Live photos on iCloud are no longer live photos after downloading

I downloaded a live photo on iCloud, but when it was downloaded, the photo was not a live photo but a zip file with the contents of the live photo which had been converted into a video and a regular photo, does anyone know how to make the live photo that we download on iCloud still be a live photo? , not a video

Posted on Jul 17, 2024 6:45 AM

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muguy

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Jul 17, 2024 7:06 AM in response to goenkyyy

A Live Photo is just a video “attached” to a photo. If you sync to your Amc, you’ll still have the Live Photo. Otherwise, you get a photo and video.

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