I changed the color on the bottom left to the color I want the outline to be and then on the color for the bottom right side, I hit the line (/) shown in the color options and it took the color out of the middle of the shape
the mark up tool is too dull on alot of my pictures! it needs to be brighter again!!!!
I’ve been frustrated by this because I use the markup took a lot & I expect my settings to be saved but I have to reset them every time I take a new screenshot. I found a video online that demonstrates a feature I did not know about — in markup, if you use any drawing tool (marker/pen) & draw a square or circle on the photo and hold at the end of your drawing, the shape will be made perfect (perfect circle/square rather than hand drawn / shaky). I suppose this is why the previous version of markup changed.
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markup on ios 17 photos not working
