Bought an iphone on my last trip to Japan. Turns out there's a mandatory shutter sound in korean/japanese domestic models. Is there a way to get rid of this in the US? It's restricting and ticks me off. Thanks

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Entertainnosis t1_jac1ub1 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 10:19 AM

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As I understand it stops automatically once you’re out of the country. Once you’re back and have a US SIM card back in the phone it should go away.

Ssimon2103 t1_jac4zbj wrote on February 28, 2023 at 11:03 AM

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Imagine your countrymen being so pervertedly creepy that your country mandates a shutter sound for cameras so that the creeps can’t take unnoticed pictures under your skirt.

PeanutButterChicken t1_jacfif7 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:01 PM

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Replying to Ssimon2103 (#2,098,518)

Imagine being ill-informed and racist

There is no law, no mandate. Manufacturers do it voluntarily.

PeanutButterChicken t1_jacfkvf wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:02 PM

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You just need to put a SIM from a different country, it goes away. Source: Me, whenever I go on vacation with my iPhone

Julysmith5555 OP t1_jaciubt wrote on February 28, 2023 at 1:31 PM

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Replying to PeanutButterChicken (#2,101,634)

Seems like it's required by the law

ansky201 t1_jacri5d wrote on February 28, 2023 at 2:38 PM

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Replying to Entertainnosis (#2,097,789)

How do you turn off the shutter sound in the US? Mine is on by default and I can't find a way to turn it off.

Entertainnosis t1_jacxuub wrote on February 28, 2023 at 3:22 PM

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Replying to ansky201 (#2,105,497)

Are you on iOS 15 or above?

Crack_uv_N0on t1_jad4tnl wrote on February 28, 2023 at 4:08 PM

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I live in the USA. I bought both my current iphone (13 Pro) smd my previous iPhone (X) in the USA. Both were bought in the USA. Both make shutter sounds. You were misinformed.

ansky201 t1_jadeurt wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:13 PM

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Replying to Entertainnosis (#2,107,534)

I'm on 16.2

Entertainnosis t1_jadhk9g wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:30 PM

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Replying to ansky201 (#2,112,994)

Should work in that case.

Make sure your region is set to a country other than Japan, location services are switched on, and you have a SIM card issued from the country you’re in.

That’s all!

Edit: one other overlooked thing, the phone has to be on silent.

ArmorOfMar t1_jadht5p wrote on February 28, 2023 at 5:31 PM

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Replying to PeanutButterChicken (#2,101,634)

You are just flat out wrong on this one buddy

nolan816 t1_jadxuq9 wrote on February 28, 2023 at 7:12 PM

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Replying to Crack_uv_N0on (#2,109,781)

In Japan and Korea, to my understanding, the shutter sound is always on whether the phone is on silent or not to stop people from taking unwanted pictures. The shutter sound on an American iPhone is only there on ringer mode.

Crack_uv_N0on t1_jaeiwvm wrote on February 28, 2023 at 9:26 PM

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Replying to nolan816 (#2,119,036)

Thank you. I was unaware of it. I have a feeling I was not in a distonct minority. This means a person will have to back to turning the ringer volume back up.