The iPhone produces a fake shutter sound every time you take a picture that resembles the noise generated by standalone cameras. The shutter click sound is quite loud and can be annoying in certain situations. For instance, when you want to silently capture photos while you’re in a meeting, meditation center, or research institute. While you should not take pictures secretly if your country’s law doesn’t allow so or if you’re invading someone’s privacy. That said, there are times when it may be necessary. Show
Can I mute the camera shutter sound on iPhone?Sadly, the stock camera app on iPhone doesn’t include a setting to turn off the camera click sound. However, there are various workarounds that one can use to turn off camera sound on iPhone. The common tricks to mute camera sound involve using the mute switch, taking Live Photos, and turning down the volume. While all these hacks get the job done, the problem is that you have to manually toggle them before taking snaps in silence. Worry not! We’ve figured out a nifty way to turn off camera sound on iPhone without muting. The trick involves using Shortcuts Automation to automatically turn down the volume on iPhone, whenever you open the Camera app. What’s interesting is that you can set up separate automation to turn the volume up again so that your iPhone doesn’t remain silent after you close the camera app. Moreover, you can use this workaround to turn off the camera sound on Snapchat without the mute switch. Camera sound muting automatically on iPhoneThe below method should work on all iPhones including iPhone 7, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone XR, iPhone 11, and iPhone 12/12 Pro running on newer versions of iOS. Now let’s see how you can disable shutter sound only for the camera on iPhone running iOS 12 or later. Step 1: Set up automation to disable the camera sound
Step 2: Set up automation to re-enable the soundYou need to add the below automation so that the volume turns up automatically after you exit the Camera or Snapchat app. For this,
That’s it. Now when you open the Camera, your iPhone volume will automatically turn down to 0% and hence you won’t hear the camera noise. Similarly, the volume will get back to the level chosen by you when you get out of the Camera app. TIP: You can temporarily disable the set automation anytime by going to Shortcuts > Automation. RELATED TIPS:
Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks. How do I turn the camera noise off?You can find this process in your camera settings. Step 1: In your phone's main menu and tap the Camera icon, as you would to take a picture. Step 2: Locate the Camera Settings — usually a gear icon somewhere at the top of the window. Step 3: Find an option that says Shutter Sound, Camera Sounds, or something similar.
How do I turn off sound effects on iPhone 8?On supported models, go to Settings > Sounds & Haptics. Turn System Haptics off or on.
How do I turn off camera Sounds on Snapchat iPhone 8?For an iOS device, bring up your control center. You'll see the “do not disturb” icon in either the control center or notification panel. Click on it to disable the shutter sound when taking your snaps.
How do I turn on the sound on my iPhone 8?Go to Settings > Sounds (or Settings > Sounds & Haptics), and drag the Ringer and Alerts slider back and forth a few times. If you don't hear any sound, or if your speaker button on the Ringer and Alerts slider is dimmed, your speaker might need service.
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