"Clean Up" feature works incorrectly (mangled by "safety filter")

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"Clean Up" feature works incorrectly (mangled by "safety filter")

When using "Clean Up" feature in iOS Photos app editor to edit my own photos, some thing named "Safety filter" interferes with editing and mangles my photos. Please see the attached video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5v0L6HLu4D0

The first problem is why anyone, including Apple, would want to apply any kind of "safety filter" to my own photos on my own Phone, when "Sensitive Content Warnings" and any Restrictions are disabled on device.

But even in this twisted reality, the actual problem is that the "Safety filter" is applied to random parts of the photo, not just to sensitive parts.

iPhone 15 Pro, iOS 26

Posted on May 12, 2026 1:19 PM

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May 13, 2026 7:21 AM in response to Alexchexes

Alexchexes wrote: …The first problem is why anyone, including Apple, would want to apply any kind of "safety filter" to my own photos on my own Phone,

We can't know why Apple does makes the decisions it does, but my personal guess it that they've been sued and don't want to do that again. Probably they've carefully weighed the the consequences of various options, and this is how it turned out.

My own experience is that, if I zoom in far enough, there's no problem.

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Answer 2

Oct 4, 2026 1:30 PM in response to SF Musclebutt

Apple is not here, You need to send this as feedback, but I doubt you will get an answer

Product Feedback - Apple

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May 13, 2026 7:27 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

Thanks for the insight. What "sued" case you mean? Apple has been sued for many things 😂

Regarding zoom - I tried. For me, it doesn't work regardless of the zoom level - that pixelation keeps mangling the edit.

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Answer 4

Oct 4, 2026 8:43 AM in response to Richard.Taylor

Tahoe (macOD26) had the feature turned off. Were there issues? Apple please reply with any issues the company may have had. Apple has limited the use of it's Photo app again. We are adults and Apple does not need to treat us like children, that is what the Sensitive Content Warning setting should be for. Perhaps Apple can have a setting in Photos instead of limiting my use of the app.

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