Do you often encounter a situation where you urgently need to transfer photos from one Android to another? There are many tools available for this purpose. You can transfer photos both using the operating system and using third party applications. However, which method is most effective in a given situation? We will try to answer the question in this article.
So, how to transfer photos from Android to Android and what will the user need for this?
This method will be most relevant if you have two Android devices (and you are logged in with your Google account on both) and you need to transfer photos from one to the other.
The convenience of this method is that the Google Photo application synchronizes all photos in the cloud and opens them general access from all the user's Android gadgets. This way, you can access any of your photos from any device.
To sync photos this way, you just need to download the app from Google Play on both devices and activate synchronization on first launch.
Important! When synchronization is activated, you can set the type of Internet connection that allows you to save photos to the cloud. If you have a dear mobile internet, then it is recommended to transfer exclusively using Wi-Fi.
Transfer photos using Bluetooth
Another popular method, which has been familiar to everyone since the early 2000s, is to transfer via Bluetooth.
Despite the fact that mostly this technology Now used to connect various peripherals to the device, it can still be used to transfer photos. Of course, using this method, you can transfer not only photos, but also any other files to which you have access.
As you can see, there is nothing complicated, almost as easy as sending an SMS. However, this technology is already quite outdated and the data transfer speed when using this method is not very high. Therefore, it is recommended to use it only if it is not possible to transfer photos via the Internet or Wi-Fi.
Transfer photos over Wi-Fi
Of course, Bluetooth is very convenient technology, however, the speed of its operation leaves much to be desired. What if there are a couple of gigabytes worth of photos? It cannot cope with large volumes of information, no matter how hard you try, the speed will not improve.
If you plan to transfer photos in large volumes, then in this case it is best to use Wi-Fi.
There are great apps called TapPouch WiFi File Transfer for Phone and WiFi File Transfer. They make it easy to transfer photos using Wi-Fi technology.
Instructions for working with TapPouch Wi-Fi:
- First of all, download and install the application from Google Play on both devices.
- Now connect both gadgets to one Wi-Fi networks.
- Launch the application.
- In order to open access to photos, it is enough to “share” them. This can be done using the “Share files” option. Of course, you need to share files on the device from which the sending will be carried out.
- When the files are selected, you need to use the “Share” button and confirm the transfer.
- On the receiving device, you must confirm the receipt of files by pressing the “Receive” button. Moreover, on the device from which departure in progress, a six-character code is created. This code must be entered upon admission (for security reasons).
- After the transfer is confirmed, the files are saved on the memory card.
Overall, the application is very convenient and can be useful not only when transferring photos, but also other types of files.
Video instructions for working with:
Special software for this task
The Play Market offers a lot of useful software designed both for entertainment and for carrying out various user operations with Android. So, to carry out the task of transferring photos, you can use the convenient and wide functionality of special applications, including:
- PhotoSync - Transfer Photos;
- Photo Transfer.
PhotoSync - Transfer Photos
This is a development by Touchbyte. It was created precisely for this task. In addition to the main function of moving photos from one device to another as quickly as possible, it can also move video files, not only between Android, but also on iOS, Windows, Mac.
The operating principle is as follows:
- After installing the program, you need to register your account. The procedure is quite simple and takes no more than 5 minutes.
- Then you need to open the gallery through the program interface.
- Select the desired images by ticking them and using activation special function send everything to the cloud service.
- Now run the software on another device and after logging in using the previously registered account just move these images from the “cloud” to the internal memory or memory card of the device.
A similar application to the one discussed above from the developer Bitwise Software SL. Can easily and quickly transfer photos from a device to an Android device, to Apple gadgets - iPhone and iPad, as well as to a PC running Windows control and Mac using Wi-Fi data transfer technology.
One more thing special application, allowing users to transfer photos using wireless technologies. It can also do backups photos to your PC, if you transfer all photos from the old one to new Android. That is, it is convenient if you purchased new smartphone and want to quickly transfer your entire gallery to it.
The application stands out for its simple and clear interface, in which the process is easy to manage on an intuitive level. The transfer is carried out in background, and at the end of the process a corresponding notification will be displayed on the screen.
The operating principle is similar to the software discussed above:
- Photo Transfer must be installed on both devices between which you plan to carry out the transfer procedure.
- Connect devices to the same Wi-Fi network and complete the operation.
Photo Transfer disappeared from the store in 2018 Google applications Play. You can download it from other resources, for example, 4pda.ru
Before you learn how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer, you need to decide on how to connect your mobile gadget.
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Instructions for Android
If you are the owner of a smartphone running Android OS, you can do this in one of the following ways:
- Via Bluetooth;
- Wi-Fi;
- Connecting to a PC via USB (wired method).
Connecting via Bluetooth
Usage of this type connection allows you to transfer any files to your computer without additional parts such as a working router or .
Please note that if you transfer a large number of images at one time, the connection may be interrupted.
Before transferring data, turn on the PC and activate, remembering to turn on visibility.
On your smartphone, follow these steps:
- Go to Settings and open the tab "Wireless Networks";
- Activate Bluetooth by clicking on the corresponding slider;
- Now in the same tab "Wireless Networks" click on “More” and in the window that appears, select “Hot spot” (another name is “Access point”);
Launching Bluetooth on Android
- In the window that appears, activate the access point mode. Create a device name and set an access password. Turn on visibility mode so that the computer can recognize the gadget.
Now on your PC, go to the Bluetooth settings (“System” - “Options” - “Bluetooth”).
Start scanning for new connections and wait until the window displays an item called mobile point access. Make the connection. The following message will appear: “Paired”:
Connecting to your phone via Bluetooth
In the new window, select the transfer method - “Bluetooth”.
In the window "Device Selection" click on the name of your PC. At the same time, in the settings, click on the field "Sending or receiving files".
In the settings window for sending/receiving data, click on the “Receive” item and wait until the connection is established. Next, you will be asked to select a directory where all data will be saved.
We use a Wi-Fi network
Connecting the gadget to a PC via a network allows for faster file transfer without wired way.
This connection option is much more stable than a Bluetooth access point.
To organize the transfer of images, you will also need a computer connected to the same router.
Download the My FTP Server program. Check if your phone is connected to the router. Launch it and in the “Configuration” tab create a username and password.
Leave the remaining lines unchanged.
Save your changes by clicking on the floppy disk icon in the top corner of the screen. Now go to the main application window and click on the “Start Server” button.
Check the connection status, the corresponding picture should be green.
Open the My Computer folder. Right-click on an empty space in the folder and select from the context menu “Add an element to the network environment”.
The PC must be connected to Wi-Fi.
In the window that opens, start configuring the network element. To do this, click on the item "Choose another location" and click Next.
In the next tab, enter network address, which is indicated in the main program window.
Then enter the username you came up with earlier when setting up the mobile utility.
After creating the object, a network element will appear in the “My Computer” window - this is the folder with all .
When opening a directory for the first time, you may need the code word that you created earlier in the My FTP Server program.
This way you can move any files to your computer and vice versa. It doesn't matter whether you save them on mobile device or to a memory card.
All of them will appear on the PC if activated.
To terminate the connection, simply deactivate the server in mobile program or disconnect one of the devices from the router.
Useful information:
To work with many devices that have Bluetooth, we recommend using the program. This is a professional tool for pairing a computer or laptop with mobile and peripheral devices via a Bluetooth interface. Supports everything Windows versions, most smartphones, microphones, printers, TVs.
Wired connection
Another way to transfer photos to a PC is a wired connection using a microUSB-USB cable. It is included in the package and is sold in any hardware store:
Important! Before setting up this type of connection, move all the pictures you want to transfer to your PC from internal memory phone to SD card.
Connect your phone using a cable. A message about the new connection will appear in the notification window of your gadget. Click on this message to get to its settings window.
Then activate USB storage mode. This will open a folder with data stored on, and you can download all the necessary files to your computer.
Now open the “My Computer” window on your PC and find yours in the list of removable drives. Open the folder and move the pictures you want.
Also, you can download new files to your phone, create and delete folders and their contents.
Instructions for iOS
If you are a user of other iOS devices, you can transfer photos to your computer in one of two quick ways:
- Using iCloud storage;
- Via media library
iCloud Photo Library
iCloud– this is for users Apple technology. It allows you to store personal files, contacts, settings and operating system backups.
Your iCloud account is linked to yours by default (the login information is identical).
Go to the settings of your mobile gadget and click on the “iCloud” item. Click on Photos and activate the My Photo Stream field slider.
The entire media library will be automatically uploaded to the cloud (an Internet connection is required).
To send photos to your computer using , you need to download an application to display storage files or log in to icloud.com.
Go to your profile and in the “Photos” folder, find all the pictures that were moved to the cloud thanks to the “My Photo Stream” function. You can download all files to your PC.
Import via iTunes
To transfer photos from a smartphone to a computer using a wired method, you need to connect the gadget to the PC and open the program. Log in to your account by linking it to the application.
Then the program will automatically detect the type and model of the device.
Click on your phone's name in the "Devices" tab. A media library of all files will open. From it you can move any photo, video or music track.
Universal method: Using cloud storage
Cloud storage (or “cloud”) is a service that allows you to store files and folders on remote server service provider.
The most popular and easy to use services are
The main advantage of using the cloud is that to quickly transfer photos you will not need to connect the gadget to your computer and manually move files.
Each service has its own mobile OS.
Users can set up synchronization of all files with cloud storage. This means that all pictures will be automatically saved not to the phone’s memory, but to the cloud.
You can then open them on your computer using a PC utility. This method allows you to save a lot of time and memory on your mobile phone.
In addition to photos, you can set up synchronization of the following types of data:
- Music and playlists;
- Video files;
- Notes;
- Data of installed applications;
- OS settings.
For and iPad you can not download additional services, but use standard iCloud. This application is already pre-installed on your phone, and its synchronization with desktop iTunes is configured by default.
Let's look at simple example how to set up using cloud storage:
- Download applications for organizing cloud data storage from . For example, One Drive (link);
- Open installed program and register or log in. If you are using a Windows computer, we recommend logging in to the same account as on your PC;
- When you first enter the program, a window will appear asking you to automatically send photos to the cloud. Click on “Confirm”;
- You don’t have to wait for the window with the offer to appear and enable synchronization yourself by clicking on the “Options” button. In the “Options” column, click on.
To move files, connect to a router or 3G connection for fast data transfer. Once synchronization is complete, you can open them on your PC.
Windows 8/10 already has the program pre-installed. Go to the “My Computer” window and open the directory on the left side.
After updating the data (to do this, connect your computer to the Internet), recently moved photos will appear in the folder.
Similarly, you can use any other cloud to synchronize pictures and other files between your smartphone and computer.
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How to transfer photos from your phone to your laptop or computer? It all depends on the capabilities of the computer and the compatibility of the phone.
If you need to send a photo from a modern smartphone ( touch phone) Android on a laptop with operating system Windows, no problems. In modern technology, everything is standardized.
If the task is to transfer photos from an outdated model phone to a computer, the procedure becomes much more complicated. The difficulty is getting the computer to recognize old phone in the form of a flash card on which lies a folder with photographs. If this is successful, the problem is solved quickly.
More difficult case– when the phone is completely “ancient”. For example, an old Nokia that needs installation special program Nokia PC Suite. The disk with this program, as well as a special cable for connecting to the USB contact of the computer, should be sold either together with the phone or separately.
The main thing is to buy an additional cord and download software application from the Internet. But this requires computer experience.
If there are at least some people nearby who understand computers, it’s easier to ask for help. If not, you will have to transfer the photo from your phone to your laptop yourself.
By the way, there are a lot of YouTube training videos on this topic, and if these step-by-step instructions do not help, watch the training video.
How to transfer photos from Android phone to laptop
Step #1
First, make sure you have a cable that can connect your phone to your computer. Nothing can be messed up here, so don’t be afraid to experiment. Often the phone cord has:
- miniUSB or microUSB connector on one side (for phone);
- USB connector on the other side (for a computer or laptop).
Inspect well charger to the phone. Often such a wire is simply inserted into the head of the adapter. If the cord is pulled out of the charger (where the socket plug is), then this is the wire you need
Step #2
We connect one end of the wire to the Android phone, and insert the other into the laptop. If everything is correct (and you simply can’t go wrong here), a robot icon appears on the phone screen and the message “Memory USB device", below is the button "Enable USB storage". Click on this button.
If it appears information message– confirm “OK”
Step #3
If the connection is successful, the Android robot turns red and orange. At the same time, autoloading is triggered on the computer or laptop. In our screenshot, autoboot worked for the main memory of the phone and for the SD flash drive. Therefore, we see 2 autorun message boxes.
In both windows, select “Open folder to view files.” If you only see one startup window, everything is fine. Choose the same options.
Step #4
Let's say that everything went well and you got to this point. Then you will see the open memory folder of your Android phone. There are a lot of subfolders here, but we need to find exactly those with photos.
Even purely theoretically, it can be assumed that photographs will be placed in folders like:
- PICTURES
- IMAGES
- PICTURES
- MY PHOTOS
- MyFoto
- Camera
Using a simple “POKE” method (trial and error), look into such folders. Most likely, your photos will be in them. If these folders also have subfolders, go through them all.
Don't be afraid - you won't cause any harm to your phone or computer. Feel free to study the contents of your phone or its SD flash drive.
So, in our case, we found the folder with the necessary photos in the “DCIM” directory
- Camera. Most likely, you will have it in another place. Finding where your photos are saved is the most difficult stage of the entire operation.
Step #5
When you find your photos in the memory of the flash drive, select the ones you want to copy. If you need to copy everything, select all photo files.
To select all files in a folder, use the key combination Ctrl+A (where A is an English letter). You can also select files with the mouse.
After selection, press ON THE SELECTED AREA right button mouse – select “Copy”.
Step #6
The next step is to select a location to save the photos on your computer. To transfer photos from your phone to your laptop and not confuse all the files, you need to either create a new folder or select an existing directory to insert new photos.
In the selected computer folder, right-click and select the “Paste” option. In the screenshot, we created a special folder on drive “C”, which we called “Photos from phone”
Windows may also ask you to confirm your decision. You have to agree with him.
IMPORTANT: After completing the copy operation, it is very important to return to Android phone and click the “Disconnect USB drive” button there!!! If for some reason you cannot disconnect the device from the computer, it is better to turn off the computer/laptop and only then remove the cords and connector contacts.
IMPORTANT: We strongly do not recommend pulling out the connecting cord from your phone or computer while copying or opening files! This can damage the device’s memory and lose all photos, videos, contact lists, music and other files forever. In worst cases, you can even break the SD drive.
In conclusion
In this step-by-step instructions, we looked at the question of how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer under the most favorable conditions. In practice, you may encounter a lot of difficulties. It is worth solving problems as they arise. This article came out as general, generalized, since each small detail could be written separately here step by step instructions or even a whole book.
Alternative solutions:
- You can also transfer photos from your phone to your laptop using BlueTooth.
- Send photo to email, and then download to your computer.
- Attach the photo to documents on the VK social network, and then download them to your laptop.
- Download files from cloud storage, via Yandex Drive or Cloud Mail or Google Profile.
- Transfer photos from your phone to your computer using the removed flash card and your computer’s card reader.
- Send photos from your Android phone via external flash drive and a special cable (“Male - microUSB” “MALE - USB”).
- Transfer the photo through a friend or acquaintance. You send your photos to a friend, and he already sends them to you via a flash drive.
- Ask a neighbor or stop by any computer service or gaming club or internet cafe to get help
THERE ARE A LOT OF OPTIONS... - watch the video:
In this article we will tell you how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. Since the site is dedicated to the Android operating system, a smartphone running on this OS will be used as an example. By the way, it will be Samsung Galaxy. Please note that photo transfer will be done using USB cable(sometimes simply called a charger or charging cord). So, let's go.
The first thing you need is the cable itself. We think you know perfectly well what it looks like, but just in case, here is a picture showing a USB cable for a smartphone.
Connect the cable to your computer or laptop into a USB port on one side, and connect your smartphone to the other. Once you do this, the device should appear in the My Computer window. However, this applies to devices with old Android version, on more recent ones you must provide access to data on the phone. For example, on a Samsung Galaxy, a window will appear immediately after unlocking the screen, click “Allow” in it.
On some other devices it's a little more complicated. So, on Xiaomi you need to lower the curtain and click “Charge via USB”.
A small menu will appear in which you need to select “File Transfer (MTP)”.
The device is now reflected in the “My Computer” section on your PC or laptop. You open it.
As you can see, in our example there are two disks: Phone is the main one, Card is the memory card. You need to decide what to choose: usually the photos are located in the smartphone’s memory, but they can also be on a memory card. In our example, in the smartphone’s memory, which means we open Phone.
Here find the DCIM folder and open it. DCIM stands for Digital Camera Images.
Here you can see several folders, in our example these are Camera and Screenshots. The latter stores screenshots, but the Camera folder contains images taken with a smartphone camera.
A list of images is loaded. If there are a lot of them, this may take some time. Select images, then right-click to display context menu, click “Copy” in it.
Now open a new window, then select the drive and folder on your computer to transfer files. If you already have the folder open, that’s great: hover your mouse over the empty space, right-click and select “Paste.”
The images were copied to a computer.
Using these instructions, you can transfer images from other folders. The main thing is to know which folder on your smartphone contains the images you need.
A situation may unexpectedly arise when you need to transfer photos from Android to your computer. This allows you to open and view images on a large widescreen monitor, providing maximum convenience and comfort. Considering the fact that modern smartphones equipped with high-resolution cameras that make it possible to achieve excellent quality media files, we can conclude that photographs taken with a smartphone camera are almost as good as photographs taken with a non-professional camera. Another advantage of storing images in computer memory is the guarantee of their safety. Smartphones often experience malfunctions, which may require a reset to factory settings to fix, which involves clearing the mobile device's memory. When storing media files on a computer, their loss is possible only in one case - if the hard drive breaks down. To ensure the safety of photos, we recommend creating user data and transferring images to your computer’s hard drive. Several will help with this simple ways, knowing about which, you can send photos to hard drive. The choice of the optimal method depends on the technical equipment and capabilities of the smartphone. It is necessary to take into account whether a desktop computer or laptop runs on Windows OS or Mac OS.
The easiest way to transfer photos from Android to a computer is to connect your mobile device via USB. All gadgets have a connector that provides high-speed information transfer. After connecting your smartphone to your computer, you need to unlock its display, then be sure to check whether the phone icon appears in the Computer folder (the name may be slightly different, for example, “My Computer” or “This Computer”). You need to log in to the connected smartphone by double-clicking on the shortcut.
All images can be divided as follows:
- Photos from the camera stored on a memory card;
- Photos from the camera stored in the memory of the mobile device;
- Images downloaded from the Internet.
All photographs stored on the memory card must be searched in the SD card folder, and those in the gadget’s memory will be located in the Internal storage directory. You should be aware that camera photos are automatically placed in the DCIM folder. You should also look for photos in the Camera directories, where application information can be stored, for example, Viber, Facebook. Typically, all pictures downloaded on the Internet should be looked for in the Downloads folder. are automatically placed in the Pictures directory.
Photos are usually stored in the DCIM folder After searching for all the images you want to reset, perform a simple and quick copy in the most familiar way - through the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+C and Ctrl+V. Of course, you can use other copying methods that you are used to using in practice.
Transferring images from Android to Mac OS
Transfer the image to another popular Mac system OC is also quite easy. To do this, as in the case of Windows, you need to connect your smartphone to your computer and unlock its screen. After this, you need to run the Image Capture program in the Applications directory. In the Devices section you need to find the name of your gadget, that is, the smartphone model. After these steps, you should set a convenient folder in which the media files will be placed after copying.
In order to select specific photographs, hold down the Command key and click on the necessary files. Immediately after making your selection, you must execute the Import command. It is worth noting that Import All allows you to import all images stored on your smartphone.
Android File Transfer allows you to quickly transfer files from Android to Mac OS Sometimes Image Capture may not recognize your mobile device. In this case, you need to use the second method of transferring an image from a computer to Android. To do this, download and install the free official software product Android File Transfer. After this, you need to connect your smartphone, launch the program and find the Pictures and DCIM directories, then you can transfer pictures in the usual way.
Using Data Warehouses
Today there are many special services, which allow you to store and transmit data. Among them are such well-known ones as Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, Yandex.Disk, Copy.com. You can put the pictures there and then download them to your computer. Usually the described actions are not very difficult. In addition, some data can be stored in cloud storage permanently and free of charge. In the same way, an image can be transferred from a computer to Android.
Application of Google+
All users who register an email Google mail, at the same time become participants in social Google network+. You can set your Android device to automatically send images to Google+. To do this, you need to configure the appropriate settings. Should be activated standard application Photos and execute the command Menu - Settings. After this, you need to activate Auto Backup.
There is another command - Back up all. It will allow you to send already taken pictures to Google+. When they get to social network, you need to log into it through a computer or laptop, open the downloaded photos and download them to your hard drive.
Using Wi-Fi
You can quickly transfer pictures and other media files from Android to your computer. It is worth noting that everything modern laptops equipped with a built-in Wi-Fi adapter. Often, for a desktop computer to receive a signal wireless network, you need to additionally buy a Wi-Fi adapter. We recommend installing free application Software Data Cable to a mobile device with operating system Android system. After this, you can easily send media files to your computer or laptop. Among the advantages of the method is high speed.
