Why does Photoshop Elements still not accept HEVC files (iPhone video) Why does Adobe still not accept HEVC files? Here it is 2025 and Adobe has not adapted to the primary format of the most popular cell phones which began use of the formats in 2017. I was told that the 2020 version of the software would accept it but HEIC and HEVC but HEIC wasn't accepted until the 2022 version, and the HEVC is still not compatible. HEIC is barely compatible, if you want to do any editting you have to do the extra step to convert to jpg. I do have the HEIF Image Extension and the HEVC video extensions. I can set up my personal iphone to not take HEIC images (and I have), but I have no control over photos that others share with me. Using handbrake I can convert the files, but then I also have to edit the date and time for each video one by one. iPhones have 53% of the smartphone market in the US.iPhones began using HEIC (High-Efficiency Image Format) and HEVC (High Efficiency Video Coding), also known as H.265, for videos as the default image format wi