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How to remove the background from an image in Preview on iPad

by Kevin Hollington

You can remove the background from an image in the Preview app on your iPad. You just open an image, and Remove Background is one of the options. You can also open and view PDFs and images, edit an image, or annotate a PDF or image in Preview.

Preview app window showing a photo with a hand holding grapes in the foreground. The background of the photo shows the sky and the ocean.

  1. Open the Preview app on your iPad.
  2. Open an image.
  3. Tap the More button, then choose Remove Background.

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