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How to Disable Live Text on iPhone

Live Text is a very cool feature introduced in iOS 15. It works in both the Camera app and the Photos app to automatically scan for text appearing in an image. It allows the user to easily search for text, or copy it directly from an image. However, Live Text can sometimes get in the way. If there are many blocks of text, you may find the indicators distracting and you may prefer not to have them if you do not often use the feature. If you like to work in the Photos app one handed, double tapping may not function as expected; double tapping in a block of detected text will not zoom but will instead select the text. If for these, or other reasons, you want to turn off this feature, this guide explains how to disable Live Text in iOS 15.

How to Turn on iPhone Camera Grid:

  1. Open the Settings app.
  2. Tap Photos & Camera (or just Camera if using iOS 11 or later).
  3. Find Grid and toggle it on.
  4. Return to the Camera app; you’ll see a faint grid over the capture frame.

The iPhone’s camera grid helps you create a balanced composition that adheres to this rule of thirds by displaying a faint grid over the capture frame. You can easily turn off your iPhone's camera grid using this tip in the future. 

Hidden Tips & Tricks for Your iPhone

What to Know

  • Access your iPhone's fun (and often overlooked!) features.
  • Use hidden shortcuts to accomplish your goal with fewer steps.

Our iPhones are capable of so much, yet many of us only scratch the surface with our daily use. Expanding your iPhone skills doesn’t mean you have to create feature-length movies or become a high-level app developer. You can simply learn hidden features that make your daily tasks easier. So, let’s take a look at the best hidden iPhone tricks to make your iOS use a little easier and a lot more fun.

What to Know

  • Remove audio from videos using the Photos app on your iPhone.
  • Get rid of unwanted background noise and add your own soundtrack.

I recently recorded a video I thought would be cute, but then I rewatched it. My peaceful, agrarian video was ruined by earsplitting background noise! Luckily, I knew how to remove audio from an iPhone video right in the Photos app, so I could still send the video without sound. I'll show you how to do this, just in case you run into the same issue.

Have you ever tried to capture the perfect picture of lightning during a summer storm? Or have you attempted to take a photo right as your nephew shot the game-winning goal? If so, then you know how difficult it is to get the right shot at the right time. That's where Burst mode comes in. We'll walk you through questions like what is burst mode on an iPhone, and how to take burst photos. 

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