{"id":626836,"date":"2026-09-16T21:48:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/626836\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:48:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T21:48:14","slug":"ios-27-gives-apple-photos-a-very-useful-feature-ive-wanted-for-years-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/626836\/","title":{"rendered":"iOS 27 gives Apple Photos a very useful feature I\u2019ve wanted for years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img width=\"1600\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/apple-photos-app-icon-ios-27.jpg\" class=\"skip-lazy wp-post-image\" alt=\"\"  decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Apple Photos gets a <a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/06\/16\/heres-everything-new-for-apple-photos-in-ios-27\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">variety of exciting upgrades in iOS 27<\/a>, including a new feature that\u2019s long been on my wishlist: the ability to save a video frame as a photo.<\/p>\n<p>iOS 27 lets you save video frame as a new photo, and it\u2019s much better than screenshots<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/photos-save-video-frame-ios-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1061907\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But in iOS 27, a much better solution is here: a new \u2018Save Video Frame as Photo\u2019 feature.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taking a screenshot of a video is easy enough. But it comes with two downsides:<\/p>\n<p>Lower resolution photo<\/p>\n<p>Poorly cropped image<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With iOS 27\u2019s new feature, both of these become non-issues.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When watching a video in iOS 27\u2019s Photos app, behind the three-dot icon in the top-right corner is a new menu option: \u2019Save Video Frame as Photo.\u2019<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s as simple as it sounds. The frame of the video that\u2019s currently being displayed will be saved as a new photo to your Photos library.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The resolution will be far better than what a screenshot offers, and you won\u2019t have to crop it at all. Instead, your iPhone will do all the work for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The iPhone has long supported snapping a still frame while you\u2019re actively recording a video. So the lack of a similar option for saved videos has been a curious omission. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thankfully now, with iOS 27, Apple finally lets you capture images from a saved video too.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Has this Photos feature been on your personal wishlist too? 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