Wonky photos? iPhone trick automatically straightens out your snaps – here’s how to try it

Apple’s iOS 17 update is set to offer some handy new features, including a helpful camera trick which will straighten up your photos. 

The iPhone camera already comes with a few optional settings to help you spruce up your shots, including a Grid which can be overlaid on the viewfinder to help apply the rule of thirds. 

But with iOS 17, which is set to launch this autumn, Apple has enhanced the camera leveling function by separating it from the Grid mode. 

The new update makes leveling an individual option and the somewhat hidden feature can be found in Settings. 

To access the new feature, users should open the Settings app, click on Camera and scroll down to Level. 

Once you slide the toggle switch, you can return to your Camera app to find three horizontal white lines. 

If you tilt your phone, you’ll notice that there are two shorter lines which remain fixed, while the long line in the centre moves with your phone. 

To ensure your photos are straight, you will need to line up all three lines, once the line has turned yellow you will know your photos are perfectly balanced. 

The new feature will remove the added step of straightening your photos after you’ve taken them, and may even help you understand how to level your phone without it.

The feature isn’t available until the next iOS 17 update, which is expected to come in September with the launch of iPhone 15. 

Several other exciting features are set to be added, including StandBy mode, which will enable a smart display while your phone is charging and in landscape mode. 

Among iOS 17’s new features is a ‘StandBy’ mode with customizable quick info smart display (pictured)  

No more typing ‘duck’ the new iOS 17 update will improve the autocorrect feature to better predict what you will type next 

It will effectively turn your iPhone into a desk or nightstand clock, which may assist busy phone holders.  

Autocorrect will also be getting an improvement, and the keyboard will use a transformer model to better predict what you type next, the feature will also be able to assist with grammar.

The new update will add a Journal app, called Journal, to help iPhone holders manage stress. The feature will create personalized prompts, and you will also be able to schedule notifications to remind yourself to write. 

In addition, Apple’s Neural Engine, iOS17 will also be able to live transcribe incoming voicemails, a feature called Live Voicemail, allowing users to judge whether they want to pick up or ignore the call based on the incoming message. 

However, not all iPhone users will be able to download the new update onto their there will be a cutoff for some older iPhone models, including the iPhone X from 2017. 

The list of iPhones that will get the feature only dates back to 2018 –  from the iPhone XS and up, which includes the popular iPhone XS Max and iPhone XR.