Are you suddenly having trouble opening photos on your PC or laptop that you took using your iPhone or iPad? Take a look at the file format and you might be surprised to see a new one called HEIC. HEIC is a new file type for photos introduced in iOS 11. HEIC (or HEIF) stands for High Efficiency Image Format. You can read this article to learn more about the advantages of the new format. Unfortunately, Windows Computers currently do not support HEIC.
So you probably want to know how you can convert the files to JPG in order to see and edit them. Here's an online conversion site where you can upload your HEIC file, convert it, and then download it as a JPG. If you prefer, there are also apps you can download to do the conversion locally (they are referenced in the article above).
You might also be wondering how you can change your settings on your iPhone and iPad, so it saves photos in JPG format again. Here's an article that shows you how.
If you have any trouble, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.
So you probably want to know how you can convert the files to JPG in order to see and edit them. Here's an online conversion site where you can upload your HEIC file, convert it, and then download it as a JPG. If you prefer, there are also apps you can download to do the conversion locally (they are referenced in the article above).
You might also be wondering how you can change your settings on your iPhone and iPad, so it saves photos in JPG format again. Here's an article that shows you how.
If you have any trouble, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.