How To Get Video To Loop On Iphone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to loop a video on your iPhone using the Looper app, as well as how to create a short looping video with Boomerang.

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Download Boomerang. Boomerang is a free app you can use to create a short looping video from 10 quickly-captured photos.
- Open your iPhone's App Store.
- Tap Search.
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in boomerang, then tap Search.
- Scroll down to the white icon with a purple and white infinity sign (it's called Boomerang from Instagram) and tap GET.
- Enter your iPhone's Touch ID (or Apple ID password) when prompted.
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Open Boomerang. It's the white square icon with a pink and purple infinity symbol (a sideways "8") inside.

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Swipe left through the welcome screens and tap Get Started . It's at the bottom of the final screen.
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Tap OK to allow Boomerang to use your camera.
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Choose whether to allow Boomerang to access your location. Read the description and tap Don't Allow or Allow as desired.
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Tap OK to allow Boomerang to save your looped videos. Now that you're finished setting up your permissions, you can make your first video.
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Align the subject of your video in the camera. Boomerang starts up using your selfie (front) camera.
- If you want to record with the rear camera, tap the icon of two curved arrows at the bottom-right corner of the screen to switch.
- Tap the lightning bolt in a circle at the top-right corner of the screen to toggle the flash on or off.
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Tap and hold the shutter button to record. Once the final shot is taken, your looping video will appear.
- To share your new looping video on Facebook or Instagram, tap one of those apps at the bottom of the screen, then send or post the video.
- Tap More to share with a different app.
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Tap SAVE . It's at the top-right corner of the screen. This saves the video to your Camera Roll.

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Download Looper. Looper is the only free app that will allow you to export a looping version of a video from your iPhone without sacrificing sound or requiring you to purchase the app. To download Looper, do the following:
- Open your iPhone's App Store.
- Tap Search.
- Tap the search bar.
- Type in looper, then tap Search.
- Scroll down to the red app with a white infinity sign, then tap GET.
- Enter your iPhone's Touch ID (or Apple ID password) when prompted.
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Open Looper. Tap OPEN in the App Store, or tap the Looper app icon on one of your iPhone's Home Screens.
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Tap ＋ . It's at the top of the Looper screen. A pop-up menu will appear.
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View your camera roll. You will be redirected here after tapping Camera Roll .
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Tap All Photos when prompted. Your iPhone's camera roll will open.
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Select a video. Scroll down until you find the video you want to loop, then tap once the video.
- Counterintuitively, Looper opens your oldest video at the top of the list; you'll need to scroll all the way to the bottom of the list to see the newest video you have.
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Tap Choose . It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. Doing so opens the video in Looper.
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Tap the red repeat button. This option is in the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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Drag the slider at the bottom of the screen all the way to the right. Once the large white knob reaches the end of the line, you'll see the words "Play clip indefinitely" above the slider. This means the clip will loop 50 times (the maximum amount).
- If you'd rather only have your video loop a few times, don't drag the slider all the way to the right; instead, drag it until you see "Play # Times" with your preferred number of loops.
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Tap the check mark. It's at the far-right side of the slider.
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Tap the video and then tap the "Download" icon. It's at the bottom of the screen.
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Tap Yes when prompted. This allows Looper to export your video.
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Select an orientation. Tap either Portrait or Landscape depending on whether you filmed your video vertically or horizontally.
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Tap Yes when prompted. This will allow Looper to store a video in your Camera Roll.
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Tap Ok when you see the "Success" message. Your looping video is now saved to the Photos app.
- You can play your looping video by opening Photos, going to the video, and tapping it.
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How do you save the video once it is looped?

If you have chosen to create a slideshow in order to loop your video, all you will need to do is maintain the slideshow settings and your video will be looped whenever you access it. If, however, you have chosen to loop your video using an application, then the video will remain looped the next time you play it but only within the looping application.
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What should I do if I want to loop it so I can post it on Instagram?

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Instagram automatically loops any videos that are uploaded, so no need to worry about that.
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Why does the video sound disappear?

That's because when you loop a video, it turns into a GIF format, so it doesn't have any sound.

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If you just want to loop a video within the Looper app, select it via the + menu, then tap the "Play" button in the top-left corner after turning on the "Forever" switch.

Looper will decrease the quality of your video before exporting it.

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1. Download Looper and launch Looper.
2. Tap the +.
3. Tap Camera Roll.
4. Select a video and tap Choose.
5. Tap the red repeat button.
6. Drag the slider all the way right.
7. Tap the check mark.
8. Tap the download icon and tap Yes.