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User profile for user: andrebarragat
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Is there any way to permanently disable Live Photos? Because I don't like Live Photos
Posted on Oct 15, 2017 11:31 AM
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User profile for user: nanfromencinitas
nanfromencinitas
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Posted on Nov 24, 2017 9:33 PM
I too am having this problem. It might be fun for some people but I find it to be an annoyance and the images take up too much memory. I turn it off, set settings for it to stay off and yet when I open my camera the next time, it is on. This is infuriating to say the least. Please Apple, fix this!!!
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User profile for user: nanfromencinitas
nanfromencinitas
User level: Level1 14 points
Nov 24, 2017 9:33 PM in response to Leylntg
I too am having this problem. It might be fun for some people but I find it to be an annoyance and the images take up too much memory. I turn it off, set settings for it to stay off and yet when I open my camera the next time, it is on. This is infuriating to say the least. Please Apple, fix this!!!
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User profile for user: Hlaibach
Hlaibach
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Feb 16, 2018 10:37 PM in response to bigdogfur
I also kept finding the Live Photo’s back on even after doing this: “Turn Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Live Photo on. Then when you turn Live Photo off in the camera app it will stay off (i.e., the Off setting will be preserved)”. What I finally discovered is that for it to work, you ALSO have to disable Camera Mode under Preserve Settings as it reads “Preserve the last mode, such as Video or Square, rather than automatically reset to Photo”. After doing BOTH of the above it now keeps Live Photos off. Hope this helps!
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User profile for user: bigdogfur
Oct 22, 2017 11:33 AM in response to andrebarragat
I am having this problem as well, but even doing that with the preserve settings under the camera is not stopping it. It's driving me insane, as I find live photos annoying and useless. All they do is take up extra space on my phone. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of space available, but I'd have a lot more if this would stop. So annoying. It was much easier when you simply turned it off when you were using the camera and it didn't turn back on unless you wanted it to be on and turned it on yourself. They always seem to get this stuff backwards from what real people prefer.......
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User profile for user: FoxFifth
FoxFifth
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Oct 15, 2017 6:50 PM in response to andrebarragat
Turn Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Live Photo on. Then when you turn Live Photo off in the camera app it will stay off (i.e., the Off setting will be preserved).
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User profile for user: bigdogfur
bigdogfur
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Oct 23, 2017 5:40 AM in response to andrebarragat
I already said that it's not working...... Why don't people read?
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User profile for user: Hlaibach
Hlaibach
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Feb 16, 2018 10:46 PM in response to nanfromencinitas
I also kept finding the Live Photo’s back on even after doing this: “Turn Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Live Photo on. Then when you turn Live Photo off in the camera app it will stay off (i.e., the Off setting will be preserved)”. What I finally discovered is that for it to work, you ALSO have to disable Camera Mode under Preserve Settings as it reads “Preserve the last mode, such as Video or Square, rather than automatically reset to Photo”. After doing BOTH of the above it now keeps Live Photos off. Hope this helps!
8Plus running iOS 11.2.5
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User profile for user: al_is_venting
al_is_venting
User level: Level1 9 points
Jan 15, 2018 10:52 PM in response to andrebarragat
Still no solution. So much for paying top dollar for Apple product, cant get something a ssimple as this right . Weak!
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User profile for user: SRMCREED
SRMCREED
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Nov 29, 2017 5:05 AM in response to nanfromencinitas
Completely agree. I've done the method ten times and it keeps coming back. This can't be that hard to fix. It is so frustrating.
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User profile for user: Streusalz
Streusalz
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Oct 26, 2017 4:52 AM in response to bigdogfur
Same here, yes, the option is there, I set it correctly and after a day or so live photos is enabled again.
:-(
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Hlaibach
User level: Level1 21 points
Feb 16, 2018 10:42 PM in response to bigdogfur
I also kept finding the Live Photo’s back on even after doing this: “Turn Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Live Photo on. Then when you turn Live Photo off in the camera app it will stay off (i.e., the Off setting will be preserved)”. What I finally discovered is that for it to work, you ALSO have to disable Camera Mode under Preserve Settings as it reads “Preserve the last mode, such as Video or Square, rather than automatically reset to Photo”. After doing BOTH of the above it now keeps Live Photos off. Hope this helps!
8Plus running iOS 11.2.5
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User profile for user: OriginalName022
OriginalName022
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Oct 16, 2017 9:43 AM in response to andrebarragat
You can go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings and switch on Live Photos. This will allow you to turn off Live Photos from the camera app and it will stay off.
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User profile for user: Eswalk
Eswalk
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Nov 19, 2017 9:23 AM in response to bigdogfur
I have also tried this fix multiple times and still, it reverts to live photo. It is driving me nuts too!
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User profile for user: andrebarragat
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Oct 22, 2017 7:18 PM in response to bigdogfur
You can follow the intructions above from foxfifth or noname22. They worked for me.
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User profile for user: Streusalz
Streusalz
User level: Level1 9 points
Nov 19, 2017 9:42 AM in response to Streusalz
Looks like with the newest releases the setting is permanent (correct)
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How to disable live photo permanently?
