Android P was launched last night in beta version, application developers for the Google platform being able to install and test the new functions that will be available starting from the fall of this year. Among all the new functions that Android P brings, there is one implemented by the Apple company in iOS 11 in the autumn of last year, it was not fully appreciated by many people, but now it also reaches Android.
Android P will provide support for the format HEIF, High Efficiency Image File Format, for recording photos, replacing the classic JPEG format that Apple wants to get rid of soon. Those from Google reiterate in the documentation for Android P the fact that the HEIF format cuts in half the size of the pictures recorded with the phones, and this while there should be no disadvantages in terms of the quality of the images made for users.
Android P has implemented a new function taken over from iOS 11
Android P supports HEIF because a replacement for JPEG was needed, since this platform also has support for it, it is clear that widespread adoption will be much faster. The Samsung Galaxy S9 also implemented support for recording this type of photos, even before Android P was released, so it is quite clear that the manufacturers have agreed among themselves to promote this new format for photos.
Android P offers support for the Android P photo recording format when it is "at the beginning of the road", and this is because the adoption on a much wider scale will not be done right away. However, as more and more manufacturers will offer support for the HEIF format through Android P, pictures will be able to be used on more and more devices, including Windows computers, where the format currently has no official support, unfortunately.
