Disable Live Photo on iPhone

Option 1: Camera mode

Given that Live Photo on iPhone it's mainly a standalone camera mode that allows you to create small, easily editable clips, you have to turn it off via the standard app of the same name. Not only will you have to change the corresponding setting directly while shooting, but also in a special section of the system settings.

deactivation mode

To disable the mode in question before taking a normal still photo, tap the yellow highlighted icon on the top bar. The exact location of the icon directly depends on the iPhone model, but it will be in the right corner or in the center of the indicated area of ​​the screen.

Immediately after disconnection, a pop-up notification should appear on the screen "LIVE: OFF"The icon will appear gray on its own. Later, the function can be activated in the same way, with a corresponding notification and a new icon color.

Camera settings

If the previously disabled mode automatically activates after restarting the camera, it is likely that the camera's internal settings have disabled the function of saving related settings. To fix it, open the system "Settings". On the home screen, scroll to the next page and press "Camera" on the block with the standard apps.

Here you have to open the section «Save the configuration» and use the appropriate slider to turn on «Live photo». After exiting settings, manually disabled Live Photo mode will no longer be automatically enabled under any circumstances.

Option 2: Live Wallpaper

The considered image format on the iPhone can be found not only as an independent shooting mode, but also when setting a moving wallpaper. In this case, you will have to choose to change the previously installed Live Photo to another static image or disable the corresponding feature during installation.

change the wallpaper

To change the moving wallpaper from the home screen or lock screen, open "Settings".Go to category "Painted paper" and touch "Select new wallpaper". Here, in turn, several standard categories with graphic files and system albums with custom images will be available.

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After selecting a particular file, at the bottom tap "Install". and specifies the display in the popup window. If everything has been done exactly as instructed, Life Photo will be disabled.

Motion Deactivation

1. 1. Live Photo can be set on one or both screens at the same time without accompanying animation using the settings available during wallpaper preview. Thus, the first thing to do in this case is to open "Settings".Ir a "Wallpaper"., I touched "Select new wallpaper" and select «Live photos» o "Animation"..Read also: Install a live wallpaper on the iPhone
   2. Once on the wallpaper preview page, after selecting an image, at the bottom of the screen, locate and press the button marked «Live photo». This will bring up a notification "Live Photo: Off" and disable motion.

The subsequent steps are no different from the installation process of a normal static wallpaper, all you have to do is press the button "Install". and select a suitable location in the pop-up window. You can check the result after saving the changes by pinching the image on the screen indicated above.

Option 3: Photo conversion

Any previously captured Live Photo can be turned into a regular still image for any purpose, whether it's to set as a wallpaper or to use as part of a slideshow. However, it should be noted that ing a photo to the Internet does not usually require such a conversion since most websites do not the corresponding format.

1. 1. As in all the previous steps, the conversion is done exclusively with the standard means of the iPhone. To do this, open the system app "Fotos"Go to category «Live photos» and touch the desired image.
   2. In full screen mode, on the right side of the top bar, use the link "Edit". and on the page that opens, activate the modification mode of Life Photo using the button marked at the bottom. Here, in turn, you can change the title photo first, which will also become the main photo once the function is deactivated.
   3. To deactivate the mode in the top bar, press the button "LIVE" and, after making sure the icon changes color, use the link "Done". at the bottom right of the screen. This will convert the photo to a normal still image.

Although disabling the mode will block the ability to view the content as a video, there will still be a Live Photo tag in the photo information. This allows you to reopen the image editor at any time and activate the option in question.