The highly efficient HEIF format allows us to save the photos we take on our iPhone or iPad so that they take up half of what they would normally take up. A most interesting format which, however, will not always be useful to us. Fortunately we can convert it to other formats very easily.
A conversion that we can do through the Files application
We already saw a few weeks ago how to convert HEIF images to other formats using the Mac. Surely we also know that there are applications that allow us to do this conversion on iPhone or iPad, even that we can use a shortcut. What is less known and at the same time very interesting is that we can use Files app for conversion.
An application that we all have on our iPhone or iPad and which saves us from having to search for third-party apps to accomplish such a simple task. The steps to convert HEIF to JPEG are very simple, exactly these:
- We open the app Pictures from our iPhone or iPad.
- We open the image we want to convert.
- We hit the share button, a square with an up arrow.
- We choose Copy photo.
- We open the app Files.
- We are looking for an empty or suitable folder for the image, for example the desktop.
- We maintain an empty area.
- We choose Socket.
As simple as that. The image we will see appear, just the one we just copied into the Photos app, will be will paste into app files as a jpeg file. From there we can use it according to our needs, we can send it or we can even, again through the share menu, save it back to Photos in its new format.
It is true that if we devote ourselves daily to converting images between formats on our iPhone or iPad, a dedicated application or a specific shortcut can also prove useful. This is not, however, the most common situation. Normally, we need a more punctual conversion, which we can do comfortably through the Files app, without depending on third-party services.
Image | Michel Sala
