Apple stores the iPhone's photos in HEIC or High Efficiency Image Codec, rather than JPEG or Joint Photographic Experts Group, because it lets the company fit higher-quality images (which iPhones ...

Apple's compressed image format saves storage, retains quality, but lacks universal compatibility. Converting hassle-free: ...

you can just force your iPhone to shoot in JPEG. The downside is, of course, the increased file size. But if that’s a compromise you can handle, here’s how to do it. You can change what format ...

The iPhone 16 Pro models will support the JPEG-XL file format, according to code found in iOS 18. Compared to JPEG, JPEG-XL has improved compression for smaller file sizes. Apple did not mention ...

Usually, your iPhone’s camera will process that data into a HEIF or JPEG image, throwing away the extra data and essentially “baking in” things like white balance, exposure, and detail in ...

Apple has released a (PRODUCT)RED colorway for every iPhone generation since the iPhone XR was released in 2018. Before that, it had red versions of the iPod Touch and Mac Pro. It was a bit ...

Even before the launch of the iPhone 16 on Monday, 9to5Mac had already reported that the new Pro models would have the ability to take photos in JPEG-XL format. Although Apple hasn’t mentioned ...

The iPhone 16 Pro models (and only the Pro models, it seems) will support capturing images in the new JPEG XL format. While support from JPEG XL is not listed on Apple’s specifications ...