Mute Video iPhone: How to Remove Audio from iPhone Video

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Mute Video iPhone: How to Remove Audio from iPhone Video

Last Updated: Dec. 03, 2021

Just recorded a fantastic video on your iPhone but stuck with too much annoying background noise?

Luckily, you can easily mute the sound or remove audio from the video on your iPhone with the in-built app Photos app and iMovie.

Now, keep reading and learn how to remove sound from an iPhone video in different ways.

How to Mute Video on iPhone with Apple Photos App

How to Remove Sound from iPhone Videos using iMovie

How to Remove Audio from iPhone Videos Online & Free

Also Read: How to Replace Audio in Video >

How to Remove Sound from iPhone Videos with Apple Photos App

First, let's see how we can use the Photos app to quickly remove sound from a video on iPhone before sharing it with our friends.

To remove audio from iPhone videos with Photos app:

Step 1

Open the Photos app on your iPhone, and select the video you'd like to remove audio from.

Step 2

Tap the Edit option in the top-right corner of your screen.

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Step 3

Tap the sound icon in the top-left corner of your screen to mute your video on your iPhone.

Step 4

Tap Done in the bottom-right corner when the sound icon indicates that the video is muted (the sound icon changed color from yellow to grey).

Pro Tip:

Want to get the audio back? Photos app allows you to do so. Simply Tap Edit > Revert > Revert to Original.

How to Remove Sound from iPhone Videos Using iMovie

Another way you can mute videos or remove audio from them on your iPhone is by using the iMovie app.

Follow the simple steps below to mute your videos on iPhone in the iMovie app:

Step 1

Open the iMovie app and tap on the plus icon > Movie.

Step 2

Choose the video that you want to remove sound from, and then tap "Create Movie" at the lower part of the screen.

Step 3

Once the clip has been added to the iMovie editing timeline, select the video clip by tapping on it, then tap the volume icon at the bottom of the screen.

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Step 4

Move the slider to the left until the sound icon shows the video is muted and click on Done.

Step 5

Once done, tap the Share icon at the bottom of your screen, then select Save Video to save the muted clip in the iPhone Photos app.

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How to Remove Audio from iPhone Videos Online & Free

If you're not an iPhone user but need to remove sounds from an iPhone video that you receive from others, here's another way to mute videos online for free with FlexClip.

FlexClip is a free online tool that you can use to mute iPhone videos in one click. Besides, you can also add background music, do a voice-over, and make more edits to level up the video with FlexClip's powerful editing tools and stunning effects.

Simply click the Get Started Now button below and start remove the audio from a video online for free:

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Step 1

Go to the Media option to upload the video you want to remove audio from, and apply it to the storyboard.

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Step 2

Tap on the audio icon to remove sound from your video. Drag r set it to zero will mute the video clip. You can also remove the audio from your video by clicking on the mute button directly. If you have to add more than one clip to remove audio, remember to Apply to All Storyboards.

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Step 3

(optional)You can take more clicks to edit your video audio, such as adding background music with the Music icon or recording voice-over by the Record button, etc.

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Besides muting video, FlexClip can help more:

FlexClip is a versatile video editor that can not only mute videos but also does a lot, such as changing the video aspect ratio, cropping video, editing video colors, adding text to video, etc.

Final Words

That's all for how to remove audio from iPhone videos. Hopefully, after reading this blog, you can remove sound from video on your iPhone and mute video online for free using FlexClip with great ease.

Sandy /

Has 4-year of professional photographing experience. Very much into recording every detail of life. She is passionate about all things related to video production, and loves to exploring tips and tricks about it.