An anonymous reader shares a report: Microsoft is bringing support for the new HEIF image format to Windows 10. First popularized by Apple with iOS 11, HEIF is a new image format that uses less storage space while preserving image quality. The new image format is used by default on Apple’s iPhone X and other devices running iOS 11. While Microsoft’s online services like OneDrive already supported HEIF since the release of iOS 11, Windows 10 didn’t natively support the new format as of yet. But with the upcoming Redstone 4 update — possibly called the Spring Creators Update — the Microsoft Photos app in Windows 10 will support HEIF by default. Further reading: CNET.

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Source: Slashdot – Microsoft Brings Native HEIF Support to Windows 10