One of the more notable new features of Apple Intelligence, Clean Up, is available to try out now with an iPhone 15 Pro or later running the new iOS 18.1 update. It’s Apple’s AI-powered photo editing tool, designed specifically to remove background objects or other unwanted bits from an image with just a tap. Think of it as the iOS version of Google’s Magic Eraser.

In typical iPhone fashion, it’s pretty simple to use. You can simply tap on objects to remove them, or circle around a larger object to let Apple do its thing. Here’s how it works.

Open the Photos app and find the image you want to clean up. Tap the Edit button in the bottom toolbar (the icon with three sliders), then swipe over to the Clean Up tab.

The first time you do this, the Photos app will download some important Clean Up data, so you’ll need to wait a few seconds. At that point, Apple will automatically scan the image and begin highlighting objects that can be removed with a single tap. These will pulse with a pink gradient. To remove one of those elements, simply tap on it and it will instantly disappear. In my experience, Apple Intelligence does an impressive job of filling in the blanks left by removed objects, especially if the background is solid-colored. In my experience, this one-tap method is the most reliable way to clean up photos.