If you have no idea of how to transfer photos from iPhone to laptop, this guide could be helpful by offering you 5 ways to import iPhone pictures to your laptop in Windows and Mac.
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When your iPhone is full of pictures, you may want to import some photos from iPhone to your home laptop for backup. So, how to download photos from iPhone to laptop? Don’t worry, here are five ways you can try to upload photos from your iPhone to a laptop. No matter you are working on a Windows or Mac laptop, we get you covered. Let’s start!
AnyTrans is a comprehensive iPhone data management tool that works on Windows and Mac computer. With it, you can easily manage all your iPhone photos. Check its main features on iPhone photo transferring.
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Now download AnyTrans free trial and follow the steps below to import your photos from iPhone to a laptop.
Step 1: Run AnyTrans on your computer > Connect your iPhone to the computer via USB cable > Click on Device Manager mode, and then choose the Photos option.
Click Photos Under Device Manager
Step 2: Select photos you’d like to transfer from iPhone to laptop > Click on the send To PC button at the top-right top corner to transfer the selected photos to your laptop.
Import Photos from iPhone to Laptop
Besides, with AnyTrans, you can transfer other files from iPhone to laptop (Mac & Windows PC) like videos, music, messages, contacts and etc.
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After the release of the iOS 11 version, iDevices use HEIC photos by default. While this new file format is remarkably more efficient in terms of storage space, it is not yet widely compatible. In other words, your Windows computer may have trouble opening HEIC photos. But you don’t need to worry about it at all. A FREE HEIC converter – iMobie HEIC Converter could be your saver. Read this article to see how to open HEIC files in Windows.
If you do not have a USB cable at hand or your iPhone cannot be recognized by your computer, then AnyTrans app on iPhone is a good helper for you to transfer photos from iPhone to laptop wirelessly.
More than transferring photos from iPhone to computer, with AnyTrans app, you can manage files like music, video, documents on your iOS device. After installing it on two devices(both iOS and Android are compatible), you can directly transfer files from one device to another wirelessly via this app.
Make sure your iPhone and laptop are connected to the same Wi-Fi, and cellular data would not work in the following steps.
Step 1. Install AnyTrans app on your iPhone.
Step 2. On your laptop: visit anytrans.io via browser > Then you will see a QR code on this page.
On your iPhone: Open AnyTrans app > Tap on the Scan button to scan the QR code on your computer.
Scan the QR Code with AnyTrans Mobile App
Step 3. Then on your laptop, all your iPhone photos will show up > Select the photos you want > Click on “Download” button to transfer photos from iPhone to laptop.
Select Photos to Download to Laptop
On a Windows laptop, you can use Windows Explorer to download iPhone pictures, here is how to import iPhone photos to a windows laptop via Explorer:
Upload Photos to Laptop with File Explorer
If your iPhone not appearing on your PC or your computer can’t recognize your iPhone, you can refer to this guide: How to Fix iPhone Photos Not Showing Up on Computer >
On Windows or Mac laptop, there is a built-in Photos app that allows you to transfer photos from iPhone to laptop using USB. Follow the steps to download photos from iPhone with Photos app:
Import iPhone Photos with Photos on Windows
How to Upload Photos from iPhone to Mac with Photos App
Here are more ways to get iPhone photos to a Mac laptop like using Image Capture, Preview, AirDrop, etc. Please read on our guide on Full Ways to Transfer iPhone Photos to a Mac >
You can enable iCloud Photos on your iPhone and your laptop so that iPhone photos will automatically be uploaded to your iCloud Photo Library. Then photos will be synced to your laptop on the Photos app (on a Mac), or under This PC (on Windows). Or you can access and download the photos by going to icloud.com on your laptop.
Upload iPhone Photos with iCloud for Windows
For Mac users, you can use AirDrop to receive photos, documents, and more from an Apple device. Airdrop allows you to transfer iPhone photos to Mac wirelessly, bypassing the USB cable. And here are some notes before using and the detailed steps that you can follow:
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