How can I get live photos off this phone permanently.

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How can I get live photos off this phone permanently.

I have tried every different way to turn off live photos using setting, changing back and forth to crossing off live before every photo - still it gives me a live photo half the time. When I gave up and decided to just edit every live photo to make it a still, the directions don't work. I'm supposed to tap edit - then the live symbol - but the live symbol doesn't exist in the edit mode. I have a SE 2020. I never ever want a live photo. When I sometimes want a video I choose video. I want this OFF my phone, a total disable.

iPhone SE, iOS 14

Posted on Jun 20, 2021 5:05 PM

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Answer 1

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elcpu

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Jun 20, 2021 8:02 PM in response to marywithcomputerquestion

marywithcomputerquestion wrote:

I tried that. It's hit or miss if I get a photo or live - oftener live. I've tried turning on, then off between each photo to reset it and it still doesn't respect the diagonal line crossing it off.

What you were told above (Turn Camera Mode ON) is NOT what you need to preserve.

First open Camera and turn Live Photo off.

Then go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings AND

then enable (turn to the right, green) Live Photo. The explanation below that setting says it well:

Preserve the Live Photo setting, rather than automatically reset to Live Photo turned on.

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Answer 2

Jun 20, 2021 5:45 PM in response to Kurt Lang

I tried that. It's hit or miss if I get a photo or live - oftener live. I've tried turning on, then off between each photo to reset it and it still doesn't respect the diagonal line crossing it off.

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Kurt Lang

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Jun 20, 2021 5:12 PM in response to marywithcomputerquestion

The time to disable/remove live photo is before you take any pictures, not after.

With the camera app open, tap the live photo icon so it changes from gold to white with a line through it. Once chosen, it should stay that way until you change it.

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Answer 4

Jun 20, 2021 5:13 PM in response to marywithcomputerquestion

On a photo before taking it, turn off Live Photo. Don't take the photo yet. Before you do, go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Turn on Camera Mode

This will lock Live Photos off for all future photos as long as you don't change that setting.

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_rael_

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Jun 20, 2021 7:19 PM in response to marywithcomputerquestion

May I ask if you have iOS 14.6?I had this very same problem back a few updates ago on my 12 mini.It seems to have corrected itself and no further problems.It was very frustrating at the time as my camera is very important to me.

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Answer 6

Jun 21, 2021 10:45 AM in response to elcpu

I am de-programing live photo correctly. I figured out the reason I still only get a photo half the time is I press the shutter too hard or too long. This engages a series of photos just like a live photo. I have peripheral neuropathy and don't have full sensation in my fingertips. So I just have to deal with this and at least I know live photo is turned off. Sometimes I will get a photo. Half a camera is better than none!

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