Pictures and videos made with iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch can be stored si TRANSFERRED in different ways, depending on our preferences and the operating system on which we are going to make the transfer. Of course, the easiest to transfer photos from iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch it's on a Mac. Apple offering multiples synchronization solutions between the idevices in their own ecosystem. iCloud Photos, AirDrop and cable USB, are the simplest methods by which pictures and videos can be transferred from the iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad on Mac.
Method 1
iCloud Photos - How to transfer photos and videos from iPhone / iPad to Mac si Windows
Every device owner Apple, from the initialization phase of the device must create an account Apple (Apple ID / iCloud Account). This account can be added to multiple devices of the same person, and the content from Photos it will be able to be synchronized. E.g. a picture taken with iPhone will be present on both iPad and Mac. All we have to have is the option iCloud Photos to be activated on all devices on which we want the photos taken with the iPhone to be present.
Enable iCloud Photos on your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch is made of: Settings → Photos → activate iCloud Photos.
Here we also have the option to keep the pictures and videos in full size on the iPhone / iPad, or we can keep a optimized version (Optimize iPhone Storage) to save storage space. The full version will be available whenever we want to open the picture or video on the device.
If on the iPhone or iPad we have selected the option "Download and Keep Original", Note that the device will be synced to its original size, including photos and videos taken with another device that has the same authenticated account. iCloud. For example, if we take pictures with the iPhone, and on the iPad we have the "Download and Keep Original", then the photos taken with the iPhone will be downloaded in the original on the iPad. The same will happen with the videos, screenshots or images saved from the web on the iPhone. The same thing will happen on iPhome, if you take the pictures with iPad. These will be found in the gallery Photos along with those made with the iPhone.
For Mac owners, transferring photos from mobile idevices via iCloud Photos it is very easy to do. open application Photos on Mac (installed natively on macOS) and go to the menu: Photos → Preferences … → iCloud → check the option “iCloud Photos".
And here we have the options we talked about earlier. "Download Originals to this Mac"And will automatically take up more storage space on your hard drive, or"Optimize Mac Storage", And miniature copies of the original pictures and videos will be kept.
When we open a picture, it will be downloaded from iCloud to the original size (requires internet connection).
With the option "iCloud Photos”Activated on Mac and on the iPhone, pictures can be transferred in both directions. If we import pictures from the hard drive into the application Photos from the Mac, they will be automatically synchronized on the iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch.
Pictures and videos from iCloud Photos will of course occupy the space allocated to your account iCloud receive free 5 GB, following that for more space to make a monthly subscription. 0.99 EUR for 50 GB, 2.99 EUR / 200 GB si 9.99 EUR for 2 TB.
Transfer photos and videos from iPhone to Windows PC it's as simple as that. All you have to do is to install the iCloud for Windows, To login with your ID iCloud and choose what you want to sync. application iCloud is available for free in the Microsoft Store.
Pictures and videos are also available online at icloud.com from any device that allows web browsing. Including on a Smart TV.
Method 2:
Cable transfer USB : How to transfer photos and videos from iPhone or iPad to Windows PC and Mac
Even though the iPhone and iPad are very popular devices, the same cannot be said about them Mac, iMac, MacBook Pro or MacBook Air. In almost all countries, most iPhone owners have a laptop or a PC with an operating system at home Windows.
Transfer photos and videos from iPhone to a Windows PC it is done most simply by the data cable / iPhone charging. USB to Lightning.
Once connected iPhone to Windows PC, on the iPhone screen it will ask us to we authorize access to pictures and videos. "Allow“, Then we introduce PINthe iPhone unlocker.
After this step, in Windows The PC will display the drive for storing photos and videos, from where you can easily copy to your hard drive or external storage.
For Mac users, transferring photos and videos from iPhone or iPad is just as easy, through the application "Photos". Connect iPhone to Mac via the data cable, open the application "Photos”And use the“ Import ”option.
Method 3:
Although the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch they come with the newest generations Bluetooth, the transfer of photos and videos cannot be done through this protocol to an Android smartphone or to a laptop with Windows / Linux.
The only option is "AirDrop", for device owners Apple. Through AirDrop you can transfer any document between devices Apple, without being restricted from using a iCloud. The condition is that the two devices between which the transfer is made must be nearby and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi activated. The technology AirDrop can use these two transfer protocols simultaneously, thus providing speed and stability.
