Can you crop a Live Photo? Yes! Here's how to edit Live Photos by cropping unwanted parts of the picture.

Why You'll Love This Tip

Crop live pictures quickly and easily on your iPhone.
Crop unnecessary parts of your live picture, and focus on your Live Photo subject.

How to Crop Live Photos on iPhone

Live Photos, which some call live pictures, capture 1.5 seconds before and after a shot is taken, resulting in a moving picture. If you have iOS 10 or later on your iPhone, you can edit Live Photos by cropping them, it's similar to how to crop a picture that isn't Live. Here's how to edit Live Photos if you'd like to crop one or more live pictures. For more great photo-editing tutorials, check out our free Tip of the Day.

Open the Photos app.
Tap the Albums tab.
Scroll down and tap Live Photos under Media Types.
Select the photo you want to crop.
Tap Edit.
Use the controls below the image to add filters, trim, crop, rotate, add effects, and more.
Click the Rotate & Crop icon.
Click Cancel to discard the cropping, or Done to save your changes.

Now your Live Photo should play as normal in its new, cropped frame. If you enjoyed this tip, you may also want to learn how to save stills from Live Photos.