iPhone 16 Pro trouble editing Live Photos

First if anyone reading this is considering upgrading to the iPhone 16 pro … don’t. More issues in the first 5 days than I’ve had in years with an iPhone 11 (yes, 11!)

When editing photos, I am not able to edit if I have changed the key photo of a Live Photo. The photos app completely shuts down after a few seconds and doesn’t save any changes you may have made. Reached out to apple support, after hours of diagnostics, I was told there was no issue. Brought it to T-Mobile where I bought the phone, they determined that phone was a lemon and gave me a new one. So I’m on my second iPhone 16 Pro within five days and still having the same issue - not being able to edit Live Photos if I change the key photo. The battery also dies, can’t get through a full day without having to charge it. so so so so so disappointed.

iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18

Posted on Sep 29, 2024 6:49 AM

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rimforsajonas

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Posted on Oct 11, 2024 3:59 AM

I also experience this problem.

To be more specific. For me changing the key frame of a live photo actually works, but if I right after having changed the key frame, try to hit the "Auto adjust" button the Photo app dies (instantly! not within a few seconds as you describe).

If I go back to the photo and revert the key frame change, the photo can be edited again. And here comes a few other interesting findings:

If I open a picture taken with my iPhone 16 Pro from my old iPhone XS, guess what!? the problem is there too! The photo app crashes. I'm running iOS 18.0.1 on both phones.
If a take a photo with the iPhone XS and edit it on the same phone the problem is not there
If a take a photo with the iPhone XS and edit it on the same phone the problem is not there. If I open iPhone XS-photos on my iPhone 16 Pro the problem is not there
And guess what (again)!! If I open a photo taken with the iPhone 16 Pro on my Mac Mini (running Sequoia), the Photo app crashes immediately when I try to change the key frame.

Hence... The problem lies in the photos that the iPhone 16 creates. The camera produces photos that are corrupt in some way, or it has a data structure that cannot be interpreted by the photo apps on iPhone and Mac.

I'm a 1000% percent sure of that we are not just a few having this problem, and even more sure of that Apple knows that the problem exists....

I have reported the issue to "feedback.apple.com".

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Nov 6, 2024 5:20 PM in response to Cloveeee

Any update on this? I’m having the same issue when trying to save edited Live Photos.

Nov 10, 2024 1:05 PM in response to Cloveeee

Same problem here with my IPhone 16 iOS 18 updated

Nov 6, 2024 8:56 PM in response to Ramirez1617

The iOS 18.1 luckily solved the problem for me. Have you updated?

Nov 10, 2024 4:21 PM in response to Nick459ap

this is fixed after 18.1 update

Sep 29, 2024 6:57 AM in response to Cloveeee

I have no such issues with my iPhone 16 Pro or iPhone 16 Pro Max. The battery on both phones is nothing short of amazing and to see, I just opened a live photo and had absolutely no issues editing it.

To suggest no one should buy one of the new iPhone's because you seem to be having an issue, when millions upon millions of them are now out in the wild is ridiculous.

iPhone 16 Pro trouble editing Live Photos