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trymph's avatar
trymph
Helpful | Level 6
10 months ago

Manual IOS photo upload conversion FROM heic TO jpg

Manual photo uploads in the IOS environment conversion: FROM heic----> TO jpg. It is great that Dropbox can be enabled as an IOS app choice in the IOS environment to save photos (Google Photos seems blocked as a selection app) from numerous sources eg messages, emails, facebook ect. BUT many IOS users are creating and sharing photos in the *.heic format. As great as it seems my dynamic link to my Nixplay photo frame from Dropbox, unfortunately Nixplay frames will only accept uploads in the jpg format. Unless I'm being technically challenged, I can't seem to get manual uploads to either prompt for upload in jpg format or change manual uploads to jpg (from HEIC) by default in settings. I can however convert manually once uploaded to Dropbox but that extra step is easily overlooked when various family members are uploading to the same directory in Dropbox. A settings default would be great or maybe even better if the current settings for the camera roll automation could be extended to manual uploads in the camera uploads directory. 

 

Please advise if I'm missing something, this functionality is in the plans or I'm the only one that cares. 

 

Respectfully

Bruce

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  • trymph's avatar
    trymph
    10 months ago

    OK ..........I see it all now...........epiphany........its all in the "create" folder setup..........mark this down to user error and maybe never reading the directions ðŸ™„

     

    I do however think there should be an automate selection within the folder settings option on an existing folder...........

     

    So happy and Dropbox even shows up in my Windows File Explorer list............

     

    Apologies for my rants 

    Regards

    Bruce  

  • trymph's avatar
    trymph
    Helpful | Level 6
    10 months ago

    HOLD ON...............I just went into my Dropbox via my Win10 desktop in a browser and found a "save as" within the "Camera Uploads" directory on the latest test upload photo. Upon changing the heic to a jpg file on the "..."menu just uploaded photo I got a pop up with the choice to set this folder/directory to automate the conversion to jpg. YIPEEEEE & thanks; sorry about the user error/ignorance. I still can't find that setting for the folder/directory anywhere in settings but my later test upload WORKED automatically!! Worked too well maybe as it changed to both jpg and jpeg. If I may suggest change vs adding as still need to clean up the old heic file which maybe by design but I'll take it and do mass cleanups periodically as a welcome workaround.........

     

    Thanks 

    Bruce 

      • trymph's avatar
        trymph
        Helpful | Level 6
        10 months ago

        OK ..........I see it all now...........epiphany........its all in the "create" folder setup..........mark this down to user error and maybe never reading the directions ðŸ™„

         

        I do however think there should be an automate selection within the folder settings option on an existing folder...........

         

        So happy and Dropbox even shows up in my Windows File Explorer list............

         

        Apologies for my rants 

        Regards

        Bruce  

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