How to Compress Images on iPhone & iPad

Apple iPhones capture photos in high-resolution HEIC or JPEG format, typically producing files between 3MB and 6MB each. When applying for exams or government services on your iPhone, you need a way to compress these files down to 50KB or 100KB without installing third-party apps.

How iPhone Safari Handles Image Compression

Apple Safari on iOS supports the modern HTML5 Canvas API and WebAssembly. TargetCompress leverages this hardware-accelerated pipeline directly in Safari, ensuring your photos are resized and compressed right inside iOS memory without leaving your iPhone.

Step-by-Step iPhone Compression

1. Open Safari on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Navigate to targetcompress.in/compress-image-to-50kb.
3. Tap Browse Local Image and select Photo Library or Choose File.
4. iOS automatically converts HEIC into standard canvas bitmap data.
5. TargetCompress downscales and encodes the picture to strictly under 50KB.
6. Tap Download and save the image to your Files app or Photos library.