diff --git a/src/app/api/family-upload/route.ts b/src/app/api/family-upload/route.ts
index 1eeb689..23b418c 100644
--- a/src/app/api/family-upload/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/family-upload/route.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises'
 import path from 'path'
 import { randomUUID } from 'crypto'
 import { getDb } from '@/lib/db'
+import sharp from 'sharp'
 
 export const runtime = 'nodejs'
 export const maxDuration = 60
@@ -69,12 +70,25 @@ export async function POST(req: NextRequest) {
     )
   }
 
-  const filename = `${uploadDir}/${randomUUID()}${ext || '.bin'}`
+  const buffer = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer())
+
+  // Convert HEIC/HEIF to JPEG so all browsers can display it
+  let finalBuffer: Buffer = buffer
+  let finalExt = ext
+  if (mimeType === 'image/heic' || mimeType === 'image/heif') {
+    try {
+      finalBuffer = Buffer.from(await sharp(buffer).jpeg({ quality: 90 }).toBuffer())
+      finalExt = '.jpg'
+    } catch {
+      // Conversion failed — keep original
+    }
+  }
+
+  const filename = `${uploadDir}/${randomUUID()}${finalExt || '.bin'}`
   const filePath = path.join(DATA_DIR, 'uploads', filename)
 
   await mkdir(path.dirname(filePath), { recursive: true })
-  const buffer = Buffer.from(await file.arrayBuffer())
-  await writeFile(filePath, buffer)
+  await writeFile(filePath, finalBuffer)
 
   // Build caption with uploader info
   let caption = `Von ${(name || 'Anonym').trim()}`
diff --git a/src/app/api/files/[...path]/route.ts b/src/app/api/files/[...path]/route.ts
index e63bcb1..5f0d641 100644
--- a/src/app/api/files/[...path]/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/files/[...path]/route.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ export async function GET(
         fileToSendPath = jpegPath
         ext = '.jpg'
         contentType = 'image/jpeg'
-      } catch {
+      } catch (e) {
+        console.error('HEIC conversion failed:', e)
         // Conversion failed — keep original path (will likely fail to display in non-Apple browsers)
       }
     }