Hidden iPhone features waiting to be switched on by Apple revealed including bizarre dog-scanning button coming soon

YOUR iPhone is brimming with untapped imaginable arsenic Apple prepares to power connected hidden features we cognize astir – but that aren't unrecorded yet.

Well, maybe. It depends connected your iPhone model, and the state you unrecorded in.

But if you're a fortunate gadget owner, you're owed a smorgasbord of apical tech tricks.

VISUAL INTELLIGENCE

First up is Visual Intelligence, which volition fto you constituent your camera astatine thing to find retired much astir it.

It works utilizing the caller carnal Camera Control button.

Right present the fastener is conscionable for snapping pics and controlling camera settings.

But yet Apple volition update it truthful that you tin clasp it down to usage Visual Intelligence.

Here's what Apple has said astir it: "The iPhone 16 lineup besides introduces Camera Control, which brings caller ways to seizure memories.

"And volition assistance users rapidly entree ocular quality to larn astir objects oregon places astir them faster than ever before."

For instance, you could propulsion up the hours oregon ratings for a edifice that you're seeing.

If you walk a flyer for an event, Visual Intelligence would fto you adhd it to your calendar quickly.

And you could adjacent constituent your camera astatine a canine to instantly place its breed.

The institution added that it would beryllium coming "later this year".

Apple didn't specifically laic retired which models would beryllium getting the feature.

But successful its newsroom post, Apple noted that "Camera Control volition unlock ocular intelligence", which suggests that it's lone connected models with the caller button.

That means you'll request an iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, oregon iPhone 16 Pro Max to get it.

CUSTOM EMOJI

Less informative and arguably much amusive is Apple's caller customized emoji generated with AI.

Hence the name: Genmoji.

Apple intelligibly thinks that the hundreds of existing emoji conscionable aren't capable – and possibly it's right.

So present you'll beryllium capable to person iOS 18 make emoji for you, based connected immoderate you're talking about.

The power of AI is limitless, truly.

"By simply typing a description, their Genmoji appears, on with further options," Apple explained.

"Users tin adjacent make Genmoji of friends and household based connected their photos.

"Just similar emoji, Genmoji tin beryllium added inline to messages, oregon shared arsenic a sticker oregon absorption successful a Tapback."

So erstwhile (and where) is it out?

Genmoji is wrapped up successful Apple Intelligence, a immense suite of AI upgrades coming arsenic portion of a future iOS 18 update.

Rumour has it that we'll spot it successful iOS 18.2 successful November oregon December, though this isn't officially confirmed.

It's expected to motorboat successful the US first, followed by the UK successful December.

The catch is that Apple Intelligence is lone supported connected these iPhone models:

• iPhone 15 Pro
• iPhone 15 Pro Max
• iPhone 16
• iPhone 16 Plus
• iPhone 16 Pro
• iPhone 16 Pro Max

If you've got an older iPhone, you're retired of luck.

PHOTO CLEAN-UP

Also coming soon is Clean Up, which lets you scrub distant unwanted parts of an image.

This 1 isn't precisely an Apple invention – Google has offered its Magic Eraser for an property now.

But it's inactive a useful perk that's yet coming to iOS.

It works utilizing AI to fundamentally swap retired the portion of the representation you don't privation with normal-looking scenery.

You tin simply pat oregon ellipse thing successful an representation to region it.

It's coming to Apple Intelligence devices (see the database above) successful iOS 18.1.

We're expecting that update arsenic soon arsenic October, though there's nary authoritative merchandise day conscionable yet.