Tuesday, 19 September 2017

iOS 11's new image format might pose problems for PC users

Apple is launching iOS 11 today, which means millions of iPhone users are about to upgrade their device’s software. Every iOS update comes with a host of changes, but some are not immediately obvious. Apple upgraded millions of iOS devices to a new modern file system earlier this year, and today it’s starting to roll out a new image file format with iOS 11 that could be troublesome to Windows users.

High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIC) is a new image container format from the developers of MPEG, a popular audio and video compression standard. HEIC will be used by default on new photos on iOS 11, and it’s designed to save you storage space. As it’s a new container format, there will be some incompatibilities along the way, and Apple...

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https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/19/16332192/apple-ios-11-heic-iphone-image-format

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http://ifeeltechinc.blogspot.com/2017/09/ios-11s-new-image-format-might-pose.html

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