Live Photos are a feature introduced with the iPhone 6s and the iPhone 6s Plus, designed to add life and vitality to the standard still photo. When capturing a picture, the Live Photo feature captures an extra 1.5 seconds before and after a shot, with the footage being used to animate the photo with movement and sound.
Live Photos can only be created on an iPhone 6s or later, but they can be viewed on iOS devices that run iOS 9 or later, Apple Watches that run watchOS 2 or later, and Macs that run OS X El Capitan or later. On non-supported devices, Live Photos appear as standard JPGs.
As of iOS 11, Live Photos now support effects to turn them into video loops, bounce back and forth to instantly play in reverse, and long exposure to capture time and movement in a still photo.
Live Photos can only be created on an iPhone 6s or later, but they can be viewed on iOS devices that run iOS 9 or later, Apple Watches that run watchOS 2 or later, and Macs that run OS X El Capitan or later. On non-supported devices, Live Photos appear as standard JPGs.
As of iOS 11, Live Photos now support effects to turn them into video loops, bounce back and forth to instantly play in reverse, and long exposure to capture time and movement in a still photo.
