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HEIC file format is Unwelcomed!

I was horribly surprised to find that the photos I took today, of a high school reunion were in some unknown file format called .heic. I was further horrified to learn that nothing on my PC can read them. In fact, I had to download a converter to view them. I typically download my photos (jpg) and then import them into Lightroom. But now I have to go an extra step.


Apple should not be forcing people into file formats they can not view. I find this to be asinine. I would love to contact the person at Apple who thought this was a good idea. This is the wrong way to go about bringing customer to a new file format. I later learned that I could choose my regular file format via the settings: Camera: Format.


I am very very very angry at Apple. They are so elitist in doing things like this. My next phone I will go back to Android. Android does not pull stunts like this. I will be going to the NYC Apple store to give them a good tongue lashing about this issue. I am not an Apple Lemming.


And please don't give me the non-sense that this forum is not run by Apple. What Non-sense. If true, does not Apple stand behind it's products?

iPhone 7 Plus

Posted on Sep 30, 2017 6:29 PM

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Posted on Oct 26, 2017 8:28 PM

I can't believe I've just had to spend an hour of my life cleaning up the mess this surprise HEIC format made out of the last two weeks of my photos. What the actual f$ck, Apple?

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HEIC file format is Unwelcomed!

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