There are 3 ways to turn off your iPhone’s camera sound: turning on Live Photo, flipping the mute switch, or turning down your phone’s volume.
Every iPhone camera is accompanied by a shutter click sound whenever you snap a photo. Sometimes that sound is an unneeded and unwanted intrusion—if you’re attending a meeting or in a crowded room, you may prefer to shoot photos in silence. There are a few methods for turning off the camera sound on your iPhone (whether you own the iPhone 15, iPhone 14, or an older model) which include:
Turning on Live photo
Flipping the mute switch on your iPhone
Turning the volume down on your iPhone
We’ll explain each of these solutions in detail below, as well as tell you why you may not be able to turn it off in some locations.How to turn off the camera sound with Live Photos
One of the easiest ways to shut off the camera sound is to enable Live Photos in the iPhone Camera app. When Live Photos is turned on, your shutter sound is turned off by default.
Step 1: Find the Live Photos icon. In iOS 17, the Live Photos control is the series of white circles at the top-right of the screen.
Step 2: Tap to switch it on. A yellow Live badge can be seen for an instant. Tap again to switch it off. A white Live Off badge is visible for an instant.
When the Live Photos button does not have a line through it, that means it’s on. A diagonal strike through means the button is off. Live Photos differs from traditional photos in that the live file saves a small video for every shot you take, which takes up more space than other photos. If you don’t need Live Photos on all the time, be sure to tap to switch it off.
Step 3: Tap the Yellow arrow at the top-middle to fine-tune the Live Photos control to Auto, On, or Off.
