How to get "Clean Up" feature for iPhone?

My understanding was that now in photos there is a new feature to remove objects from a photo and that it downloads automatically. It is called 'Clean Up'. I have an iPhone 14 Pro Max with ios18 - how can I get this function?


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iPhone 14 Pro Max, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 17, 2024 7:31 AM

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Posted on Oct 14, 2024 7:10 AM

DLMcCool wrote:

I have iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.0.1 and still can’t get Clean Up feature in photos.

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Because it has not been released yet.


"Clean Up" is a feature of the Apple Intelligence update coming later this year. It s not yet available for any device.


It will only come to iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max, and all iPhone 16 models when Apple Intelligence is released.

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Oct 14, 2024 7:10 AM in response to DLMcCool

DLMcCool wrote:

I have iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.0.1 and still can’t get Clean Up feature in photos.

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Because it has not been released yet.


"Clean Up" is a feature of the Apple Intelligence update coming later this year. It s not yet available for any device.


It will only come to iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max, and all iPhone 16 models when Apple Intelligence is released.

Nov 23, 2024 12:10 AM in response to dlneal53

If you look at the link posted by IdrisSeabright, you can see clearly, which iPhone models are able to support Apple Intelligence:

  • iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, iPhone 16 Pro Max, iPhone 15 Pro, or iPhone 15 Pro Max; any iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later; Mac with M1 or later
  • iOS 18.1, iPadOS 18.1, or macOS Sequoia 15.1
  • Device language and Siri language set to a supported language
  • 4 GB of storage1


You need at least an iPhone 15 Pro (Max) to use Apple Intelligence on an iPhone.


The Phone 15 Pro Max has a new, different chip from your iPhone: iPhone 15 Pro - Technical Specifications - Apple Support

  • A17 Pro chip
  • New 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • New 6‑core GPU
  • New 16‑core Neural Engine


The iPhone 14 Pro: iPhone 14 Pro - Technical Specifications - Apple Support

  • A16 Bionic chip
  • 6‑core CPU with 2 performance and 4 efficiency cores
  • 5‑core GPU
  • 16‑core Neural Engine





Sep 17, 2024 7:49 AM in response to Jax350

Jax350 wrote: a new feature to remove objects from a photo .... how can I get this function?

I found this at AppleInsider


It's worth pointing out, however, that Apple Intelligence will only be available on devices with the A17 Pro or M-series chips. This means that the Clean Up tool will be available exclusively to users with an iPad or MacBook equipped with an M1 or newer chip, or an iPhone 15 Pro.


Apparently this takes way more computing power than those of us with older iPhones can muster. There are apps at the App Store, but they don't look to be cheap.

Sep 19, 2024 7:45 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

I'm going to repeat this since many folks here don't seem to read the responses-- maybe twice will work better:


Sep 17, 2024 9:49 AM in response to Jax350

Jax350 wrote: a new feature to remove objects from a photo .... how can I get this function?

I found this at AppleInsider


It's worth pointing out, however, that Apple Intelligence will only be available on devices with the A17 Pro or M-series chips. This means that the Clean Up tool will be available exclusively to users with an iPad or MacBook equipped with an M1 or newer chip, or an iPhone 15 Pro.


Apparently this takes way more computing power than those of us with older iPhones can muster. There are apps at the App Store, but they don't look to be cheap.

Sep 27, 2024 7:20 AM in response to NazarS

NazarS wrote:

I recently purchased an iPhone 16 pro max. It's updated to iOS 18. Why don't I have Clean up?

As has been said:


"Clean Up" is a feature of the Apple Intelligence update coming later this year. It s not yet available for any device.


It will only come to iPhone 15 Pro, Pro Max, and iPhone 16 models when Apple Intelligence is released.

Dec 4, 2024 3:12 AM in response to Jax350

Clean Up feature is only available on iPhone 15 pro, iPhone 15 pro max, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 pro, iPhone 16 pro max, iPad with m1 chip or higher and macs with m1 chip or higher.

You're location also has to be set in USA and language has to be set to English (US) same as voice assistant settings. Then you can activate Apple Inteligence in settings which will allow clean up feature on your device photos app.

Mar 3, 2025 6:21 AM in response to Noeago

Noeago wrote:

I don’t understand why the iPhone 14 Pro can’t have the clean up in photo!!! I ve paid 1800€ I’m very upset!

It requires hardware not available on an iPhone 14 Pro.


Specifically the faster and better CPU, and the extra RAM found in the iPhone 15 Pro and later models.


The A17 Pro CPU in the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max is specifically designed to run and support the Apple Intelligence requirements. The A16 in the iPhone 16 Pro cannot do this.


You paid what you though was fair price for it, no one promised you Apple Intelligence on that model. You bought it because of what it had a time. Why would you be angry now that it does not get a feature it was never even suggested it would have?


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