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Wondering how to turn on Live Photos on a Mac? Playing a Live Photo on your Mac is quick and easy. Here's how to view a Live Photo in the Photos app on a Mac.
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Why You’ll Love This Tip
- View Live Photos in two easy steps.
- Play Live Photos on a Mac to view them on a larger screen.
How to View Live Photos on Mac
Live Photos, or live pictures, as some people call them, are three-second moving pictures taken on an iPhone 6s and later. You can play a Live Photo on your iPhone or iPad, but you can also view them on a Mac. For more Photos app tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day. To use this tip, you'll need a Mac running OS X El Captian or later.
- Open the Photos app and click Live Photos under Albums in the sidebar.
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- Double-click the Live Photo you want to play and click the Live button in the corner, or press Option-Space Bar on your keyboard.
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Your Live Photo should now play for you. If you like taking and viewing Live Photos, you might also like to learn how to turn a Live Photo into a video or GIF, share the GIF to Instagram and Facebook, and even use a Live Photo as wallpaper.
