But there’s a lot more to iPhone Live Photos than that.
The exact steps and menu names may be slightly different in older versions of the iOS.
Who Can Use Them?
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Live Photos were introduced in Sept. 2015 along with theiPhone 6S series.
To use Live Photos, you need:
How Do Live Photos Work?
Live Photos work using a background feature that many iPhone users aren’t aware of.
This allows the phone to capture photos as quickly as possible.
Those photos are automatically deleted if they’re not needed without the user ever being aware of them.
It then saves photos from before and after you take the photo.
How to Take a Live Photo on iPhone
Taking an iPhone Live Photo is very easy.
Just take these actions:
Open theCameraapp.
In newer versions, it’s at the top right).
Take your photo as you normally would.
If you do this, skip to Step 3).
Tap the Live Photo you want to view so it fills the screen.
Tap and hold the screen until the Live Photo comes to life.
These days, though, it’s a snap.
Here’s how to find Live Photos in your iOS Photos app:
Tap thePhotosapp to open it.
Scroll to theMedia Typessection and tapLive Photos.
All of the Live Photos you’ve taken are stored here.
Swipe up on the Live Photo to reveal theEffectssection.
Tap anEffectto apply it.
As long as that Effect is selected, it will play every time you long press the Live Photo.
Here’s how:
kick off the Photos app and find the Live Photo you want to edit.
Tap the Live Photos icon at the bottom.
Tap and hold the left end of the frame bar just beneath the photo.
TapDoneto save the edited Live Photo.
Tap the Live Photos icon at the bottom of the screen.
Tap the frame bar just beneath the photo.
When a frame is selected, tapMake Key Photo.
TapDoneto save the change.
That’s actually trickier than it seems.
Luckily, Apple has provided a way to prevent Camera from always turning on Live Photos.
Just adhere to these instructions:
TapSettings.
Move theLive Photoslider to off/white.
These steps apply to upgrading to a new phone, too.
Can You Make a Live Photo a Regular Photo?
pick the Live Photo you want to edit.
Tap the Live Photo icon so that it’s not enabled.
Now, if you long press the photo, you won’t see any movement.
How Much Space Do Live Photos Take Up?
We all know that video files take up more space than still photos.
Does that mean you have to worry about Live Photos causing you to run out of storage?
