The Most Effective Way to Silence iPhone Camera

Guide to Turning Off iPhone Camera Sound

How to Turn Off iPhone Camera Sound, Mute Camera Shutter Sound

I. Turning off Camera Sound for Japanese and Korean iPhones

For foreign iPhones, especially those from Japan and South Korea, users may not be able to turn off the camera sound even in silent mode. Therefore, to silence the camera sound on Japanese and Korean iPhones, you should consider using third-party software such as Microsoft Pix Camera for iPhone as an example. You can directly download the app to your device via the link below.

Download Microsoft Pix Camera for iPhone here.

II. How to Disable Camera Sound for Other iPhone Models (Mainly VN/A iPhone Models)

Method 1: Turn off iPhone Camera Sound with Silent Mode

Most iPhone/iPad versions are equipped with a physical Silent/Ring button located on the left side of the device. This switch allows users to easily switch between normal and silent modes. When switched to silent mode, the camera shutter sound on the iPhone will also be turned off. This is the most common method used by many people. (Follow the instructions in the image).

Method 2: Turn off Sound on iPhone Camera

- Use the physical button:

Simply press the volume down button located on the side of your iPhone until the volume is completely muted.

Adjust volume from the Control Center

For iPhones with a physical Home button: Simply swipe up from the bottom to access the Control Center. Then drag the sound down to its lowest level.

For iPhones without a Home button: Swipe down from the top right corner of the screen, then continue dragging the sound bar down to the minimum to silence it.

Furthermore, if you wish to capture your iPhone screen to instruct friends on usage or save displayed content, you can refer to the guide below for detailed instructions on taking iPhone screenshots.

Method 3: Enable Live Photo Mode

Live Photo is a feature on iPhone that captures dynamic images. Enabling this feature ensures silent photo capture on your iPhone. To activate, simply tap on the Live Photo icon as depicted below.

Method 4: Connect Headphones for Silent iPhone Photography

Another simple way to mute camera shutter sound on iPhone is by connecting your phone to headphones. This way, the sound is routed to your headphones, ensuring no audible shutter noise to bystanders.

Method 5: Disable Camera Sound on iPhone/iPad using Assistive Touch

Step 1: First, open the Settings app on your iPhone -> Navigate to General -> Accessibility -> Tap on Assistive Touch

Step 2: Next, select Customize Top Level Menu... Proceed to reduce the icons on Assistive Touch from (4,5,6...) down to 1. Then tap on the remaining single icon displayed on your iPhone screen at that time

Step 3: Scroll down and tap on Mute. This completes the setup. Now, whenever you take a photo, simply open Assistive Touch and tap on the Mute icon, and there will be no audible sound.

Method 6: Mute Camera Sound on iPhone/iPad using Cydia App

As mentioned earlier, for devices manufactured for countries with specific laws regarding camera sounds, we need to jailbreak the device and utilize tweaks to mute this annoying camera sound. Therefore, before attempting this method, ensure your device has been jailbroken.

+ Readers can refer to how to Jailbreak iOS 10.2 for iPhone, iPad through the guide on Jailbreak iOS 10.2.

+ For devices running older iOS versions such as iOS 9.3.5, you can review the guide on Jailbreak iOS 9.3.5.

Once you have confirmed that your device has been successfully jailbroken, proceed with the following steps to mute camera sound on iPhone:

Step 1: From the user interface, launch the Cydia app.

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Step 2: Next, search for the ToneFXs 2 Pro app as shown below and tap on Install to install this app to your device.

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Step 3: After successful installation, launch the ToneFXs 2 Pro app icon on the screen to proceed with muting camera sound on iPhone Lock.

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Step 4: Once the ToneFXs interface opens, scroll down and tap on Camera Click.

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Step 5: Here, select the Silence option to configure muting camera shutter sound on your iPhone.

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With the methods provided above to mute camera shutter sound on iPhone/iPad, hopefully, you can set up and mute camera sound on your iPhone/iPad to avoid hearing those monotonous and annoying sounds. Additionally, for Samsung Galaxy S6 users, to mute screen sound, you need support from an app called SilentCam S6. If you are using this device, download SilentCam S6 today to experience this feature. Besides muting camera sound, users can explore various methods to screenshot on different devices to capture impressive images from videos, clips while viewing on their phones.