How to Disable the Mirrored Front-Facing Camera on iPhone & Android

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Take better selfies by turning off your front camera mirroring settings
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Have you ever taken a selfie with your front-facing camera and been surprised at how different you look? This could be due to your front-facing camera being inverted. Pictures taken with an inverted front camera won't get flipped after being taken. They will instead look the same as the front-facing camera display (which is a mirror image from reality). Thankfully, this setting can be turned off easily—keep reading to learn how.

Turning Off Inverted Camera: Easy Steps

On iPhone, open your Settings, tap Camera , and toggle off "Mirror Front Camera." On Android, open the Camera app, go to the app's settings (either by tapping the cogwheel or clicking the down arrow and selecting Settings ), and toggle off "Save selfies as previewed."

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iPhone

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    By default, the Settings app is in the bottom-right corner of your Home Screen. The icon is gray and has gears on it.
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    It's a few sections down, about halfway down the page. Alternatively, you can swipe up to show the search bar, search for "camera," and tap the search result that says "Camera" with the Camera app icon (which is gray and has a camera on it).
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    You might have to scroll a little bit to see this option. It's under the "Composition" heading. [1]
    • Once you toggle Mirror Front Camera off, the front-facing camera display will remain reversed whether the front camera is mirrored or not. You'll only notice a difference once you take a photo.
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Android

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    By default, the Camera app is in the bottom-right corner of your Android's screen, and the app's icon has a camera on it (though the app icon's colors may differ depending on what Android phone you have).
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    On Samsung, tap the cogwheel in the upper-left corner. On Google Pixel, tap the down arrow at the top of the screen and select Settings .
    • For other Android models, the location of your Camera app's settings should be roughly the same but may differ slightly depending on your phone's model and Android version.
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    You may have to scroll to find it, and the option may be under a "Selfies" heading (or something similar). The exact wording and location may vary depending on what phone model and Android version you're on. [2]
    • Once you toggle Save selfies as previewed off, the front-facing camera display will remain reversed whether the front camera is mirrored. You'll only notice a difference once you take a photo.
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      References

      1. ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/take-a-selfie-iph1b88429a6/ios
      2. ↑ https://support.google.com/pixelcamera/answer/9937027

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