{"id":6705,"date":"2021-07-19T15:36:41","date_gmt":"2021-07-19T22:36:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/?p=6705"},"modified":"2023-01-11T13:33:54","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T21:33:54","slug":"how-to-move-photos-from-your-smartphone-to-a-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/how-to-move-photos-from-your-smartphone-to-a-pc\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Move Photos from Your Smartphone to a PC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We\u2019ve talked <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/get-unlimited-photo-storage-and-more-with-google-photos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">before<\/a> about the advantages of backing up your smartphone to the cloud using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/photos\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Photos<\/a>. But there are also several convenient ways for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/shopping\/choose\/device\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">smartphone<\/a> users to store photos away from your mobile device.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>PC users operating on Windows 10 have access to an app called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/p\/your-phone\/9nmpj99vjbwv?activetab=pivot:overviewtab\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Your Phone<\/a> which, once downloaded, lets you wirelessly transfer photos from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/shopping\/choose\/device?filters=Android\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Android phone<\/a> to your computer. It includes a companion app for your phone that links the two devices, letting you automatically copy, share, or save a photo taken on your phone to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;iPhone users can also install third-party (meaning, non-Apple) apps to transfer photos. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.phototransferapp.com\/iphone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Photo Transfer App<\/a> offers both a free and paid version which lets you transfer from your iPhone to a computer using the app\u2019s dedicated web page, or via a companion app installed on your PC desktop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.photosync-app.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PhotoSync<\/a> offers similar functionality to iPhone users, and also allows you to upload photos from your phone to an online storage site like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/microsoft-365\/onedrive\/online-cloud-storage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OneDrive<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dropbox.com\/official-site?_tk=paid_sem_goog_biz_b&amp;_camp=13317262771&amp;_kw=dropbox|e&amp;_ad=524838777490||c&amp;gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1ur12b6h8QIVQQnnCh2I8wwuEAAYASAAEgKzH_D_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">DropBox<\/a>.&nbsp; The basic PhotoSync app is free, but a paid subscription is required for transferring higher quality images plus other bonus features.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The free <a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/wifi-photo-transfer\/id380326191#?platform=iphone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WiFi Photo Transfer<\/a> app generates a local web page on your network from which you can view and download photos from your phone. Install and open the app on your phone, then enter the URL displayed on the screen into your desktop browser.&nbsp; You\u2019re then able to view or download from your iPhone\u2019s camera roll right to your PC. Storing photos to the cloud is still the best way to make sure your files are safely and securely preserved. But these options make a handy companion for giving you even greater access to your memories to easily view and share them across multiple devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve talked before about the advantages of backing up your smartphone to the cloud using Google Photos. But there are also several convenient ways for smartphone users to store photos away from your mobile device. PC users operating on Windows 10 have access to an app called Your Phone which, once downloaded, lets you wirelessly [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":6730,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v19.13 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>How to Move Photos from Your Smartphone to a PC<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Using a wide variety of compatible apps and software, smartphone users have many options for easily transferring photos from their mobile device to a computer.\" \/>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.consumercellular.com\/blog\/how-to-move-photos-from-your-smartphone-to-a-pc\/\" \/>\r\n<meta 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