

This new format comes with various advantages, such as smaller file sizes than JPG and PNG, which support valuable features convenient for users. NOTE: Some digital cameras also save images in the HEIC format.In 2017, Apple started using the macOS High Sierra and the High-Efficiency Image Container (HEIC) in iOS 11.


For example, when you upload an iPhone photo to Twitter or send it in an email, the photo is automatically converted to a JPEG. When you export or send a photo captured using an iOS device's Camera app to a non-iOS device or application, the photo is typically converted from an HEIC file to a JPEG or. To open HEIC files in Microsoft applications, however, users must manually install the Microsoft HEIF Image Extensions and HEVC Video Extensions packages from the Microsoft Store. In 2018, Google followed suit by adding HEIF support to Android, and Microsoft added HEIF support to Windows. When Apple added HEIF support to iOS, they also added HEIF support to macOS, with the release of High Sierra. With this change, iPhones and iPads began saving users' photos as HEIC files. In 2017, with the release of iOS 11, Apple made HEIF the default photo storage format for iOS devices. This reduces the amount of space photos take up on memory cards and mobile devices.

HEIF, also known as H.265, is a digital photo storage format that saves images at a higher quality and in smaller-sized files than the.
