Clean Up – High Quality Mode Not Working

Hi everyone,

I’ve been having an issue with the Clean Up feature for more than a day now.

Whenever I try to remove an object/person using High Quality mode, I get the following error:

“There was an error cleaning up this photo. Please try again later.”

I’ve tried it multiple times with different photos, but the issue persists. Fast mode works, but the results are noticeably lower quality and the object removal is much worse. High Quality mode was previously giving me much better detail and more accurate results.

Has anyone else experienced this issue recently? Is there a fix or workaround for getting High Quality Clean Up working again?

I’m using an iPhone 18 Pro on iOS 27.0.1.

Any help would be appreciated!

Posted on Oct 4, 2026 7:15 PM

1 reply

Ingo2711

Level 10 (93,009 points)

Oct 4, 2026 9:45 PM in response to athul303

At this time, there are certain feature limits for the use of Apple Intelligence:

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Certain Apple Intelligence features that rely on server-side models are subject to daily usage limits, including but not limited to Siri AI, Intelligent Photo Editing Tools, Image Playground, and AFM 3 Cloud models in Shortcuts. Daily limits may vary by feature, request complexity, system demand, system policies, and other factors. Expanded access to such features will be available for a fee in the future. Use of these features is subject to the Apple Intelligence Terms and Conditions. Learn more at Apple Intelligence Usage Terms.

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