Follow the installation steps mentioned above for the HEIF Image Extension if you haven't downloaded it. Open the image with the Photos app. Click the three-dot icon in the toolbar above the image.

The major new introduction comes in the form of support for the High Efficiency Image File Format (HEIF) in Windows 10. Support for that format has been rolled into the Windows 10 Photos app.

Windows: Here’s the problem: The HEIF image format, which Apple now uses in iOS 11 in the form of HEIC files, is a great alternative to JPEG. HEIC images eat up less space and support plenty of ...

Another option is to install the HEIF Image Extensions app which will let you view these files in the Windows 10 Photos app. You can find that in the Windows Store.

Pixelmator today updated its iOS app with full support for iOS 11, including importing HEIF images and Drag and Drop functionality on iPad. Drag ...

After the iOS 11 update, iPhones now use HEIC images by default. The new standard isn't widely supported yet. Here's how to deal with HEIC images on your Windows machine.

The update includes support for the new ‘Edit With’ feature in the macOS Sierra Photos app, as well as the ability to import the new HEIF images taken by the latest iPhones.

Images saved as HEIF retain the same image quality as JPEG but use up to half the space. The downside of the new formats, which the iPhone 8 and iPhone 7 use by default, is limited app compatibility.

First off, HEIF files pulled from iPhone bear the HEIC file extension, a container for saving images encoded in the HEVC video format.