Use iCloud Photos
iCloud Photos keeps your photos and videos safe, up to date, and available automatically on all of your Apple devices, on iCloud.com, and even your PC. When you use iCloud Photos, you don't need to import photos from one iCloud device to another. iCloud Photos always uploads and stores your original, full-resolution photos. You can keep full-resolution originals on each of your devices, or save space with device-optimized versions instead. Either way, you can download your originals whenever you need them. Any organizational changes or edits you make are always kept up to date across all your Apple devices. Learn how to set up and use iCloud Photos.
The photos and videos that you keep in iCloud Photos use your iCloud storage. Before you turn on iCloud Photos, make sure that you have enough space in iCloud to store your entire collection. You can see how much space you need and then upgrade your storage plan if necessary.
Import to your Mac
On your iPhone, the Settings app. Tap your name/Apple ID at the top of the iPhone’s Settings app. On the “Photos” screen, toggle the iCloud Photos switch to ON (green). Now, on your Mac, go to System Preferences. Click the Apple ID panel. Click iCloud in the sidebar. Part 2: How to Import Photos from iPhone to Mac Solution 1: Get Photos from iPhone to Mac with Preview. Preview allows you to view anything on the Mac and pictures are included. Thus this is an easy way for importing iPhone photos to Mac. Connect your iPhone to Mac via a USB cable and then launch “Preview”. Click File on the left of your.
You can use the Photos app to import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
- Open the Photos app on your computer.
- The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.
- If asked, unlock your iOS or iPadOS device using your passcode. If you see a prompt on your iOS or iPadOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust to continue.
- Choose where you want to import your photos. Next to 'Import to,' you can choose an existing album or create a new one.
- Select the photos you want to import and click Import Selected, or click Import All New Photos.
- Wait for the process to finish, then disconnect your device from your Mac.
Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
Import to your Windows PC
You can import photos to your PC by connecting your device to your computer and using the Windows Photos app:
- Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes on your PC. Importing photos to your PC requires iTunes 12.5.1 or later.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your PC with a USB cable.
- If asked, unlock your iOS or iPadOS device using your passcode.
- If you see a prompt on your iOS or iPadOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust or Allow to continue.
Then, visit Microsoft's website to learn how to import photos to the Windows Photos app in Windows 10.
If you have iCloud Photos turned on, you need to download the original, full resolution versions of your photos to your iPhone before you import to your PC. Find out how.
When you import videos from your iOS or iPadOS device to your PC, some might be rotated incorrectly in the Windows Photos app. You can add these videos to iTunes to play them in the correct orientation.
If you're having trouble importing photos from your iOS or iPadOS device to Windows 10, try these steps:
- On your iOS or iPadOS device, open the Settings app. Tap Camera, then tap Formats.
- Tap Most Compatible. From now on, your camera will create photos and videos in JPEG and H.264 formats.
Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
Learn more
There are more ways to transfer photos and videos to your computer:
- Use AirDrop to quickly send photos and videos to your Mac.
- Import photos and video from storage media, like a hard disk or SD card, to Photos for macOS.
- Use a scanner and Image Capture to import photos that were taken with a film camera.
- Import your images directly to a folder on your Mac with Image Capture.
- Sync music, movies, and more from your iOS devices using your computer.
- Use Time Machine to back up all of your files, including your photos and videos, to an external hard drive.
There is a good chance that if you have a MacBook Pro, you also have an iPhone.
People who are fans of Apple devices seem to get more than one as they are similar to operate and easily integrate different features with one another in different ways. If you’re an Apple fan like me, you might even have more than two devices. Let’s see, in addition to my MacBook and iPhone, I also have an iPad and an iMac. Too much?
The most common two Apple device setup is probably an iPhone and a MacBook. These two devices can go hand and hand especially with some things that we use everyday like the camera. It’s easy to transfer any and all photos or videos you take from your iPhone onto your MacBook in a few simple steps.
This article will show you all you need to know to get your photos from your phone onto your Mac computer.
Contents
- Why Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook?
- How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook Pro
Why Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook?
Many people who own iPhones might never transfer their photos and videos they take from the phone to the MacBook.
In this day and age, it’s really easy to leave all of your images on your phone as storage capacities and phone capabilities have really improved. Even if this seems like you, it’s still a good idea to know how to transfer your data to a computer if for any reason you decide to in the future. That being said, here are the main reasons to transfer images:
Storage
Some iPhones, depending on the model and capacity, just don’t offer a lot of storage. This means you can easily fill up the storage limits on your phone after taking a few hundred photos, which is really easy to do, especially if you’re a photographer! Even though some models can be equipped with large storage capacity, you’ll want to keep space on your phone for other things like apps, music, videos or other images.
Editing
Whether you only know the basics of photography or consider yourself a full-time and professional photographer, you’ll want the ability to edit any photos you take. While new software on the iPhone makes this better than ever on your phone, a proper photo editing program is what the real pros use and you’ll only be able to do that if you transfer your photos from your phone to your Mac.
Backup
Another reason to transfer your photos from your iPhone to your MacBook Pro is to make backup copies of all the images. In the event you lose your phone, it becomes inoperational, or gets stolen, having a backup copy of all the photos and videos you have is important. It would be terrible to lose all of those memories and without backing up the images, you just might. You could back up to an external hard drive as well but your MacBook Pro can serve the same purpose.
How To Download Photos From Iphone To Mac Pro Computer
How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to MacBook Pro
Ok, if you are ready to transfer your photos from your phone to your Mac for the reasons above or any other, follow the steps below. Depending on how many images are on your phone, this process could take some time, so it’s a good idea to have your phone and your MacBook both plugged into a power source while making the transfer happen. If you are only transferring a few photos, you shouldn’t have to worry about that.
Lighting-to-USB Cable Transfer
This is one of the most common ways to transfer your images from your iPhone to your Mac and is really easy to do. A Lightning-to-USB cable is simply the charging phone for your iPhone. The Lighting plugin will go into your phone and the USB end will plug into your computer.
- Connect your iPhone to your MacBook Pro using a Lightning-to-USB cable.
- Unlock your phone and confirm it recognizes the Mac if prompted.
- The Photos app on your MacBook should open once the connection is made, open this app, if not, and select your iPhone from the window on the left.
- You should see all of your images and videos in the camera roll on the Photo app.
- Click Import All New Items in the top right-hand corner of the camera roll or go through and select certain photos/videos that you wish to transfer.
AirDrop Transfer
AirDrop is another easy way to transfer all of your images over to your computer. You need to make sure that your Bluetooth is turned on on both your iPhone and MacBook Pro for AirDrop to work correctly.
- On your iPhone, go to Settings.
- Touch General.
- Touch AirDrop.
- Make sure the AirDrop is set to Everyone.
- On your MacBook open the Finder.
- Click Go on the top menu.
- Click on AirDrop.
- The AirDrop window in the Finder will open, click on Everyone in the bottom portion of this window.
- The two devices should now recognize each other and you can continue with the transfer.
- Open your Photos app on your Phone.
- Select all of the images you wish to transfer.
- Touch the sharing button in the bottom left corner.
- Once you see a pop up on your MacBook asking about the photo transfer, click Accept.
- Your transfer of images from your iPhone to MacBook is now complete.
Read: How to Turn on AirDrop on MacBook Pro
Final Thoughts
As you can see, it’s easy to transfer all of your images from your iPhone to your MacBook Pro in only a few steps.
There are a few other methods that will work, including using a third-party app like iMazing that helps with the process, but the two listed here will get the job done in no time.
How To Download From Iphone To Pc
It’s good to make a backup of any important files and by transferring your photos from your phone to your MacBook Pro, you’ll be sure to still have them if something bad happens.
How many photos do you have on your phone? Have you ever transferred them to a MacBook?