How to turn off live photos

Have you ever found yourself scrolling through your photo library, only to be surprised by those animated Live Photos suddenly coming to life? If you’re like many users, you may enjoy the charming aspect of Live Photos but find them clunky or unnecessary in certain situations, especially when sharing images or trying to save storage space. You might be thinking, “How do I turn this feature off?” Anxiety about inadvertently capturing every moment in motion can lead to the desire to have more control over your photo-taking process. In this post, we will explore how to disable Live Photos on your device, putting you back in charge of your photography experience.

To turn off Live Photos, open the Camera app, and tap the circular icon at the top of the screen, which looks like concentric circles. When the icon is gray, Live Photos are disabled.

To disable Live Photos on your device, follow these steps for a smooth transition back to standard photography. First, open the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad. Look for the Live Photos icon, which is located at the top center of the screen and resembles a series of concentric circles. If this icon is blue, it means Live Photos is enabled. Simply tap it once to turn it gray, indicating that Live Photos is now turned off. This change will prevent new photos you take from being captured as Live Photos, thereby ensuring you have still images only.

If you have existing Live Photos that you’d like to convert to standard photos, you can do this by selecting the Live Photo in your Photos app, tapping “Edit,” then choosing the option to “Convert to Still Photo.” This allows you to keep the memories without the live motion feature. Remember, you can always toggle Live Photos back on by repeating the initial steps in the Camera app whenever you want those lively captures again!