Justin SearlsAug 22, 2023

something I've seen countless times over the years: someone offers to take a photo for me with my iPhone and "does me the favor" of disabling Live Photos in the process

then I go a month or more without noticing all my memories have been cheapened due to the lack of Live Photos and I want to throttle the dude at the grand canyon who insisted on taking a picture of me in my awesome "this place is the pits" shirt what the hell

Show threadJustin SearlsAug 23, 2023

Yesterday I heard from a lot of people who hate Live Photos and think they're worthless.

Let me just say that as someone who's had a few friends and family members pass away since Live Photos launched that being able to go back to photos and get a few seconds of video and movement on either side of a special moment is transformative in bringing me back to that memory. They've become really precious to me in a way still photos can't.

I'm excited for Apple's 3D Spatial Photos/Videos as a result.

Show threadmellowfishAug 23, 2023
@searls I’m definitely learning to appreciate Live Photos as my son grows. I still find many things about them obnoxious from a UX perspective, but I see the value in the end result
Show threadAndrew France
@mellowfish @searls yeah the UX is so awful. I'd happily use them if they could be un-lived later to reclaim the hidden storage space back.
Aug 23, 2023 at 1:38pmWeb