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iOS 27 gives Apple Photos a very useful feature I’ve wanted for years

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Why This Matters

The introduction of the 'Save Video Frame as Photo' feature in iOS 27 marks a significant upgrade for Apple Photos, allowing users to easily extract high-quality stills from videos. This enhancement improves user experience by providing better resolution and cropping options compared to traditional screenshots, making it a valuable tool for consumers and content creators alike. It reflects Apple's ongoing commitment to refining photo and video editing capabilities on iOS devices, impacting both casual users and professionals in the tech industry.

Key Takeaways

Apple Photos gets a variety of exciting upgrades in iOS 27, including a new feature that’s long been on my wishlist: the ability to save a video frame as a photo.

iOS 27 lets you save video frame as a new photo, and it’s much better than screenshots

Have you ever wanted to turn a precious moment from a video into a photo? Historically, the only way to do that has been a screenshot.

But in iOS 27, there’s a much better solution coming: a new ‘Save Video Frame as Photo’ feature.

Taking a screenshot of a video is easy enough. But it comes with two downsides:

Lower resolution photo Poorly cropped image

With iOS 27’s new feature, both of these become non-issues.

When watching a video in iOS 27’s Photos app, behind the three-dot icon in the top-right corner is a new menu option: ’Save Video Frame as Photo.’

It’s as simple as it sounds. The frame of the video that’s currently being displayed will be saved as a new photo to your Photos library.

The resolution will be far better than what a screenshot offers, and you won’t have to crop it at all. Instead, your iPhone will do all the work for you.

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