{"id":450626,"date":"2022-05-21T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-21T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone\/"},"modified":"2022-05-21T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-21T12:00:00","slug":"stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone\/","title":{"rendered":"#Stop Taking Live Photos on iPhone"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f8f5b90a41\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a3f8f5b90a41\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone\/#%E2%80%9CStop_Taking_Live_Photos_on_iPhone%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Stop Taking Live Photos on iPhone&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone\/#Apple_Storage_Space_Is_Expensive\" >Apple Storage Space Is Expensive<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/stop-taking-live-photos-on-iphone\/#How_to_Stop_Taking_Live_Photos\" >How to Stop Taking Live Photos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CStop_Taking_Live_Photos_on_iPhone%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Stop Taking Live Photos on iPhone&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage alignnone size-full wp-image-803011\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/no_live_photo_1.jpg?width=398&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 400w, https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/no_live_photo_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/no_live_photo_1.jpg?width=1198&amp;trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Live Photos crossed-out on an iPhone silhouette.\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>By default, modern iPhones capture small videos called \u201cLive Photos\u201d every time you take a picture with the Camera <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>. These Live Photos take up a lot of expensive storage space, and if you don\u2019t use them, they could be wasting your money. Here\u2019s what you should do instead.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Apple_Storage_Space_Is_Expensive\"><\/span>Apple Storage Space Is Expensive<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Before we dig in, we should first note that if you regularly enjoy taking and sharing Live Photos, they aren\u2019t a waste of space. Live Photos are a neat feature. But if you never use them, you\u2019re storing a lot of unnecessary data that could be costing you money.<\/p>\n<p>Storage space comes at a premium in the Apple universe, with larger storage sizes on iPhones often costing hundreds of dollars more than the lower-end models. You pay more for larger iCloud storage as well, which holds your iCloud Photo backups.<\/p>\n<p>An Apple Live Photo captures three seconds of audio and video in addition to a still photo. Typically, a video takes up more space than a still photo because it incorporates many still photo frames and audio as well.<\/p>\n<p>We took test photos on an iPhone 13 and examined the Live Photo file sizes. The still photo part of a typical Live Photos was about 5 megabytes, and the video file was about 8 megabytes, totaling 13 megabytes for a complete Live Photo. Multiply that out by the thousands of photos people usually store on their devices, and the 8 MB of extra video data adds up quickly. If you take 1000 live photos at 13 megabytes each, that\u2019s 13,000 megabytes, or 13 gigabytes of space. If you take 1000 still photos instead (at 5 megabytes each), that would only take up 5 gigabytes of space. You\u2019ve saved 8 gigabytes of wasted space by turning off Live Photos, which we\u2019ll show you how to do below.<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>What Is Apple&#8217;s iCloud and What Does It Back Up?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Stop_Taking_Live_Photos\"><\/span>How to Stop Taking Live Photos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Luckily, Apple makes it easy to disable Live Photos, but the process is still somewhat confusing. To get started, first open the Camera app and make sure you\u2019re in \u201cPhoto\u201d mode (not \u201cVideo\u201d or \u201cPortrait,\u201d for example).<\/p>\n<p>Locate the Live Photo button on the toolbar, which looks like three concentric circles (one of which is a dotted circle). This will disable Live Photo for this session, and you can confirm it when you see the \u201cLive Off\u201d message and a slash through the Live Photo icon.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802972\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/turn_off_live_photo_in_Camera.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"300\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this change is only temporary\u2014for now. By default, the next time you re-launch the Camera app, the Live Photo feature will turn back on automatically. To make sure it stays off, you\u2019ll need to slip a switch in Settings.<\/p>\n<p>To make the necessary change, open the Settings app, which you can usually find on your home screen.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-794936\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/iphone_tap_settings.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"308\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>In Settings, navigate to Camera &gt; Preserve Settings. Scroll down and toggle the switch beside \u201cLive Photo\u201d to the on position.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-802973\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/livemode_preserve_settings.jpg?trim=1,1&amp;bg-color=000&amp;pad=1,1\" alt=\"Switch &quot;Live Photo&quot; to &quot;On,&quot; which will preserve your Live Photo settings in the Camera app.\" width=\"650\" height=\"447\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry, you haven\u2019t just enabled Live Photo. Instead, this switch makes the Camera app preserve your Live Photo on or off setting between sessions. So if you turn it off and relaunch the Camera app later, Live Photo will still be off the next time.<\/p>\n<p>(If you change your mind, you can still manually turn Live Photos back on at any time by tapping the Live Photo icon on the toolbar in Camera.)<\/p>\n<p>After a while of taking normal still photos, you\u2019ll notice that they don\u2019t take up as much space as Live Photos, and that means you\u2019ll have room for even more photos on your iPhone (and in your iCloud Drive). If you already have thousands of Live Photos stored, there\u2019s no easy way to convert them all to still photos to save space. You can do the conversion process one-at-a-time, however. Happy snapping!<\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED:<\/strong> <strong><em>How to Convert Your iPhone&#8217;s Live Photos to Still Photos<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n setTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s) } (window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n   fbq('init', '335401813750447');\n   fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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