High Efficiency Image File Format: Difference between revisions

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The technical development of the specification took about one and a half years and was finalized in the middle of 2015.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://mpeg.chiariglione.org/sites/default/files/files/meetings/docs/w15328.docx |title=Evidence motivates MPEG to launch new standardization effort for HDR |website=chiariglione.org |date=2015-06-26 |access-date=2018-08-24 |archive-date=2021-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210415074444/https://mpeg.chiariglione.org/sites/default/files/files/meetings/docs/w15328.docx |url-status=live }}</ref>

Apple was the first major adopter of the format in 2017 with the introduction of [[iOS 11]] using HEIC variant. While HEIC became the standarddefault for iPhones, it remains possible to revert the settings to allow photos to be recorded in the more recognizable JPEG format.<ref>{{cite web |title=How to Stop iPhone from Taking Photos in HEIC-HEIF |url=https://heic.imobie.com/how-to/stop-iphone-from-taking-photos-in-heic.htm |website=Heic.Info |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>

Android devices containing the appropriate hardware encoders received support for HEIC files with the release of Android 10 (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |title=HEIF Imaging |url=https://source.android.com/docs/core/camera/heif |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Android Open Source Project |language=en}}</ref>