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Live Photos on iPhone, A Complete Guide

By Sudz Kar 19 comments Last updated February 25, 2020

Want your images to come to life and pop with a brief bit of motion? Look no further than Apple’s Live Photo feature, available on all recent model iPhones, iPads, iPods, and even Macs!

Live Photos aren’t videos, and they not exactly photos either. They are moments moving briefly in time. Quick snapshots into the world slightly before and slightly after you capture an image.
They are the frown before the smile. The thought before the action. The moment before and after a pose.

And the best news, Live Photos is on by default for any iPhone 6S or later. So it’s easy to take live photos of all your favorite experiences, places, and people!

Live Photos on iPhone is a Camera feature that Apple makes available on the Camera App for most iPhone and iPads models. You can take Live Photos on iPhone 6s or later, iPad (5th generation) or later, iPad Air (3rd generation+), iPad mini (5th generation+), and iPad Pro models from 2016 and later.

Contents

  • What is a Live Photo?
  • Live Photos, Basic Questions Answered
    • How do you take a Live Photo?
    • Why don’t I see Live Photos feature on my iPhone?
    • Can I increase the length of time that a Live Photo captures?
    • Can I take a Live Photo using Portrait mode or Square and Pano modes?
    • How do I disable Live Photos on my iPhone for just one photo (temporarily)?
    • How do I disable Live Photos on my iPhone for all photos (permanently)?
      • To prevent your Camera app from taking any Live Photos, follow these steps:
    • How do I view a Live Photo?
      • Peek at a Live Photo using Quick Actions
    • How do I make a Live Photo my lock screen’s wallpaper?
  • Working with Live Photos on your iPhone
    • How do I edit the Live Photos on my iPhone?
    • How do I mute Live Photo sound?
    • How do I change the featured photo from a Live Photo?
    • How can I add motion effects to Live Photos?
      • Live Photos Effects
      • To add motion effects to your live photos
    • Can I mark up a Live Photo on my iPhone?
    • How do I convert a Live Photo into a still image?
      • The easiest way to locate your Live Photos is to tap the ‘Albums’ tab and select the Live Photos folder
      • To duplicate a live photo as a still
    • How can I take a Live Photo from FaceTime?
  • Sharing Live Photos with others
  • Live Photos and social media
    • How to share Live Photos on social media
    • Google Live Photo features that are handy on your iPhone
      • Uploading a Live Photo from your Apple device to Google photos is straightforward
      • How to convert Live Photos into GIFs
      • Other-Apps to convert Live Photos
  • Drop us a line!

What is a Live Photo?

Live Photo essentially captures 1.5 seconds of video and audio both before and after you press the shutter button to take a photo. You can add these Live Photos to your lock screen and make them special or even use them as wallpapers on your iPhone.

In this first section of the detailed guide, we answer some of the basic questions surrounding the use of Live Photos on iPhone and other Apple devices.

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  • Live Wallpapers Not Working on iPhone, How-to Fix
  • Learn how to post Live Photos on Instagram using iPhone
  • How to edit Live Photos on your iPhone
  • How to change Memories in the iPhone Photos app
  • Photos out of order? View or change the date and time for photos on a Mac

Live Photos, Basic Questions Answered

How do you take a Live Photo?

  1. Taking a live photo is very similar to taking a normal photo on your iPhone
  2. Verify that Live Photo feature is ON via Settings > Camera
  3. Open the camera app
  4. Set your type to Photo mode Camera app Photo mode iPhone
  5. When the Live Photos feature is on, the Live Photos icon (looks like a target with concentric circles on the top middle of the camera app) shows in yellowHow to Enable Live Photos on iPhone
  6. All you have to do next is point and shoot!
  7. Hold your iPhone still
  8. Tap the shutter button (large white button at the center bottom of the image) live photo on iPhone

Remember, the Live Photo feature is switched ON by default on your camera app.

Why don’t I see Live Photos feature on my iPhone?

Most of the new iPhone models now support the Live Photos feature. However, the iPhone 4, the iPhone 5 variants (5S, 5C, and 5) and the iPhone 6 do not support Live Photos. The feature is also available many iPad including iPad Pro, iPad mini, and iPad Air.

If you are looking for Live Photos and cannot find the option in your camera app, the chances are that it is not supported on your iDevice.

Can I increase the length of time that a Live Photo captures?

Unfortunately, there is no setting on your iPhone that can help you in increasing the time length of an associated live Photo.

You are restricted to the 1.5 seconds before the click and 1.5 seconds after the shutter click for a total length of 3 seconds.

Can I take a Live Photo using Portrait mode or Square and Pano modes?

Sorry but at this time, Live Photo mode is only available when using Photo mode. This mode is the default mode when you open your Camera app.

How do I disable Live Photos on my iPhone for just one photo (temporarily)?

  • Disabling Live photos temporarily is done via the camera app
  • Tap on the Live Photos icon (looks like a target) at the top of your screen to it toggle the Live Photo icon from yellow to a circle with a line through it

    Using Live Photos on iPhone

  •  Looks for a temporary notice that reads “LIVE OFF” live photos off on iPhone
  • This message confirms that you are now taking pictures in the still image mode

How do I disable Live Photos on my iPhone for all photos (permanently)?

While many users like Live Photos, others would rather shoot still photos.

To prevent your Camera app from taking any Live Photos, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Camera app and tap the Live Photo icon and disable it
  2. Look for the slash through the Live Photos icon and the notice Live Off to confirm Live Photos is indeed off Live Photos off in Photos app
  3. Go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings > Live Photos
  4. Toggle the Live Photo setting ONLive Photos on iPhone iOS 11

How do I view a Live Photo?

  1. Open the Photos app
  2. Go to the Albums tab at the bottom
  3. Scroll down to Media Types live photo album in photos app iPhone
  4. Select Live Photos
  5. Press and hold on the screen to see the live photo in action!

Like your regular still photos, your live photos are saved in the Photos App and show up in My Albums.The only difference is that you will see the “LIVE” icon on the top left corner of the photo indicating that it is a Live Photo.Using Live Photos on iPhone, Complete guide

Peek at a Live Photo using Quick Actions

  1. Open the Photos app
  2. Go to the Live Photos Gallery or any album with Live Photos
  3. Press and hold on the photo to open the quick action menu and to preview the live photo (it plays once end to end) peek at live photo via quick action menu options

How do I make a Live Photo my lock screen’s wallpaper?

Yes, you can also set a Live Photos as your lock screen wallpaper on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod.

  1. Go to Settings > Wallpaper > Choose a New Wallpaper choose a new wallpaper on iPhone, iPad, or iPod
  2. Choose an image from Live Photos
    1. Live Photo wallpapers work on iPhone 6s or later with the exception of the iPhone XR or the iPhone SE–these models do not support Live Wallpaper

Working with Live Photos on your iPhone

Now that the basics around using Live Photos are out of the way, let’s explore some of the advanced features available to you in the following sections.

Apple has added a lot of new and interesting edit functions over the last few iOS (and iPadOS) releases when it comes to Live photos. There are the familiar auto-enhance features available that help you improve the saturation and contrast of the images. You can also use the remove red-eye tool and crop functions.

How do I edit the Live Photos on my iPhone?

  1. Open the Photos app
  2. Choose a Live Photo to edit
  3. Tap Edit
  4. Use the on-screen tools to edit the photos. Make changes to things such as light and color, cropping, add image effects and make other adjustments
  5. To trim its length, tap the Live Photo icon icon for live photos in Apple's Photos app
  6. Adjust the ends of the on-screen filmstrip slidertool to edit the length of Live Photos on iPhone and iPad
  7. When finished with all your editing, tap Done
  8. If you use iCloud Photos, any edits you make to your Live Photos update on all your devices

For step-by-step instructions, check out our detailed guide that walks you through the various editing functions made available for Live Photos.

For folks that also have a Mac or MacBook running macOS High Sierra and above, you can easily edit the Live Photos using the Photos app in High Sierra+. The Mac version of the Photos app has some excellent editing capabilities!

How do I mute Live Photo sound?

When editing Live Photos, you can also mute the sound associated with the Live photo.

  1. Open a Live Photo in the Photos app
  2. Choose Edit on the Live Photo
  3. Tap the Live Photo icon
  4. Tap on the speaker icon on the top left corner of your screen to mute the Live Photo

Live Photos on iPhone, How-To

How do I change the featured photo from a Live Photo?

  1. Open a Live Photo in the Photos app
  2. Tap Edit
  3. Tap the Live Photos icon
  4. Move the white box within the filmstrip slider so your preferred featured look is in the boxLive Photo featured frame in iPhone Photos app
  5. Release your finger and tap Make Key Photo Make key photo in Live Photos in Photos app
  6. Tap Done

You can also toggle the Live Photo effect between off and on. When you’re editing a Live Photo, tap the LIVE button at the top of the screen to turn Live Photo off or back on.

How can I add motion effects to Live Photos?

Starting with iOS11, Apple introduced some cool motion effects that you can use with Live Photos. Swipe up on a Live Photo and tap an effect. How to Add Effects to Live Photos on iPhone

Live Photos Effects

  • Loop repeats the action in a continuous looping video
  • Bounce rewinds the action backward and forward
  • Long Exposure simulates a DSLR-like long exposure effect by blurring motion

When you use the Loop or bounce effects on your Live Photo, you can share these photos as MP4 Files with your friends who are on Android or non-Apple devices.

To add motion effects to your live photos

  • Go to your Live Photos Album in the Photos app and choose a picture
  • Tap on it so that it shows up on the full screen
    • DO NOT TAP EDIT
  • Now swipe up from the bottom of the photo until you see the Effects Menu
    • If you go too far down to swipe, it might bring up the control center depending on your iPhone’s model
  • You want to swipe from the bottom of the photo on your iPhone screen motion effect options for Live Photos on iPhone in Photos App
  • Now choose an effect that you want to add to the live photo
    • In iOS 11+ and iPadOS, choose from Live, Loop, Bounce and Long Exposure

Can I mark up a Live Photo on my iPhone?

While you can choose the option to markup Live Photos, it doesn’t actually work with Live Photos. When you choose Markup, a warning message lets you know that markup turns off the Live Photo features. Photos app markup message for Live Photos

Once you mark up a Live Photo, it turns it into a still image automatically.

How do I convert a Live Photo into a still image?

Locate the Live Photo in the Photos app that you want to convert.

The easiest way to locate your Live Photos is to tap the ‘Albums’ tab and select the Live Photos folder

  1. Open the Live Photo by tapping on it. You will see the familiar LIVE icon on the top left of the image verifying that you are on a Live Photo
  2. Tap Edit
  3. Tap the Live Photos icon icon for live photos in Apple's Photos app
  4. Tap the LIVE banner once and wait for it the icon to change to a slash through it indicating that the live photo is now a still image

    make a live photo a still photo on iPhone
    When you change a Live Photo to a still photo, the filmstrip key frame slider grays out and is no longer active
  5. Tap on Done and the image is saved as a still
  6. You can change it back to a Live Photo later by tapping the Live Photo banner again

Your iPhone also allows you the ability to preserve the original Live photo but create a duplicate still image from it. That way, you have the best of both worlds!

To duplicate a live photo as a still

  1. Click on the share icon when you are on the picture
  2. From the share sheet’s action list, choose duplicate duplicate photo option in Photos app share sheet
  3. You see two choices: Duplicate and Duplicate as Still photo
    1. Duplicate creates a copy of your live photo
    2. Duplicate as Still photo creates a still image version of your live photo Photos app duplicate options for Live Photos

How can I take a Live Photo from FaceTime?

If you’re in a FaceTime call with someone else running iOS 11+, iPadOS, or High Sierra+, tap the circular photo button to snap a Live Photo.

You’ll be alerted if the person on the other end of the call takes a Live Photo, and you can stop people from doing it by turning Live Photos off in the FaceTime settings.

You will find this setting in Settings > FaceTime > FaceTime Live Photos. Live Photos on iPhone, Complete Guide

On your Mac, if you are running macOS High Sierra+, you will find this in FaceTime > Preferences > Settings at the bottom of the screen.

Live photos on iPhone, User Guide

Noticed that iOS 12 dropped FaceTime Live Photos? For whatever reason, iOS 12 -12.1 does not support FaceTime Live Photos. It returned in the iOS 12.1.1 update. So if you don’t see FaceTime Live Photos, update your iOS or iPadOS.

Sharing Live Photos with others

  1. Open the Live Photo that you want to share and tap the Share button
  2. From the Share Sheet, choose where you want to share your photo (Messages, AirDrop, Mail, and so forth)
    1. If you want to share the Live Photo as a still image, tap Live banner in the top corner of the picture to disable it

      turn live photo off or on when sharing Live Photos from the Photos app
      Tap the Live banner to change it to a still photo for sharing
  3. When you share via the Mail app, the Live Photo is automatically sent as a still image
  4. When you receive a Live Photo via the Messages app, just tap on the photo to open it, then press and hold it to see the action

Live Photos and social media Live Photo sharing in Photo App for Facebook

Facebook supports Live Photos for your News Feed and Page posts. At this time, Live Photos show up as still images when you use them in your Facebook Stories.

Instagram supports Live Photos for Instagram Stories but NOT normal Instagram posts.

How to share Live Photos on social media

  • Open the Live Photo and tap the Share Button
    • Tap the Facebook icon in the share sheets second row. If you don’t see it, tap the More button and look under Suggestions
    • Choose how you want to share the live photo–either News Feed or Your Story 
  • If you plan on sharing a Live photo to Facebook, tap on the “Photo” button at the top of the News Feed
    • From there, select the Live Photo you want to upload and tap on the “Live” icon at the bottom right
    • Tapping on the “Live’ icon is crucial otherwise it simply uploads a still photo when you post on Facebook
  • Sharing Live Photos to your Instagram account has been made easy with the IG Stories feature
    • There is a small caveat. You can only share photos that you have taken in the last 24 hours

To share your live photos, you must convert your Live Photos to Boomerangs for Instagram Stories

Here is a support guide from Instagram that walks you through those steps.

Google Live Photo features that are handy on your iPhone

Since Google now lets users save Live Photos as. MOV videos, which can be posted to social media and emailed or texted to friends, we figure it will be a good idea to explore the Google Possibilities that one can use on their iPhone. This is important as many users save their iPhone photos to Google photos as well. Last year Google made it easier for users to automatically backup their iPhone Live Photos into Google Photos.

Uploading a Live Photo from your Apple device to Google photos is straightforward

Once you log in using your Google credentials using photos.google.com, you can click on the Upload button if you are using your Macbook.

Browse to your photos library > Live Photos and select the photo that you want. Click on it, and it is automatically uploaded.

Note that in the Google world, Live Photos are known as “Motion Photos”

  • If you are using the Google Photos App on your iPhone, tap on Photos at the bottom, and then tap on the search bar at the top
  • Scroll down to locate “Motion Photos”
  • All your Live photos from your iPhone will be accessible in this folderUsing Live Photos on iPhone , How To
  • Tap on the photo and the animation will start playing automatically
  • You should see the familiar “Motion On” circle at the top right corner on your screen
  • Click on the ‘…’ at  the top right corner and you will find the option to save the live photo as a video if you like
  • The save to video option is also available from the share options at the bottom of the picture

When you share the photo, its original format is maintained.

So for example, if you captured the photo using HEIC format on your iPhone, it will be sent in the same format when you use the mail app to share the photo from Google photos.

If you are sharing a live photo via a shared album or a link in Google Photos, make sure to check an important setting.

In Google photo Settings, look for “Remove video from motion photos.” Make sure that this is not enabled if you like to see the animation. Live Photos on iPhone, Complete Guide

How to convert Live Photos into GIFs

  • You can choose to use Google’s “Motion Stills” App to convert your Live Photos into smooth GIFs and movie files
  • This app was made available in 2016 in the Apple app store
  • We have found the Motion Stills as the best course of sharing live photos as GIF’s with others or social media

Other-Apps to convert Live Photos

  • Other Apps that you can use to convert Live Photos into GIFs are LivePix and Lively
  • Momento App is another cool one that integrates very well with iMessage.
  • IntoLive App is another popular app that is used by many to convert GIFs etc. into Live Photos.
  • We have seen many users showcase these animated photos on their Apple Watch face.

We, however, liked the ease and features made available by the free Google Motion Stills App. A Live Photo of your dog on your Apple Watch could be a cool thing to try out!

Bonus Tip: 3D touching on a live photo while sending it via WhatsApp will send it as a GIF

Drop us a line!

We hope that you found this iPhone Live Photos user guide helpful. Please let us know in the comments below if you have any questions or additional tips that you would like to share with the readers.

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Sudz Kar

Obsessed with tech since the early arrival of A/UX on Apple, Sudz (SK) is responsible for the original editorial direction of AppleToolBox. He is based out of Los Angeles, CA.

Sudz specializes in covering all things macOS, having reviewed dozens of OS X and macOS developments over the years.

In a former life, Sudz worked helping Fortune 100 companies with their technology and business transformation aspirations.

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  1. Nan says

    October 7, 2022 at 2:04 AM

    I have asked so many times why my idiot iPhone13 won’t allow my Live Photos or apples either animate as wallpaper on locked down? NO ANSWER, If I get another answer, go to wallpaper select….I may sue Apple for all the ways iPhones get worse, worse horrible. If I breathe on it it jumps to some other place. Apple endlessly sends UNWANTED ADS TO COVER page I am focused on.
    Your u

    Reply
  2. Lasse says

    January 21, 2021 at 9:22 PM

    I upload all my photos to dropbox as for backup and to be able to save some space on my iphone 12.
    When I download the pics from dropbox to my iphone, the live function seems to be gone, even if I haven’t done any editing of these photos on my computer. Do I have to keep photos permanently on my apple devices to keep the live funtion alive, or is there a way to restore the live function after saving the pictures back on my apple devices?
    I am not sure, but as far as I remember I think the live function was kept as long as I did not edit these pictures on my computer before? I hope there is a way to safely backup these pictures whitout losing the live funtion, and to restore the ones already uploaded! (I don’t use iCloud backup as I take far too many pictures and need to save them in a cobtrolled catalogue system to keep some control and overview of them all).

    Reply
  3. Natasha says

    October 8, 2020 at 2:07 PM

    I have a question about the date of the photos I download from my iPhone 11 to the MacBook. I use AirDrop, and all the photos I receive on my Mac are dated with the time of the download. Is there a control on the iPhone that allows the photos to keep their original date and time (when they were created) at the time of the transfer?

    Reply
  4. Connie Lindberg says

    April 25, 2020 at 10:20 AM

    I have a question: my daughter sends me a “live“ photo on my Messages(I have 6Splus). I receive it as just a regular photo, not “live“. Nothing shows up in the upper corner of the photo either.
    I used to be able to receive “live” photos on my messages. I don’t know what happened. I cannot find an answer in your Apple toolbox. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Jones says

      April 26, 2020 at 10:22 AM

      Hi Connie,

      yes, it should work. First, confirm you both use the same iOS version–if not update so both iPhones run the same iOS. To check, go to Settings > General > About.

      Ask your daughter to check the following:

        Open the Settings app.
        Tap Camera > Preserve Settings.
        Make sure that the switch next to Live Photos is turned OFF
        Go to Settings > Messages
        Toggle off Low Quality Image Mode
        Restart the iPhone

      Then, ask your daughter to try to send a live photo again using the Photos app (not Messages app)

        Choose a live photo (verify it has the Live icon) and tap the Share button
        Check again that the Live in the upper-left corner is active (if inactive, it will show Live’s target icon as crossed out)
        Choose the Messages app
        Enter your contact to send it
        Send the photos

      Check if that worked now. Also, it’s a good idea to do this process on your iPhone as well, so you are sending your daughter a live photo.

      Reply
  5. Betty Whitmore says

    February 19, 2020 at 11:14 PM

    Can I edit a live photo? I have several live photos that I love on my phone.

    The problem is I don’t always hold the camera on the subject long enough and have this trailing off to the floor wave on several of my live photos.

    How can I edit the live photo go get rid of the last frame that trails off?

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Jones says

      February 20, 2020 at 10:57 AM

      Hi Betty,

      Yes, you can edit a Live Photo!

        Open the Live Photo and tap Edit
        Tap the Live Photo icon that looks like concentric circles
        To trim a Live Photo, drag either end of the frame viewer to choose the frames the Live Photo plays
      Reply
  6. Lita says

    January 20, 2020 at 12:39 PM

    I have the iPhone 11 Pro Max (or Max Pro, LOL). I have been attempting to upload a live photo to Facebook but it comes across as a still. My camera roll is live and the photo word there. When I upload it the live icon is not present in my FB app, meaning I cannot turn live on or off on the photo on the lower right…the icon is just not there at all. Any help with that?? Have you heard of this issue?

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Jones says

      January 20, 2020 at 5:49 PM

      Hi Lita,

      There are sporadic reports from users of Live Photos not working on Facebook.

      First, make sure you’re following the supported guidelines:

        Facebook supports Live Photos for News Feed and Page posts and the Instagram app supports Live Photos for Instagram Stories.

        Live Photos show up as still images if you use them in Facebook Stories or normal Instagram posts.

      Facebook’s recommended step is to delete the Facebook app from your device and reinstall it (the latest version) via the App Store.

      If you still experience this issue after reinstalling FB, use the “Report a Problem” link in your account to let Facebook know more about what’s going on with your Live Photos not posting.

      Reply
  7. Julia Kay Kaufmann says

    December 13, 2019 at 10:55 AM

    I do not have an option to save as a live video on the photo function. Is this only available in iOS 13.3?

    Reply
    • Elizabeth Jones says

      December 14, 2019 at 7:43 AM

      Hi Julia,

      Live Photos has been available for a while and is available on iPhone 6s or later, iPad (5th generation) or later, iPad Air (3rd generation), iPad mini (5th generation), iPad Pro (all models), and iPod touch (7th generation).

      to take a Live Photo

        Open the Camera app
        Set to photo mode and tap the upper button for Live Photos. When it’s on, you see the Live Photo button at the top of your Camera
        Hold your device still
        Tap the shutter button
      Reply
  8. Storm says

    December 8, 2018 at 8:42 PM

    For those of us who don’t share your excitement, how can the Live “feature” be removed?

    The disabling procedure is neither permanent nor reliable.

    Tonight my phone turned it back on by itself.

    I checked, and my settings are still those that “permanently” disable it. Had to reset them 2-3 times to get it to stop.

    Reply
    • SK says

      December 10, 2018 at 9:01 AM

      Hi Storm,

      There are currently only two ways to disable this feature:

      1. Open Settings > Camera and tap on Preserve Settings and then switch Live Photo to the Off position

      2. Open the Camera app and disable Live Photos by tapping the yellow circular icon turning it white with a diagonal line crossing it out

      It sounds like you already tried these ways. At this time, there isn’t any other universal off toggle.

      Sam

      Reply
  9. Sharon says

    October 28, 2018 at 7:30 PM

    I have tried to post a live picture to fb but it shows up as a still photo.

    I have followed instructions I have selected a Live Photo and hit on the live icon but mine is at the top of my picture says live with a line through it I hit on it and it turns yellow and takes the line off I post it but it’s a still picture not a live one.

    I have a iPhone 7 can you help?

    Reply
    • SK says

      October 29, 2018 at 8:34 AM

      Hi Sharon,

      Please note that although you can share Live Photos on Facebook, only iOS devices using iOS 9 or later see the animated version. For everyone else, it’s a still image.

      Here’s how to Share a Live Photo On Facebook:

        Open the Facebook app on your iPhone

        Select a Live Photo (look for the LIVE icon on it)

        Tap Done

        Scroll down on the photo and check for that Live icon. Tap it to turn on the Live feature and then tap POST

        If you don’t tap the Live icon, the picture posts a still image

        When you view the photos in Facebook, press and hold to view the Live part (i.e.moving image)

      Sam

      Reply
      • Jennifer M Farley says

        November 3, 2018 at 7:55 PM

        I am having the same problem. I am updated to the latest 12.1 on my iPhone 8 and I have posted Live Photo’s before on Facebook, but now it’s not woking. The live icon on/off option is also on the top left not the bottom. Help!!!!

        Reply
        • Sandy says

          December 11, 2018 at 11:10 AM

          Live Photos no longer work for me on Facebook, either. If I go back and look at Live Photos posted a year or so ago, they work, but ones posted in the month do not work, even though the icon is there.

          Reply
          • kati says

            May 31, 2019 at 11:06 AM

            I also now have the same issue. Used to work; no longer works.

      • Storm says

        December 8, 2018 at 8:46 PM

        My phone managed to take and post a very embarrassing live video on FB when I was not using the camera at all! Seems a cat walking on the phone is all it takes. This is possibly the worst feature ever. Can we kill it?

        Reply

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