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I want to airdrop Live Photos from my iPhone to my MacBook. They are both on the same AppleID so no airdrop window pops up to ask if I want to open them in iPhotos. As a result they just end up in my downloads folder as .heic still photos.
Help?
iPhone 7, iOS 14
Hi Melissa,
Thanks. I know how to airdrop, my problem is that the Live Photos are converted to still photos and I want them to stay live.
There are instructions here for selecting “open in Photos” rather than “accept” when a window pops up when airdropping but because my devices are both on the same AppleID, no window pops up.
How do I keep the photos live when airdropping from one Apple device to another on the same AppleID (so, with no pop-up window)?
Hi Melissa,
Thanks. I know how to airdrop, my problem is that the Live Photos are converted to still photos and I want them to stay live.
There are instructions here for selecting “open in Photos” rather than “accept” when a window pops up when airdropping but because my devices are both on the same AppleID, no window pops up.
How do I keep the photos live when airdropping from one Apple device to another on the same AppleID (so, with no pop-up window)?
Hello ArtyCakes,
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities. Upon review of your post, it seems that you want to know more about AirDropping photos between your Mac and iPhone. We can see why you’d want this taken care of, so let us help from here! Let’s start by reviewing the following article which may help: Use AirDrop on your Mac. This article also gives some more specific detail about Live Photo sharing: Use AirDrop to share photos from Photos on Mac.
For more about the format adjustment of your photos, please see this article: Using HEIF or HEVC media on Apple devices.
Please let us know if you have follow up questions, so we can continue assisting. Take care!
Thanks for getting back with us about this, ArtyCakes. For this matter, we feel it would be best to recommend that you contact Apple Support directly. Further assistance may be needed. We want to make sure you reach the right team for help with your AirDrop questions . Depending on your region, you may be able to reach them here: Get Support.
Thank you for participating in the Apple Support Communities and have a wonderful day.
Airdropping Live Photos
