How To Transfer Photos from Your Phone to Your Desktop/Laptop
Today, our smartphones often serve as our go-t0 cameras. Wonderfully convenient for capturing precious moments on the go, and featuring high-quality lenses that yield high-quality results, many of our favorite memories are now stored in the palms of our hands. Since the optimized experience for our Stareworthy Book Builder is currently on a desktop or laptop computer, your photos need to be on your desktop in order to be uploaded into your Stareworthy book . If you're looking for some help to get your photos from your phone to your computer, see our tips below!
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For iPhone/iOS Users:
- If you have an iCloud account, you can wirelessly sync your content across your Apple devices so that any photos taken on your iPhone also appear in your Photos Library on your Mac or Macbook.
- You can create an iCloud share link and send to your computer.
- If you have Apple devices but have not set up an iCloud account, you can AirDrop your photo selections in your Photos app to a nearby desktop wirelessly.
- You can utilize other free cloud-based storage services, like Dropbox or Google Drive, which is included in every Gmail account. Both Dropbox and Google Drive offer mobile apps to easily transfer your photos from your phone to your cloud accounts, which can also easily be accessed from your desktop/laptop computer.
- You can connect your iPhone to your desktop or laptop computer manually, using the lightning to USB cable that came with your phone.
For Android Users:
- You can wirelessly sync your photos between your phone and your computer using OneDrive with Windows Photos. Click here for an in-depth guide.
- You can utilize other free cloud-based storage services, like Dropbox or Google Drive, which is included in every Gmail account. Both Dropbox and Google Drive offer mobile apps to easily transfer your photos from your phone to your cloud accounts, which can also easily be accessed from your desktop/laptop computer.
- You can connect your phone to your desktop or laptop computer manually, using the USB cable that came with your phone.