Summary

This tutorial will guide you in editing your iPhone camera settings to produce photos that are compatible with Windows for viewing. Photos taken with an iPhone will be saved as a .heic file which is not viewable in the Microsoft Photos application. Follow these steps to change the way your phone saves photos or convert the file to a .jpeg once it is uploaded to Windows.

 

Steps

1. Open the Settings on your iPhone.

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2. Select the Camera option in the left options column.

 

 

3. Now select Formats within the Camera settings in the right options column. Then ensure Most Compatible is checked.

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Your photos will now save in a format that Windows will be able to natively view in the Photos application.