Macworld - USA (2021-12)

DECEMBER 2021 MACWORLD 115

Mac 911

Solutions to your most vexing Mac problems.

BY GLENN FLEISHMAN

HELPDESK

Answering Your Questions and Sharing Your

Tips About Getting the Most From Your Mac

IMAGE: GOFFKEIN.PRO/SHUTTERSTOCK

HOW TO DISABLE THE

CAMERA SHUTTER SOUND

ON AN iPHONE OR iPAD

Apple tries to simulate the experience of a

snapshot camera when you take a picture

in the Photos app on an iPhone or iPad by

issuing a little click sound. Many of us

prefer to avoid that sound. Remarkably,

there’s no click on/off switch in the Camera

settings! You have three alternatives:

Enable Live Photo: If you’re hearing a

click, you don’t have this feature turned

on, which retains some still images from

before and after the point at which you

take a pictures, providing some

animation—and audio. If the click were on,

it would be captured in a Live Photo. You

can have Live Photo always on when you

launch the Camera by enabling Settings →

Camera → Preserve Settings → Live Photo.