You can use AirDrop to share photos with other Apple devices that are nearby. AirDrop is a wireless file transfer feature built-in to iOS, iPadOS, and macOS. This article explains how you can set your Apple devices to take photos in JPEG/JPG instead of HEIC so that your AirDrop image files will be the JPG format.
When it comes to file management, Apple fans have had it easy. Ever since Apple debuted AirDrop in OS X Lion, way back in July of 2011, moving files around your linked desktop and laptop systems. Oct 10, 2019 AirDrop is temperamental at the best of times, so if your Mac is running an outdated version of macOS, and you’re trying to send files to your brand-new iPhone 11, that might be the problem. First, back up your Mac with Time Machine, and then head to System Preferences Software Update and install all available updates.
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- Oct 03, 2019 Tap AirDrop, then choose an option. You can also set your AirDrop options in Control Center. Here's how: On iPhone X or later, or an iPad with iOS 12 or later or iPadOS, swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen to open Control Center. On iPhone 8 or earlier, swipe up from the bottom of the screen.
- Jun 16, 2020 An iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad with iOS 7 or later. A Mac from 2012 with OS X Yosemite (10.0) or higher, except for the mid-2012 Mac Pro, which isn't compatible. Another iOS or Mac user with an AirDrop-compatible device. Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on on both the sender and recipient devices.
- Aug 05, 2020 Apple makes a variety of products, right from an iPhone to a HomePod. Along with these products, Apple builds its software in such a way that it’s all intertwined and working in harmony. Services like AirDrop, CarPlay, iCloud, and the continuity that you get while switching from one device to the other.
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You may have noticed that If you airdrop a photo from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac computer, the photo arrives as a HEIC, not as a JPG (JPEG) file. And this may not be very ideal because some operating systems, apps, or websites don’t yet support the HEIC file extension. HEIC doesn’t yet have widespread adoption. For example, you may not be able to upload these types of images to your website, blog, or forum. You may have to convert HEIC to JPG before using it.
A HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Container) photo takes up much smaller file sizes compared to JPG or PNG. For example, A HEIC image promises to be about half the space of an equivalent quality JPEG file.
AirDrop JPG images instead of HEIC
When you take photos with your iPhone or iPad, the photos are saved in HEIC format. As stated above, the main advantage of the HEIC format is that the file size is a lot smaller than the JPG or PNG format. And the main disadvantage of this new format is that it isn’t as compatible as JPGs or PNGs. AirDrop will use the format it was taken.
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You can change how your iPhone or iPad Camera saves photos. In other words, you can tell your device to shoot JPGs instead of HEICs. If you want to do this, follow the steps below:
1. Tap Settings.
2. Tap Camera.
3. Tap Formats.
4. This will open a window. There will be only one section called “Camera Capture”. It says “to reduce file size, capture photos, and videos in the high-efficiency HEIF/HEVC format. Most Compatible will always use JPEG/H.264, but 4K at 60 fps and 1080p at 240 fps require High Efficiency”.
5. Tap Most Compatible. Now this setting will cause your iPhone to take images in the JPEG format instead of the HEIC (HEVC) format. To test it, just take a photo and then AirDrop it to your Mac. Your Mac should get the photo in the JPG file format.
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Notes:
- JPEG files will use more storage space on your devices and iCloud Photos.
- You can easily convert HEIC images to JPG on your Mac using Preview. Simply open the HEIC file in Preview on your Mac and then go to File > export.
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