Reduce image size without losing quality

If you have a Xiaomi phone, you can free up space by activating this hidden option on the device.

We will show you a simple trick with which you can Save a lot of storage space on your Xiaomi smartphone. If you have a recent corporate form, it is very likely that you have an option available to you that allows you to do so Reduce the size of the photos you take with the camera Significantly, in order to avoid a typical notification “not enough space” and you have to resort to the typical Tricks to free up space.

With this option, you can Save several gigabytes of space On your mobile phone, especially if you take a lot of photos and most of the files that take up storage space on your mobile phone are photos.

With a simple adjustment of the Xiaomi camera, you can save a lot of storage space.

Use HEIF in your photos to save space

The process is very simple, what we are going to do is, basically, Change the format in which photos are takento use the HEIF format,

In this way, we get Significantly reduce the size of each image Compared to traditional JPG file, Without losing quality along the way. If it is, say, a JPG file that weighs about 7 or 8 MB, then the image itself, in HEIF format, can contain It weighs 3 or 4 megabytes, about 50% less. If there are a large number of photos saved in the device’s internal storage, Storage savings with this format can be significant

It must be taken into account, however, Enabling HEIF will not affect existing photos, only for the new. Therefore, it may be a good idea to make a cloud backup of the photos you already have on your mobile phone, and delete them from the internal storage to prevent them from taking up space.

However, the process Activate HEIF Photo Capture on your Xiaomi phone is the following:

1. Open the camera app on your Xiaomi phone.
2. Access the application settings menu, from the gear icon in the upper left corner.
3. Flip the switch marked “HEIF”.

when you’re done, All new photos will be saved in this format. Please note, however, that some platforms do not support HEIF yet, and you may encounter some compatibility issues when sharing files. However, little by little HEIF is gaining popularity, and the number of services that do not support this format is getting smaller and smaller.