How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone Without iCloud or Computer

There are many scenarios that you need to transfer photos between two iPhones. For instance, when you got a new iPhone, you might need to transfer the photos from your old iPhone to a new one. Or, you just want to share delicate photos with your friends. All those demands require a photo transfer tool.

Although transferring photos with iCloud is a typical way, it would be not so economic to transfer a large number of pictures with iCloud since it offers only 5GB free storage. Therefore, in this article, we give you some alternatives to transfer photos. Some of them need a connection to a computer, some don’t. In a word, this tutorial will show you how to transfer photos without iCloud or a computer. You may choose the way you like.

Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone Without iCloud

In this part, we give you two iCloud alternatives that are proved to be quite effective and can work out really well. And with the two methods we offer, you can transfer photos from an iPhone to another easily.

Method 1. Transfer Photos Between iPhones with PhoneTrans

PhoneTrans commits to providing a quick and easy way for data transfer between iPhones, like transfer contacts, photos, videos, and messages, etc. It offers a one-stop solution to pack photos in one to send, and you can complete photo transfer in it with a few clicks.

Check out the 3 transfer options on iPhone switching with PhoneTrans:

• Quick Transfer of iPhone Data – It supports photos transfer from iPhone to iPhone both selectively and wholly.
• Phone Clone – It provides a perfect way to 1:1 copy one iPhone to another iPhone.
• Phone Merge – Phone Merge easily migrates iPhone pictures without data loss, overwriting, or duplication.

Now, follow the steps below to transfer photos with PhoneTrans:

Step 1. Download PhoneTrans and launch it on a computer. After that, connect both of your iPhones to the computer.

Step 2. The Clone Phone mode can 1:1 copy your iPhone while the Merge Phone mode can remove duplicate photos. But if you want to select some of the photos to transfer, you may choose the Quick Transfer mode.

Step 3. Click “Photos” and choose the pictures you want to transfer, then, click on the “Transfer Now” button to start transferring them from iPhone to iPhone.

After that, you just need to wait for a while. PhoneTrans will complete the photo transfer from iPhone to iPhone in minutes.

Method 2. Selectively Transfer Photos Between iPhones with AnyTrans

As a comprehensive and easy-to-use iPhone data manager, AnyTrans can easily get data transferred to your new iPhone in clicks. Not just transfer photos, with AnyTrans, you can transfer music, messages, contacts, videos, and other iPhone data from your old iPhone to a new one. You can even use it to create ringtones of your own.

The main features of AnyTrans:

• No data erase or overwrite – Unlike iTunes or iCloud, AnyTrans will not overwrite any existing data on your iPhone.
• Transfer all or selected data – AnyTrans enables you to transfer all photos at once or transfer part of the category as you like.
• Many kinds of data are supported – Messages, contacts, videos, and music, etc can all be transferred with AnyTrans.

Follow the steps below to transfer photos selectively:

Step 1. Download and install AnyTrans on your computer. Launch it and connect both of your iPhones to the computer via USB cables.

Step 2. Choose “Device Manager” mode and click on the “Photos” category to get the photos on your source iPhone (the sender).

Step 3. Click on “My Photos” and select the photos you want to transfer. Then, click on the “To Device” button to transfer the selected photos to the target phone (the receiver).

Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone Without Computer

The two methods we give you above require a connection between your iPhones and a computer. But what if you don’t have a computer by your side right now? Don’t worry, we will give you another two methods that can help you transfer photos between two iPhones without a computer.

Method 1. Transfer Photos with AirDrop

AirDrop is an efficient way to transfer photos from an old iPhone to a new one without relying on a desktop computer. Comparing to iCloud, AirDrop is more flexible and free from the storage bond. Another advantage of using AirDrop to send pictures from one iPhone to another is its instant feedback. You can easily see which pictures are transferred and which are not. Besides, you can use Airdrop to do other things, like transfer contacts, transfer messages, transfer songs from iPhone to iPhone, etc.. Here are the detailed steps of how to send photos from iPhone to iPhone with AirDrop.

Step 1. Make sure the AirDrop feature is enabled on both iPhones.

Step 2. On your sender iPhone, open the Photos app and select photos you want to AirDrop to a receiver iPhone. After that, tap the “Share” button, swipe left or right to select multiple photos. then, choose the receiver’s iPhone by tapping on their name.

Step 3. After sending photos on the Sender’s iPhone, you see an alert with a preview on the screen. Then, you can tap “Accept” on the receiver’s iPhone to start transferring photos.

Method 2. Transfer Photos Using E-mail

Although this method is about transferring pictures with the same tool, E-mail, the operation may be a little different between transferring just one picture and a large number of photos altogether.

1. If you just need to share a few pictures, just transfer them one by one. Follow the steps below:

Step 1. Open a picture, then tap on the “Share” sign (square with arrow icon).

Step 2. After that, tap the “Mail” icon and send the email with the picture in.

2. If you need to share a lot of pictures all at once, you need to create an album. Any time you move a photo or video into it, the others sharing the album will have instant access. Follow the steps below:

Step 1. Open the Photos app and tap “Albums” at the bottom of the screen.

Step 2. Tap the blue “+” at the top left of the screen to create a new album.

Step 3. Tap on “New Shared Album”. Name the album, then tap “Next”.

Step 4. Enter all of the contacts with whom you want the album to be shared, then tap “Create”.

Step 5. Put the photos you want to transfer into this album. Any image you move into this album will be accessible to everyone who accepted your invitation to join it.

The Bottom Line

Compared with the iCloud and iTunes, PhoneTrans and AnyTrans both offer you a much easier way to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone. Except for photo transfer, they also support transferring many other kinds of files from iPhone to iPhone, including contacts, messages, voice memos, notes, music, etc. Just download them and enjoy the quick transferring of your photos.