HEIC on macbook messages

Why do all photos on my messages app now download as heic?

I have a 2018 Macbook Pro, Ventura 13.1. For some reason, in the last couple weeks any photos received on in Messages downloads as an heic file. This is unhelpful for a workspace as many sites do not take heic files to upload. How can I disable this and return to receiving files as they were initially sent—.png or .jpeg?

Thanks.

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Mar 14, 2023 12:07 PM

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Mar 14, 2023 1:36 PM in response to VinnyMancuso

VinnyMancuso wrote:

Why do all photos on my messages app now download as heic?

I have a 2018 Macbook Pro, Ventura 13.1. For some reason, in the last couple weeks any photos received on in Messages downloads as an heic file. This is unhelpful for a workspace as many sites do not take heic files to upload. How can I disable this and return to receiving files as they were initially sent—.png or .jpeg?

Thanks.

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