1, 2015, and has since been updated to reflect new features and settings. You can then share the photo as you normally would.Įditors' note: This post was originally published Oct. Doing so will turn off the motion or audio portion of the picture, but it won't delete it. Alternatively, tap the speaker icon in the top-left corner to disable any recorded audio. When viewing a Live Photo, tap Edit, followed by the Live Photo icon at the top of the screen. What if you took a photo and forgot to turn off Live Photos? You can disable the video portion altogether, or remove just the audio with just a couple of taps. So if your Apple device is running iOS 10.2 or higher, you can open Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings and choose whether or not you want the Camera app to remember to leave Live Photos turned on or off. Thankfully, Apple added the option to preserve camera settings with the release of iOS 10.2. It's one feature that's easy to quickly turn on or off.įrustratingly, the camera app will re-enable Live Photo each time you launch the app. I have migrated that photo library to a newer Mac running 10.13.6, and on that Mac the photos have lost their live-ness. You can always turn it back on by following the same steps. I have a number of live photos taken on an iPhone 6s, stored in the Photos app of a Mac running 10.11.6. If the icon is yellow (or gold), Live Photos is currently turned on. When you launch the camera app, find the Live Photo icon, which is made up of three concentric circles at the top of your screen.
