How to Save Live Photos as a Video on iPhone | Step-by-Step Guide

Apple has launch the Live Photos feature for iPhone models in September 2015 with the iOS 9 update. This feature has become an integral part of the iOS user experience, allowing you to record 1.5-second-long videos when you are taking a still photo.

This feature is turn on by default in the iOS Camera app.

But, since you are now also recording a short video with a still photograph, the Live Photos feature takes up more space than saving still images, while also being less convenient when sharing them with others.

So, Apple allows you to save Live Photos as videos.

You can also save multiple Live Photos as a single video.

There are multiple reasons why you may want to convert your Live Photos into a video.

As Live Photos on iOS might appeal to some users, they are not the most convenient to share with friends who use incompatible devices.

Live Photos also occupy more space on your iPhone than a still image.

Even if your friend’s device supports Live Photos, it might not always play them as smoothly as your iPhone.

By converting these Live Photos to videos, you can easily share them using popular platforms including Facebook, Instagram, and X without losing the video information.

Also, converting Live Photos to videos also offers greater convenience when you are trying to post them on a social media platform.

Like Live Photos get convert into still images when you try to upload them as an Instagram post.

So, when you turn them into videos, you can upload them as Reels on Instagram or Shorts on YouTube.

Also, Live Photos are not easy to edit when you export them to your Windows laptop or PC.

So, converting them to videos would allow you to not only easily export them to other devices, but also trim, crop, stabilise, and add music like you would to any other video.

Same, when you attempt to save a Live Photo onto an external hard drive, they often get saved as a still image.

You can easily avoid this situation if you convert your Live Photos into videos.

Means, excluding iCloud, most cloud services might not let you back up a Live Photo.

But, most of them will let you create archives of videos.

How to Save Live Photos as a Video on iPhone?

Follow These Steps :

1. Open your iPhone.
2. Go to the Photos app.
3. Tap on the Photos app icon.
4. In the Photos app go to the Collections section.
5. In the Collections section, tap on the Live Photos button.
6. Select the Live Photo you wish to save as a video.
7. Then, click on the More button denoted by a horizontal dotted line appearing in the top-right corner.
8. Finaly, tap on the Save as Video button.
9. The new video will appear in the Recently Saved section.
10. And your Live Photo will not be remove.

How to Save Multiple Live Photos as One Video on iPhone?

Follow These Steps :

1. Open your iPhone.
2. Go to the Photos app.
3. Now go to the Collections section.
4. Tap on the Live Photos button.
5. Click on the Select button in the top-right corner of the screen.
6. Tap on all the Live Photos that you want to save as videos.
7. Tap on the More button in the top-right corner.
8. Click on the Save as Video button.
9. All the Live Photos will then be save as one video in the Recently Saved section.