iPhones save photos as HEIC files by default. Some websites, forms, and assignment uploads won't accept them. Here's how to get a JPG instead.
Save new photos as JPG
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Open Settings
On your iPhone, open Settings > Camera > Formats.
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Choose Most Compatible
Select Most Compatible. New photos are saved as JPG.
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Convert photos you already took
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A Mac
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Open the photo in Preview, select File > Export, choose JPEG, then Save.
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iPhone to a computer
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Open Settings > Photos and under Transfer to Mac or PC, select Automatic. Photos convert to JPG when you copy them to a computer.
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Windows
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Open the photo in the Photos app, select See more (…) > Save as, and choose .jpg. If Windows can't open HEIC files, use one of the other options.
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Skip online converters
Uploading photos to a random conversion website shares them with someone you don't know. Use the built-in options above.
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