How to get rid of the white line on my iPhone photos?

When this happens, Photos is automatically lifting the subject from the photo, so you can copy and paste it into some document, with the background transparent. This is described here: Lift a subject from the photo or video background on iPhone - Apple Support

This will start automatically when you touch the subject in the picture while viewing the photo full screen.

It seems to me that the flashing light image selection only happens when Photos thinks there's a person that can be separated for a sticker, so touching a barn or a tree doesn't do it. When you start and image selection, it continues to remind you you're in that mode until you press someplace else, like on a tree or the sky-- then it stops.

It also stops when you touch the circled i for info and the info window pops up.

sandhill cane wrote: it only happens for me on my iphone 13 when i swipe up to add a caption

It may help to read through these posts. The light that indicates "person selection" only happens when you touch a person in the picture. (Rarely some other things will trigger it.) The trick is to not touch a person in the picture when you swipe it.

Owniphone wrote: I tried to copy a photo from photos to paste in a text message thread, by pressing down and it automatically cropped out background.

The "stickers" animation should only happen when in the Info mode. When I want to copy a picture for pasting into a message, I choose Share and "copy" appears at the bottom. I tap that and then paste into a message. The "stickers" thing doesn't come up at all.

How is it different for you?

When the white line is going around the object or person touch it, click add sticker, and it will make a sticker out of whatever pictures being outlined. It’s actually a really cool feature that people don’t understand how useful it can be.

It is a cool feature, agreed. In iOS17 we can use the saved stickers to add the subject from one photo to any other photo and merge two photos this way. It as not been possible in Photos iOS before, and we needed a hird party app to do this.

But the white line should not appear out of the blue, when we need to view our photos clearly or just want to concentrate on the Info. Most of the time it is just an unnecessary distraction and we should be able turn it off, unless we want to extract the subject.

Hate the “edit” outline feature.

I tried to copy a photo from photos to paste in a text message thread, by pressing down and it automatically cropped out background.

Apple rep should simply state how to turn this “feature” off. It should be an option -not the default, as it is altering the original image.

Default should be accurate “Copy” of the image.

I read, and get, that some may like the feature, and the ability to add a “sticker”, that does not justify an Apple program, by default, altering images.

Clearly most users, by reading these community comments, do not like this arbitrary feature. Apple should simply add the editing tool as an option when copying, NOT as a default.

Ok. So I learned here what the line is - it can automatically “cut-out” certain subject types from the background.

so I click copy. It’s on my clipboard. How can I paste it into another pic please.

i wondered what the glowing line was also. it only happens for me on my iphone 13 when i swipe up to add a caption to a picture. it will show a glowing line on any objects not just people; trees, cars, any thing. now i know. thanks for your answer.

However the wavy white line also appears without tapping the photo when user is viewing photo caption. This is extremely annoying if viewing a series of photos and captions. The photo brightness is also reduced when highlighting occurs.

These lights were really making me scared because they showed at the same time that I was told that I probably have a severe neurological condition that is showing up as random bright white lights. As annoying as they are I’m glad that other people are seeing these lights on their phones. At least these lights are normal. Please get it fixed Apple.

This is not true. Viewing the photo in photos without touching subject it appears lifted dimmed and fakeEven in gallery mode the photo appears lifted and fake. It should only outline the subject when I want it outlined.

I’m glad to know what this is, finally, Apple once again giving me stuff I never asked for and without telling me first.🙄 Believe it or not, we’re not all preteens posting on Instagram. I hate this feature.

You're welcome. 😊