How can I get the square with a movable dot adjustment tool to always display on my Mac? Frequently, it does not, and I can not figure out the reason.
I prefer this quick tool for adjusting the photo versus the detailed adjustment too.
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John Kueck
Do you mean the one that is labeled "Styles" when you edit a photo?
At the top, you'd see Adjust/Styles/Crop/Clean Up, then you select Styles?
That tool?
That will only appear on certain photos taken with the iPhone 16 or newer. It relies on the "High Efficiency Image Capture" feature of those models. Plus you need to have it turned on in Settings → Camera → Formats → Camera Capture (High Efficiency).
However, for other photos you will usually see "Filters" as an option instead of "Styles." And you can still use the regular tools under "Adjust" to do a lot of the same things. But the cool "square with a movable dot" is only available for photos taken with the iPhone 16 or newer.
Gary, you are correct. I take all my photos in high efficiency. The issue is that "styles" do not always appear; instead, filters. I have a 17 Pro and don't understand why it sometimes is filters and sometimes styles. When I look at iInfo, the images seem to be similar in characteristics HEIC, size, etc.