iPad User Magazine - UK (2019-10)

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HOW TO Clean up your photo library

1

Start searching

Tap OK to allow the Gemini app to scan your

photo library. It will start locating similar shots,

duplicates, video clips, screenshots and blurred

photos. You can review existing results while it

looks for more files.

2

Choose a category

Tap on the Similar section. You can then

view collections of similar files by Date or

Event. Here we’ve tapped on the Event button

to view photos taken at a particular time and

place, such as a day trip to London.

3

Remove similar files

Scroll down to view groups of similar

shots. Gemini suggests the best version and

marks the inferior shots with red ticks. Swipe

to review the rejected shots and untick them if

necessary. Tap Empty Trash when you’re ready.

4

Delete blurred shots

Tap Your Library to return to the home

screen. More files will have been located for

you to review. Tap on Blurred. Scroll through

the out of focus shots to review them. Untick

any you need to keep then Tap Delete All.

5

Wheat from chaff

Swipe back to Your Library and tap on

Others. Here you can search through the rest

of your Library. Swipe upwards to keep a shot.

Swipe down to mark one for deletion. Tap

Empty Trash to delete the unwanted shots.

6

Remove large videos

In the Your Library page tap on Videos.

This displays the largest clips at the top. Tap to

view a clip. Swipe down to mark it for removal.

Tap Empty Trash when you’re done and enjoy a

lighter, tidier photo library.

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Jargonbuster

For the most part

Gemini is locked into

a vertical portrait

orientation. However

when comparing similar

shots you can tap an

image to maximise it

and then rotate the iPad

to view it in horizontal

landscape orientation.

Image credit: MacPaw Inc.

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