How to view HEIF/HEIC files on Android

Have you already heard about HEIC file format? With the release of iOS 11, Apple announced that it was replacing JPEG files with a new image format called HEIC. It is even considered that HEIC will replace JPEG very soon because it offers so many advantages. The best thing about storing your media files in this  format is that they will take much less space on your device/hard drive with the same level of quality. 
Sounds really intriguing, right? 
So lets see what it is.

What is a HEIF file?

A HEIF file is an image saved in the High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF), a lossy compressed format. It may contain still images, image collections, image bursts, and image sequences. HEIF files also store metadata that describes each image.

Here you can see how to open and save heif/heic files to JPEG on Android devices - How To View HEIF/HEIC files on Android

With Luma Android app you can convert heic images to common jpeg format and preview heir files stored on your device.

The app for viewing heic files is available in Google Play Store: 

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=luma.hevc.heif.image.viewer.converter&hl=en

References:
More about HEIC/HEIF file format https://fileinfo.com/extension/heif