On iOS, you can use the Choose an image screen to:
Add an image to Photoroom
Choose an image to use with a Photoroom feature, such as an AI tool.
In this article, we explain how the various Choose an image options work.
Availability
All subscription tiers on iOS.
Access the Choose an image screen
The Choose an image screen is displayed whenever Photoroom requires you to upload or choose a source image (except in Batch and the product catalog editor).
Examples:
When you:
Select Start from a photo to create a new design
Open one of the standalone AI tools, such as AI Fashion Models or Ghost Mannequin.
Select Content and then + to add a new design to a Space.
Edit a design and select Insert.
Choose an image options
The Choose an image screen has these options:
Camera roll
Camera
Files
Generate
Categories (Latest from camera roll, Uploads, Brand cutouts, and more)
Search
Shapes, Graphics, and Overlays.
Use the options to choose or create a source image. We describe each of the options below.
Camera roll
Use the Camera roll option to choose an image from the photos on your device.
When you select Camera roll, Photoroom shows the available Photos in a grid. Select a photo to use it as a source image.
If you prefer, you can select the Collections tab to see your photos organized into groups. Open a collection and then select the source image you want.
Note: You may need to grant Photoroom permission to access your Camera roll.
Camera
Use Camera to take a photo with your device's camera and use that photo as the source image.
When you select Camera, you may need to grant permission to Photoroom to access the camera. Once it has permission, you can take a photo and Photoroom will automatically upload it as your source image.
Files
Select Files to upload an image from your personal storage.
When you select Files, it will detect any storage provider you have connected to your iOS Files app. This is an iOS behavior that Photoroom doesn't control.
Select the storage provider that has the image you want to use.
Select the image.
Photoroom uploads the image as your source file.
Note: The storage providers could include:
iCloud Drive (available by default)
Dropbox (if the Dropbox app is installed and connected to Files)
Google Drive (if the Google Drive app is installed and connected to Files)
OneDrive (if the OneDrive app is installed and connected to Files)
Box (and other third-party cloud storage apps that use the iOS File Provider extension).
Generate
Select Generate to use one of Photoroom's AI tools to create a new image to use as your source image. Some of these features require a paid subscription and use AI credits.
Select Generate.
Choose an AI tool.
Use the AI tool to generate an image.
Select the image.
Select Use image.
Photoroom uses the generated image as the source image. It automatically returns you to the workflow where you accessed the Choose an image screen.
For example, let's say you were creating a new design and used Generate and the Flat Lay tool to generate an image. When you select Use image, Photoroom returns you to the new design workflow and uses the Flat Lay image as your source image.
To learn how to use the various AI tools, see the AI tools articles.
Latest images, Uploads, Brand cutouts, and more
Below the options on the Choose an image screen are categories of images that are:
On your device
Already in Photoroom.
The categories include Latest from camera roll, Uploads, Brand cutouts, Logos, and Latest from AI images. You will only see categories for the types of images that exist in your Space. For example, if you don't have any Brand cutouts in your Space, you won't see the Brand cutouts category.
Select an image from any of the categories to use it as your source image.
Search
If you know the name of the image you want to use as your source image, use the search to find it.
Shapes, Graphics, and Overlays
These categories are only available when you access the Choose an image screen from the Insert option (when editing a design).
Each category has different types of images that you can add to your design as a new layer.
