According to Nobuyuki Hayash, a Japanese reporter, even if you have your iPhone set to silent in Japan, it will still make a loud shutter sound every time you take a picture.

Why?

Because dirty Japanese men are so notorious for trying to photograph upskirts of women on the subway, that it appears that Apple got rid of silent mode for the iPhone's camera.

Now theoretically if a perv tries to slip their iPhone underneath a skirt for a photo op, the woman will here the shutter and can wack him with their handbag or something.

If this story is in fact true, it only applies to iPhones in Japan and even then can still be turned off with a couple of tech tricks.

You can find out how to disable to iPhone shutter sound, at least for an unlocked phone, here.

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