Try and try again: If you’re a ChatGPT Plus subscriber, you can now edit images, too. Just click on an image to give follow-up instructions, like removing or adding objects. If the results stink, give some feedback and try again.
iPhone trick: How to copy and paste text and images from your photos
Safety is a selling point of Apple’s latest offering. The iPhone 14 has improved car crash detection and even emergency SOS via satellite. Tap or click here for instructions on sending an emergency text when you have no signal. It could save your life.
With the new iPhone came a new operating system. iOS 16 introduced new safety features and cool updates like the ability to unsend texts and lock screen switching.
The new OS enhanced two iPhone tools: Live Text and Visual Lookup. You can now do much more with the objects, people and texts found in your photos, videos and images from the web.
Use Live Text to copy, look up or translate text from photos and videos
Live Text was introduced with iOS 15, allowing you to capture the text in pictures and copy it as easily as text from a message, web page, note or document. This tool also lets you look up text on the web or translate it right then and there.
Live Text got some enhancements with iOS 16, so you’ll need to update to get the best use out of it. You’ll also need an iPhone XR/XS or newer to use Live Text.
You can use Live Text from an existing photo, the Camera app or the web.
Use Live Text from your camera roll:
- Open the Photos app and select an image containing text.
- Tap and hold on any word and you’ll get a menu. Drag around all the words you want or tap Select All, then tap Copy.
- You can also tap the text selection button on the lower right of your screen to highlight text before copying it.
- Open another app and tap on the screen to Paste the text you just copied.
- Tap Look Up to find the highlighted text on the web.
- Tap Translate to translate the text.
Use Live Text from your camera:
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With so many helpful Android features, there are probably at least a few that have bypassed your radar. Tap or click here for hidden Android features you should be using.
There’s another cool Android trick that you probably use daily. We’re talking about Quick Settings. So, what are they? They let you quickly adjust Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Do Not Disturb and more.
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“Hey, it’s-a-me, Mario!” Here’s how to set a custom ringtone for a contact so you know who’s calling before you pick up:
- iPhone: Head to Contacts, select the contact and then tap Edit > Ringtone. Choose your custom sound and tap Done.
- Android: Under Contacts, select your contact and tap the “i” icon > three-dot icon > Edit > Change ringtone/vibration > Ringtone. Select your sound and tap Save.
DALL-E who? Adobe Photoshop’s Generative Fill feature can generate AI objects in an image just like DALL-E or Midjourney:
- Select an area or object with the selection tool.
- With your area selected, right-click on it and select Generative Fill (or go to Edit > Generative Fill).
- In the text prompt box, describe the object or scene you want to add and click Generate. You’ll see previews of variations.
Boost your Mac: Widgets put reminders, appointments, birthdays, the weather, top headlines, notes and more right on your desktop. Scroll to the bottom of the Notification Center and click Edit Widgets. Click the add button in the corner of any widget, and drag it around to reorder.