How to Turn Live Photos into GIFs on iPhone and iPad – 2024

Learn how to easily turn Live Photos into GIFs on your iPhone and share them on various platforms like Android, Windows, and Mac/PC.

In Short

  • Here, we covered all possible Easiest ways to convert Live Photos into GIFS without Third-party apps. (Very Easy – No Other app)
  • Using Apple Shortcuts Apps. (Easy – Free)
  • Using a Third-Party free App (Easy – Free Appgiphy).

These are the easiest methods to convert Live Photos into GIFs from your iPhone Photos app. Keep all photos secure and convert them for free.

How to turn iPhone Live Photos into GIFs using Photos

  1. Launch the Photos App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on Albums at the Bottom of the Screen. Then, Tap Live Photos.
  3. Choose Photo. (Live Photo)
Open Photos App Select Albums Tap on Live Photos Choose Photo on iPhone
  1. Select the Drop-Down Menu next to the Live Option at the top-left corner.
  2. You’ll see five options: LiveLoopBounceLong Exposure and Live off. Select Bounce Option.
    • The Bounce feature works similarly to Instagram Boomerang, where a short video clip plays forward and then backward in a continuous loop on your iPhone screen. That is, it Plays, and then plays in reverse. This process also repeats indefinitely.
  3. You’ve converted Live Photos to GIF effect on your iPhone. Tap on the Share icon from the bottom of the left Corner.
Tap on Drop-Down menu next to Live Choose Bounce Tap on Share icon on iPhone
  1. Select your preferred app or Messages, Mail, and more from the share sheet. I am choosing Whatsapp.
  2. Select Contact or Group and Tap Next.
  3. Tap on the Send Arrow icon. That’s it.
Choose WhatsApp Select Group or Contact Tap Next Select Send icon on iPhone

How it Looks! See results,

  1. Launch the App (Whatsapp and see the Live Photos sent as GIFs.) That’s it.
Open WhatsApp Tap Chat Select Contact or Group Received Gif on iPhone

How to turn a Live Photo into a GIF using Shortcuts

  1. Launch the Shortcuts App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on Gallery from the Bottom-Right Corner of the Screen.
  3. Type GIF in the Search Box. Next, Scroll down and tap Make GIF.
Open Shortcuts Tap Gallery Search GIF Tap on Make GIF on iPhone
  1. Tap Add Shortcut.
  2. Now, Run Shortcut, Open Shortcuts app > Shortcuts Tab. Next, Tap Make GIF Shortcut.
  3. Select Albums and Tap Live Photos.
Tap Add Shortcuts Select Make GIF Shortcut Select Albums Tap Live Photos on iPhone
  1. Select the Photo. (Live Photo)
  2. Tap Done.
Choose Photo to Tap on it Select Done on iPhone

How it Looks! See results,

  1. Launch the Photos app where you save or send GIFs. Live Photo sent as Gifs. That’s it.
Open Photos App Select Albums Tap Recents Saved GIF on iPhone

How to Convert Live Photos to GIFs using third-party Apps

  1. Launch the GIPHY App on your iPhone.
  2. Tap on the + Button at the Bottom of the Screen.
Open GIPHY App Tap on + Button on iPhone
  1. Tap on Photo Icon.
  2. Select Live Photos and Choose Photo.
Tap on Photo icon Select Live Photos Choose Photo on iPhone
  1. Next, Tap on the Arrow icon.
  2. Select Share GIF.
Tap on Arrow icon Select Share GIF on iPhone
  1. Tap Save GIF to save it locally to Photos.
Tap on Save GIF Saved Successfully on iPhone

How it works! See result,

Open Photos App Tap Albums Select Recents Folder See the Saved Gif on iPhone

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Karly Wood

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