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iPhone 16 could let you shoot in JPEG-XL

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro could let you set the Camera app to use 3x smaller JPEG-XL files instead of JPEG when shooting images.

Setting aside for a moment the sensationalist title that reads like it was ripped off straight from the 1980s tabloid journalism playbook, the following passage caught my eye. I didn’t have to consult my sources to tell you that Apple brought decode JPEG-XL support to Safari alongside iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma last year. Many web browsers allow you to open JPEG-XL images at some point, including Chromium (the engine powering Chrome, Brave, and Microsoft Edge).

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