How to Change Multiple Live Photos to Still on iPhone & iPad

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By Leanne Hays
January 22, 2025

You can change a Live Photo to a still photo, but you can also change Live Photos to still photos on your iPhone or iPad? Here's how to convert just a few, or all of your Live Photos to still photos.

Why You’ll Love This Tip:

  • Learn how to change multiple or all Live Photos to still photos if you accidentally had Live Photos turned on.
  • Save storage space on your iPhone or iPad, since Live Photos take up more storage space than still photos.

How to Convert Multiple Live Photos to Still on iPhone & iPad

System Requirements

This tip works on the iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16, and iPhone 16 Pro running iOS 18.1 or later. Find out how to update to the latest version of iOS.

We've already gone over how to convert a Live Photo to a still photo on your iPhone or iPad, but what if you want to change multiple Live Photos to still on your iPhone, or all Live Photos? Read on to learn how!

  1. Open the Photos app on your iPhone or iPad. iphone photos app
  2. Scroll down and tap Live Photos under Media Types. tap live photos
  3. Tap Select. tap select to choose live photos to convert
  4. Tap the Live Photos you want to convert to still. tap live photos to change to still
  5. You can also tap Select All to change all Live Photos to still. tap select all to change all live photos to still
  6. Tap the More icon at the lower-right corner of the screen. tap the more icon to see more options
  7. Tap Duplicate. tap duplicate to duplicate live photo as still
  8. Tap Duplicate as Still Photos. tap duplicate as still photos

You now have two copies of each photo you selected: one Live Photo and a still version. To save storage space, you'll need to delete the Live Photo versions if you no longer want them. Now you know how to convert multiple Live Photos to still photos on your iPhone or iPad. Be sure to subscribe to our free Tip of the Day for more great Photos app tutorials!

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Leanne Hays

Leanne Hays has over a dozen years of experience writing for online publications. As a Feature Writer for iPhone Life, she has authored hundreds of how-to, Apple news, and gear review articles, as well as a comprehensive Photos App guide. Leanne holds degrees in education and science and loves troubleshooting and repair. This combination makes her a perfect fit as manager of our Ask an Expert service, which helps iPhone Life Insiders with Apple hardware and software issues.
In off-work hours, Leanne is a mother of two, homesteader, audiobook fanatic, musician, and learning enthusiast.

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