Posting from iPhone

[crazycarl]

My daughters convinced me to switch to an iPhone and I find it very frustrating. I havethe camera set to save pics as a jpeg file, but when I attempt to post a pic here I can't. This site instructs me the pic must be jpeg, etc. Checking the file it shows as a jpeg.

Also, the pic size is less than 500kb

[bruce]

Jpegs don't post here for me, but jpgs do. I know the rest of the world see them as equivalent, but just edit out the "e" in the file name and they should post. No file conversion necessary.

If the site is insisting on jpegs that's new, I haven't ever seen that.

[crazycarl]

Right. It's txt. pdf. jpg. gif. mpg. and png. files.

So how do I "edit out" the "e"?

[bruce]

I don't post from my iPhone so I can't say for sure. From my computer it's easy. I just go the folder where the photo resides, edit the filename, and when I'm on the CPYOA, and want to post the photo, it's set to go.

I rarely use my iPhone to take a photo. If I do I download it to my computer. I can only assume there is a way to edit a filename on your phone. I just checked a photo on my phone that I know originated on my iPhone and it already was a jpg, according to the the filename. I doubt I'd edited it, but it wasn't something I've tried to upload to the CPYOA so it may be a jpeg behind the scenes.

I'm sure someone with more experience with their iPhone can help better than I can!

[soilgod]

yes, it seems cumbersome, but if you open a photo file on you iPhone and then e-mail it to yourself, it will appear as a .jpg file.  There are apps for the iPhone that convert files, but don't mess with them, too much hassle.

As suggested above, in both your files on iPhone or on computer, you can drop the "e" from the file extension.

Might as well set your file types in iPhone settings as most compatible, as this will permit saving photos as .HEIC files.  very useful, better quality and memory saving.

Carl, you will soon love your iPhone, so much better than Android.  I know I'll get some boos from some people, but I'm a happy customer.

[crazycarl]

Love my iPhone? I'm seriously thinking of taking the big $ hit and going back to android. There is no way to resize a pic without an app. Android? Open the pic, hit "edit". "Resize to 40% and it good to post. I Those heic files can't be posted either. As for emailing them to myself? The phone won't except my email. It tells me it's not a viable address. Now with my desktop computer constantly freezing up after "upgrading" to windows 11, I have to use my old Samsung S10 to access my email.

[soilgod]

My my, your Windows 11 is also giving you problems.  I'm not sure why you can't email yourself off iPhone.  Never had that problem.  In the new iOS 26 there is a "preview app" self installed that lets you easily manipulate photos, much like you were used to on Android.  BUT>>>>>>don't install IOS26 just yet as there are many bugs being reported.  Turn off auto update so it doesn't happen to you overnight.  Wait till Apple gets the bugs out.