Change the default iphnne Photo filename (IMG_9999)

Hi

Is it possible to change the default name that the phone saves the photo as. Most of my family members have iphones and when they send me pictures sometimes the file names are the same as pics I have taken with my phone.


Thanks for helping

regards, David

iPhone 11, 15

Posted on Feb 1, 2023 6:25 PM

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Feb 12, 2023 1:01 PM in response to SravanKrA

Hi,

Perhaps I’m missing something but how does your Website Feedback link address David’s concern with possibly changing the iPhone default photo file naming ?


It appears your link deals with any Apple website issues as opposed to a feature or design request.


I for one, share David’s concern especially knowing that other phone manufacturers eg. Samsung use an internationally recognized file naming convention based on date timestamp as a default file name for all photos eg. YYMMDD_HHMMSS.<ext> or some variant.


I’m guessing there must be a reason why Apple has chosen not to implement such a seemingly simple design solution, but for the life of me, have no clue why they haven’t in all these years !!


Surely such a basic user improvement must have been already fed back through the appropriate design channels in the past. Can anyone shed some light on this?


Thanks for any help.

Diego

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