Applications for transferring images from your phone. How to transfer photos from Android to computer - exchange and save data quickly and easily. Standard copy method via USB cable

Now even the simplest push-button phones have a camera, not to mention smartphones. Very convenient, the “camera” is always at hand. Taking a photo is easy and simple, but the screen size seems small with age, I would like to look at the photo larger, or share it with loved ones and friends. There is a desire to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. I'll try to tell you how to do this.
There are a great many models of phones and smartphones. Each specific case has its own peculiarities of connecting and transferring photos. It is impossible to talk about each model, I will try to explain the general principles that will help you solve this problem.

Modern phones have a universal charger that connects to a microUSB-USB connector. We need to connect to the USB connector of the computer. Older phones had different, often suitable only for a given phone model, connectors. But if there is a USB connector from your phone, then that will also work. Here is a drawing of USB types.

To enlarge the picture, click on it with the left mouse button, return to the previous size - again

Under the numbers 1 – USB, 2 – miniUSB, 3 – microUSB.
We connect the cable to the phone, and connect the other side to the computer. After the first connection, it tries to automatically install the necessary drivers (as we remember, a driver is a program that connects our device, in this case a phone, and the computer’s operating system). An icon appears on the taskbar

In the picture it is highlighted with a red frame, here is a larger one, the same picture. If you click on it, a window will open in which we can see the installation progress.

The example shows the connection of an LG Leon smartphone.

After installation, a new icon appears in the “My Computer” window
– “LG Leon”, circled in red in the picture.

After clicking on it with the left mouse button, a new window opens in which we see two disks.

You may have one if you don't have a memory card installed. In our example, this is “Internal memory and CD card”. Open the “Internal Memory” folder.
Here we see a lot of folders. We are interested in the DCIM folder, this is the phone's camera folder.

Let's open it. There are service folders and a “Camera” folder.

We open it, here are photos from our photo module.

If, like ours, the files are listed, click “View” and select

“Small icons” or “Large icons” (More details on how to change the view in.)
Next are the standard actions - right-click on the photo we have selected, select “Copy” in the menu that opens, go to the “Pictures” computer folder, or you can right-click again on the “Desktop” and select the “Paste” menu item. Our task is completed, the photo from the phone is transferred to the computer.
Comment:

If you have a memory card in your phone, and the phone settings indicate saving photos on it, then there will be no photos in the DCIM folder in the phone’s internal memory. All of them will be saved in the same folder - DCIM on the CD card.

Now let's look at another case. When you connect your phone to your computer for the first time, a driver installation error occurs, or the driver is installed, but the phone does not appear in the “My Computer” folder. You can try going to the phone manufacturer's website, finding the required driver and installing it manually. But this is a rather difficult task, and not everyone will be able to do it.

What to do in this case? Is there any other option for solving the problem “Transfer photos from phone to computer”. Yes, if you have internet on your phone (via WiFi or mobile). We go to e-mail on the phone (I hope you already have a mailbox, if not, you can create one - instructions.) and write a letter to yourself, attach the desired photo or several and send it. The email you sent appears in your inbox. On your computer, go to your email and save the attached photo on your computer.

If you have Wi-Fi, then using the additional SHAREit program, you can very easily transfer photos from your smartphone to your computer in a few clicks. Step-by-step installation of the program on a computer and smartphone, and the exchange between them is described in detail

Another option for transferring photos from your phone to a computer using Bluetooth technology is described. There are also details about bluetooth technology and how to connect the phone to a computer.

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Question from a user

Hello.

I want to upload a photo from my BQ 4800 phone to my computer, but the computer stubbornly does not see the phone (I am using Windows 10). I tried a laptop with Windows 7 - but it also could not find the drivers for the phone and see it. Help me set up my phone to copy all the photos...

Sincerely, Vladimir.

Good day.

It’s hard to say exactly why your phone doesn’t see the PC. (most likely, the drivers are simply not installed - you need to go to the official website of the phone and try to find them there). In general, I advise you and everyone else not to get hung up on any one method of transferring files. Now you can download the same photos from your phone to your PC, and from your PC to your phone using dozens of different services and applications.

I will consider several methods below, if one does not work for you, try using another. Either way, you’ll find one that suits both you and your phone. ...

Ways to transfer files from phone to PC (including photos)

Via direct connection using a USB cable

Actually, this method is the most popular and obvious. The phone can be connected via a regular USB cable (almost always included with the phone) to the port of a computer (laptop).

Next, having installed the driver (and Windows 7-10 often does this automatically), you can safely open "My computer/This computer" and go into the phone’s memory as if it were a regular flash drive (see screenshot below).

This computer: phone connected!

Photos and pictures are most often located in the “Download” and “Pictures” directories (if you use, say, Viber, also look at the folder of the same name).

Addition!

If the computer does not see the phone, try updating the drivers. I talked about the best utilities that automatically detect the hardware model and find a driver for it in this article:

Via Wi-Fi network

Many people have routers at home so that all devices (PC, laptop, phone, TV, etc.) are connected to the Internet. I note that if your phone and laptop, for example, are connected to the same Wi-Fi network, then you can transfer data via Wi-Fi!

To do this, it is most convenient to install a special application on your phone that creates an FTP server (that is, you can work with the phone’s memory as with a regular FTP storage).

As an example, the illustration below:

1. check if there is a Wi-Fi connection;
2. press the "Start" button;
3. we get the URL address that needs to be entered in the browser (or FTP client, for example, File Zilla) on the computer. A password and login are also provided, but they are usually not required.

Launching an FTP server on the phone

In my case, the address is like ftp://192.168.0.103:2221 (please note that you must enter everything into the address bar, right down to the period!). If you entered the address correctly (as well as your login and password), you will see all the folders on your phone. Now you can safely delete something, copy something to your PC.

Pay attention to the folders "Download", "Pictures", "Viber" - most often photos are located in them.

Using SD card

If your phone supports MicroSD cards, then you can connect it to the phone, transfer all the data to it, and then use a MicroSD adapter to connect it to the card reader of your laptop/computer and copy everything you need (you can do the reverse operation).

I note that some modern laptops (and PCs) do not have a built-in card reader. In this case, you can purchase a small universal adapter that includes many ports at once: USB, Ethernet, HDMI, card reader, etc.

Addition!

If you are faced with the fact that the computer does not recognize or does not see the flash card (microSD, miniSD, SD), then read this article:

By connecting a USB flash drive

You can connect a regular USB flash drive to your phone or tablet if you use a special adapter from MicroUSB to a regular USB port (note: USB OTG adapter). There are quite a lot of options for such adapters: some are in the form of a small adapter, and some are in the form of a cable (see photo below).

In general, the process of connecting and using it is quite simple. By connecting a flash drive to such an adapter and going into Explorer on Android (phone/tablet), you will see an external USB drive (this is a flash drive).

A regular USB flash drive is connected to the tablet.

Actually, working with a flash drive in Explorer on a smartphone is no different from working in Windows (in my opinion...).

Using e-mail (electronic mail)

Quite often, especially when I need to transfer only a dozen or two photos (or files), I use an E-mail address (i.e. I send the photo to an electronic mailbox, so that today the capacity of mailboxes amounts to tens of gigabytes!).

Addition!

If you don’t have a mailbox, or it’s too small, I recommend getting yourself an E-mail on the following mail services:

Who are we sending the letter to...

If there are not very many photos, and you have fast Internet, then literally in a minute or two you will receive your E-mail message with attached photos. Then you can download them to your computer all at once (at least from Yandex mail).

Using a cloud drive

Recently, cloud storage (in common parlance, “cloud”) has become increasingly popular. Those. Essentially, this is your “disk” on the Internet, which you can access from both your phone and PC. This means that by downloading files from one device to it, you can view them on another.

Addition!

I talked about cloud disks (the best services, how to work with them, where and how best to create them, etc.) in this article:. I recommend!

Actually, after installing the Yandex disk application, all screenshots and photos taken on the smartphone will be automatically placed on it (in principle, the work of the disk from Mail.ru is similar).

I’ll add that you can manually upload any other files from your phone that you want to transfer to other devices to Yandex disk. Well, then, from the cloud drive, it won’t be difficult to pick up the data...

You can also transfer files via Bluetooth. You can find out more about this method in one of my articles (link to it below).

How to transfer files via Bluetooth between your phone and laptop (computer) -

I think that even if one or two or three methods don’t work for you, you will get to the one that will be able to transfer the photo. In my opinion, it is much more important to solve the original problem in any of the ways than to sit and wonder what is wrong... (and later, if there is a desire, to deal with the reason for the inoperability of one or another option).

That's all, good luck everyone!

Additions are welcome...

The question of transferring images from a mobile or other portable device to a home or work computer very often arises for users.

There are several different ways to move files. Any user can choose the most suitable option for him.

"My computer"

Android connects directly to the PC via a USB cable, the port does not matter.

A shortcut to the device will appear in the My Computer menu. On some models, you must first unlock the display and select the MPT connection method. Read more.

The menu is entered by double-clicking on the name, then the “Internal storage” folder is used if the pictures are in the phone’s memory, or “SD card” if they are located on a flash card.

Images from the camera are located in the "DCIM" folder. Photos are placed in the “Camera” directory or in directories with application names: “WhatsApp” or “Screenshots”, etc.

Copying is carried out in any convenient way:

• Right mouse click and menu item “Copy”;
• Shortcut commands ctrl+C (after selecting objects) and ctrl+V in the data transfer field;
• By dragging it to the desktop or another folder.

Ahdroid is an open system and for a full image search you should check other folders such as Downloads, Pictures, Photos, Media and DCIM.

Transfer photos to OS X

1. Using a USB cable, connect Android to Apple technology and unlock the screen.
2. In the “Applications” folder, select the “Image Capture” program, inside it, in the “Devices” menu, find the necessary gadget.
3. In the drop-down menu, determine the location to save the copy objects.
4. If you plan to transfer all objects, you can use the “Import All” command. To select certain images, hold down the “Command” button and click on the images with the mouse.
5. After selecting all elements, use the “Import” command.

Via DropBox

The DropBox app can be downloaded for free on Google Play. You can install the program via the link dropbox.com/connect.

When you start the program, instructions for creating an account will be displayed. During the installation process, enable the “Upload from Camera” feature, which will provide the ability to automatically save pictures taken on your phone or tablet to cloud storage.

Photos already on the device will have to be copied manually through the application. To transfer, select the object, wait a few seconds, then select the next photo.

The “Share” command allows you to work with the selected images; clicking “Add to Dropbox” will send you to select the final destination for saving.

Using your Google+ account

You can view photos on your computer and quickly download them from the Google+ social network. Registration on the network occurs automatically as soon as mail is created in the system of the same name.

On all Android devices, the G+ project is installed by default. By selecting the “Photo” tab in it, you can set the auto-upload of all created photos directly to your account through the settings.

To download photos, just log into Google+ from your computer and copy the images using “Save As”.

Copying files via AirDroid

The above program allows you to control equipment operating on Android using a browser on your computer.

The AirDroid application is downloaded to your phone and, after launching, gives you several installation tips. The “Start” button will start the system, after which the utility will issue an address that must be entered in the address bar of the browser and generate a one-time password.

After entering the received address into the browser on your phone or tablet, you must confirm the connection. After logging in, your browser will display the internal contents of the phone. By selecting the Photos or Images folder, you can select and copy archives with photos.

Read the article on how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. Simple step-by-step instructions for transferring pictures to your computer from your smartphone.

Some users store their photos only on their smartphone. It is not right! What happens if the device is lost or broken? In this case, there is a risk of losing precious pictures. It is better to store images on a PC. There is more free space here, and hard drive failure is a much more rare occurrence. But how to send photos from your phone to your computer? Let's find out the answer to this question.

A brief overview of the possibilities of copying photos from your phone to your computer

If you think about it, photos from your phone to your computer can be copied or transferred in many ways. Here are just the most popular of them:

• Transfer via USB cable;
• Send wirelessly (Wi-Fi and Bluetooth);
• Use of cloud services (Google Drive and others);
• Email;
• Inserting a memory card into a card reader;
• Using a special application (for example, Airdroid);
• Social media.

And these are just the most well-known ways to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. Seasoned programmers will tell you about creating your own FTP server on your computer, uploading photos to a special hosting, or some other sophisticated methods. We will tell you about the methods that are easiest to implement. In this case, we will talk about how to transfer photos from your phone to a computer step by step - even novice users who just got their hands on a smartphone for the first time yesterday will be able to understand everything.

Using a card reader to copy photos to a laptop

This method of transmitting images is now used less and less.

Firstly, not all modern smartphones have a slot for a memory card, and in some cases the amount of built-in memory is quite sufficient for everyday needs.

Secondly, the microSD tray can be opened using a special paperclip, which is not always at hand. In short, this method is more applicable to fairly old smartphones than to new devices.

Please note that using a card reader does not make sense if the Camera app saves pictures to the internal memory. That is, you first need to select “Removable storage” or “Memory card” in the “Camera” settings.

The method is most relevant for laptop owners. Laptop computers have a built-in card reader - you only have to get an adapter from microSD to SD. As for desktop computers, both external and internal card readers are produced for them, the cost of which rarely exceeds 500 rubles. Many models support installing a microSD card without any adapter. Finally, there are tiny microSD adapters that plug into a USB port.

If the computer has access to the memory card, it will immediately offer to use Explorer to view the contents of the external drive. You can also launch any other file manager (for example, Total Commander) for this purpose. You should search for photos either along the DCIM/Camera path or in the “Pictures” folder. Next, all that remains is to copy or move them to any folder convenient for you on your computer’s hard drive.

Using Bluetooth

Another good way for laptop owners. The fact is that almost all laptops have a built-in Bluetooth module, while desktop computers most often cannot boast of this. However, even a home PC can be made to understand the Bluetooth signal - this will require the purchase of an appropriate adapter or, if funds allow, an expensive motherboard that supports this technology.

So, how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer via Bluetooth? It all depends on the specific smartphone model, the type of Bluetooth connection and the operating system installed on the PC. Let's look at user actions using the example of a Windows 10 laptop and a smartphone with a “green robot” on board.

• First you need to activate the “blue tooth” on both your smartphone and your computer. On Android, all you have to do is click on the corresponding icon in the notification panel. In Windows 10, to activate Bluetooth, you need to go to the network connection settings.

• Next, the phone and computer are paired. To do this, you need to right-click on the Bluetooth icon in the tray, and then click on the “Add device” item. A list of gadgets that currently have “blue tooth” activated will immediately be displayed. Click on the name of the network created by the smartphone's Bluetooth module. The access code will be displayed on the computer and phone screens. You don’t have to change it - just press the “Yes” or “Pairing” button both there and there. After this, the smartphone should appear in the list of connected equipment.

When using a Bluetooth adapter, the process for sending photos may be slightly different. Here everything depends on what kind of program you install to control the adapter. If you have difficulty connecting or receiving files, then read the instructions, which are usually available on the official website of the application developers.

Please note that the speed of file transfer via Bluetooth leaves much to be desired. If you are going to transfer a photo archive weighing 1 GB, then it is better to consider other options, otherwise it may take several hours.

Using a USB connection

What is the fastest way to transfer photos from your phone to your computer? Perhaps using a USB cable. This method makes the most of the possibilities. In low-cost and mid-budget smartphones, they are limited to USB 2.0 technology, while flagships can use USB 3.0 or even USB 3.1. Be that as it may, transferring even a multi-gigabyte archive of photographs should not take much time.

Many people ask “How to transfer photos from phone to computer?” due to the fact that the connection to the PC is not possible. That is, the computer does not react in any way to a cord inserted into a USB port, at the other end of which a smartphone is connected. It would seem that the device should be defined as an external drive? In fact, modern versions of Android support many USB operating modes. By default, most often the one that is launched is not the one needed to transfer files.

When you have inserted the USB cable into the computer, pay attention to the smartphone display. Most likely, it displayed a message asking you to allow access to data on the phone. Click the Allow button. After this, an instant reconnection will occur, after which a window will pop up on the computer with actions that can be performed with the identified device. Here you need to open Explorer and then find the folder with photos. They are usually located along the DCIM/Camera path in the device memory or on a microSD card. Next, copy or transfer the desired images to your computer’s hard drive.

Please note that the message may not appear on the smartphone screen. In this case, you should look for it in the notification panel. Well, in the most advanced cases, you will have to go to “Settings” and look for the cause of the problem there.

Cloud storage

The modern world involves constant use. After all, some clients of such services are installed on smartphones by default, preventing them from being removed. So why not think about how to download photos from your phone to your computer via the cloud? Most often, images are transmitted in this way unchanged - all tags are stored in them, including geographic markers. Photos can be compressed and deteriorate in quality only when using Google Photos and the corresponding active item in the application settings. If you want to transfer images to your computer, it is better to use the following cloud storages:

• Dropbox is an excellent option that is not suitable only if you have a huge archive with photos weighing 10 GB or more;
• Yandex.Disk - storage with servers located in Russia, which ensures high upload and download speeds;
• Google Drive - an option from the creators of Android;
• Microsoft OneDrive - storage from the creators of Windows and the famous office suite.

To interact with the cloud service, you need to install its official client. However, it may already be preinstalled by the smartphone manufacturer. Some file managers can also work with cloud storage - for example, Solid Explorer.

To upload photos to the cloud, you need to go to the application. Further actions vary depending on the selected service. Most often, just click on the folder where you want to upload photos, and then click on the “Upload files” button. Next, you will be asked to choose a method for selecting images, the most convenient of which is “Gallery”. That's all, all that remains is to mark the photos and click the “Upload” button.

When the process is completed, you will need to open an Internet browser on your computer and go to the website of the selected cloud storage. Here you should log in and go to the folder with photos. Next, all that remains is to check the boxes next to each of them, and then click the “Download” button.

If the computer is not yours, then in the mobile application you should make the folder with photos public (provide shared access). This way you will receive a link to this folder, which should already be sent to the owner of the computer. This way he can download the images without seeing the rest of your account content.

In words, this process of transferring photographs seems very long. But in reality, everything mostly depends on the speed of the Internet connection.

Social network

Not the best way to transfer images from a smartphone to a computer. However, many people are so accustomed to social networks that they begin to use them for this purpose. The essence of the method is simple: just go to the “Photos” section, create a new album, and then upload images from your smartphone to it. Easily? Yes. Is this the best way? No.

If you are thinking about how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer in their original quality, then this method is definitely not for you. The fact is that many social networks compress the resulting photos, which is why detail suffers. Also, almost all tags may disappear from the image - in the future you will not know either the date of shooting, or what device was used for this, or other characteristics of the image.

Problems will also arise when downloading photos to your computer. The algorithm of your actions will be too complicated. You will have to first open the photo, then click on the “Open Original” button, then right-click on it and select “Save Image”. If you need to save a couple of photos in this way, then this will not be a big problem. What if it’s a couple of hundred?

When creating an album, do not forget to set its privacy settings to be visible only to you. Otherwise, all your friends or even all other users of the social network will see the added images.

The above disadvantages are given for Vkontakte. But Facebook also has certain problems. Not to mention the fact that fewer visitors to our site use it on a regular basis. And the Facebook mobile client is not the best example of energy saving.

How to transfer photos from your phone to your computer using Wi-Fi

Now almost every smartphone owner has his own. That is, the device has access to the home Wi-Fi network. It is logical that a person begins to think about how to send photos from a phone to a computer via this very network. Is it possible to do this at all? In fact, the default Wi-Fi network was created to provide the device with Internet traffic. But, if such a desire arises, you can perform other actions with its help. Suffice it to recall TVs with Smart TV support, which can be controlled using a smartphone located on the same Wi-Fi network. It’s easy to guess that you can also transfer files from your smartphone to your computer via Wi-Fi.

To organize the sending of photos, you will have to acquire a special application designed to synchronize your smartphone and PC. For example, you can download Airdroid. This program is free to use, but if you regularly transfer a large number of photos, the creators will ask you to sign up for a paid subscription. If you don’t like it, then you can try other applications of this kind - there are quite a lot of them on Google Play.

What is the essence of such programs? The service client is launched on the smartphone. It displays a special URL that you need to enter into your computer's Internet browser. Sometimes an additional password is specified. That's it, the connection is established! In the case of Airdroid, you will see all notifications coming to your smartphone, and will also have the ability to send SMS messages. You will also be able to get the contents of some folders, including the one containing photos.

This is a very convenient method, and images are transferred over Wi-Fi many times faster than over Bluetooth. However, you will have to type a special URL into your browser each time, which may change every few days. Of course, Airdroid allows you to create a special permanent address linked to the developers’ server, but this function is available only to owners of paid subscriptions.

Router with USB

Another method related to the Wi-Fi network. It can only be used by those whose router has a USB port. This usually means that you can connect an external hard drive to the device, essentially creating your own cloud storage. How to do this can be found on specialized websites dedicated to your router, or from the operating instructions. Be sure to make sure that the SMB protocol is used. If the router only supports DLNA, then this option will not work, since this technology supports viewing media files, but not downloading new files.

You can see the contents of the external hard drive on your smartphone using special applications. In particular, the file manager Solid Explorer, already mentioned above, can determine local storage. With it, you can create a folder with any name on your external hard drive and copy to it the photos you want to see on your computer. Next, you go to your PC and open File Explorer. Here you need to go to this same hard drive, which will be located in the “Network Location” section. Then all that remains is to go to the created folder and move the photos to your computer. However, now you don’t have to do this - you can work with those files that are located on the drive connected to the router. If you want a detailed discussion of the topic of “home cloud” - write about it in the comments!

You can also work with photos using Total Commander. In order for this file manager to “see” the network storage, you need to perform simple manipulations:

• Click on the “Menu” button located on the top line;
• Select "Map network drive";
• Select the appropriate drive letter and click the "Browse" button;
• Select a folder on the network storage that will open by default;
• Click OK.

That's it, now you will always have access to your external hard drive!

Email

A banal, but still working method. To use it, you need to have two email addresses. The method consists of transferring photographs from one address to another. For example, on a smartphone you can use the Gmail "box". The images will be sent by email to an email address created on Yandex. That is, on your computer you will need to go to Yandex.ru - the letter with photos will come exactly here.

Unlike social networks, email does not compress photos, leaving them in their original form. All tags are also saved, which will then simplify sorting. A letter from one “box” to another arrives almost instantly, although exceptions to this rule sometimes still occur. For the most part, the speed of transferring photos to a computer using this method depends on the speed of the tariff to which you are connected.

USB flash drive

How can I transfer photos from my phone to my computer using a USB flash drive? Is it possible to do this? This method of copying data is quite feasible if your smartphone supports OTG technology. You can find out more information about this using the OTG Checker application. You can insert a flash drive into the smartphone connector using an OTG adapter - you can purchase this “cord” for literally 100 rubles.

A flash drive with support for OTG technology will be detected almost instantly. You can copy the necessary photos to it using a pre-installed file manager or some specialized application. When the process is completed, all that remains is to take out the flash drive and insert it into the USB port of the computer. Next, you can use Explorer or any other file manager.

Conclusion

As you understand, there are many ways to transfer photos and other files from your smartphone to your computer. If previously the easiest way to do this was using a traditional USB connection, now we recommend using cloud storage. For example, you can create a “Temporary Files” folder in Dropbox and put photos there. And you can even set up constant synchronization - in this case, images will be thrown into the “cloud” after each use of the Camera application. You don’t need to install anything on your computer - the capabilities of an Internet browser are sufficient here.

How do you transfer photos to your computer? Or do you prefer to store all your pictures on your smartphone? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Modern smartphones have more or less passable built-in cameras that allow you to take fairly high-quality pictures. Of course, professional photographers will find many shortcomings with these cameras. But most ordinary users are satisfied with the quality of pictures taken with the built-in camera, so they often use their smartphones for photography when they don’t have a high-quality camera at hand. Moreover, modern ones have significantly increased the level of quality of such photographs.

After filming on a phone, the user may need to transfer the captured photos from the phone to a computer to perform various tasks: creating an archive with photos on a PC, editing material in graphic editors (the functionality of editors for smartphones is limited and often inconvenient), creating presentations, etc. There are various ways to transfer photos from your phone to your computer., some of them are discussed below in this article.

The charging cord can be used not only for its intended purpose (charging a smartphone), but also for exchanging information between a smartphone and a computer. Using a charging cord to transmit information is the most reliable, since with a wired connection there is no signal loss, the connection is stable and constant. Of course, provided that a high-quality cord is used and the PC and phone are in good working order.

To transfer photos from your phone to a computer, the charging cord must be connected at one end to the phone connector and the other to the computer (as a rule, the connection to the PC is made via a USB interface). The computer must detect the smartphone, sometimes for this you need to install the drivers yourself, but in most cases the OS either installs them itself or does not require installation of the latter at all.

Next, the differences begin based on the operating systems installed on the smartphone and PC. However, all user actions generally boil down to the following actions: select a connection method and actually transfer photos from the phone to the computer.

Microsoft Corporation occupies the largest share of the OS market, so the following procedure for how to transfer a photo from a phone to a computer via a cable is determined using Windows as an example, but in general the algorithm is universal for all operating systems:

How to transfer photos from your phone to your computer wirelessly

In some cases, for various reasons, the user cannot use the charging cord to transfer photos to the computer. In this case, you need to know how to transfer photos from your phone to your computer wirelessly. Data transfer can be carried out via a wireless connection ( Wi—Fi or Bluetooth) PC and smartphone. It is also possible to use for these purposes various cloud services and file storage, a card reader for connecting an SD card from a phone to a PC. But that’s not all, here are listed only the simplest ways to transfer photos from your phone to your computer without using a wire.

Wireless methods of transferring photos from a smartphone to a PC are not always reliable and guarantee data safety, and some of them require additional equipment or Internet access. Unlike transferring photos from your phone to your computer via a charging cord, the main advantage of wireless data transfer methods is their number and variety. From the entire list of them, you can choose the most suitable one in a specific situation, which will satisfy the requirements of reliability and speed of transmission, and the availability of equipment. If the user does not have a high-quality charging cord, he should use the methods below to transfer photos.

Transfer photos via Bluetooth

Bluetooth– one of the most common wireless network specifications. Can be used to exchange various data between devices that support it, including transferring photos from a phone to a computer. The data transfer speed and transmission distance depend on the Bluetooth version supported by the devices. As of 2018, the latest version of this wireless connection is Bluetooth 5.0.

While modern smartphones are almost 100% equipped with Bluetooth modules, not all computers are equipped with them (most often laptops have them). For PCs, you often have to purchase separate Bluetooth modules.

Transferring photos via Bluetooth is not particularly reliable (especially over long distances) and speed (primarily older versions), but it also has some advantages: widespread use, ease of use and low power consumption (starting with Bluetooth 4.0). To transfer photos via this wireless network, you must:

1. Enable Bluetooth on your phone and computer;
2. Select the photos on your phone that you want to transfer;
3. Select sending via Bluetooth in the corresponding item in the phone’s context menu;
4. Confirm receipt of files on your computer;
5. Wait for the photo transfer to complete.

Sometimes you need to pair your devices before sending files, and sometimes this happens automatically the first time you transfer files.

Transferring photos via cloud storage

You can also use cloud storage to transfer photos from your phone to your computer. This option requires an Internet connection on both devices. Data transfer speed depends on the speed of your Internet connection. This method of wireless file transfer has undoubted advantages: fairly high reliability, high communication range (data can be transferred from anywhere in the world where there is Internet), ease of use.

Cloud storage allows you to transfer a fairly large amount of photos for free. Thus, Yandex.Disk provides 10 GB of virtual space when registering with the service. Google, Mail.ru and many others have similar services. The choice of service is not important; the user can use any of them at will. You can read the article about. Also, most likely, it will be useful for you to learn how to take photos and videos from your phone.

To transfer images from your phone to your computer, follow these steps:

1. Upload photos from your phone to a cloud service;
2. Log in to the cloud service account on your computer where the necessary files are stored;
3. Download photos from the service to your PC.

Yandex.Disk has a convenient application for Windows that allows you to work with files on the cloud without downloading them directly to your computer. The application can help if you are running out of space on your PC storage. It should be noted that Google also has a similar application.

Transferring photos using a card reader

You can use a card reader to wirelessly transfer photos from your phone to your computer. This method of transmitting information is quite simple and reliable, plus it has a high speed of photo transfer, but requires additional equipment (card reader and micro SD card).

Meet this card reader that reads a lot of flash drive formats

Card readers differ in connection type. USB card readers are the most common, as this is the most popular connector for connecting devices and accessories to a computer. SD card readers are also widespread.

To transfer data via a card reader you must:

1. (optional). Move or copy the photos you want to transfer to your phone's micro sd. Skip this item if photos are saved to micro sd by default;
2. Remove the micro sd from the phone and insert it into the card reader;
3. Connect the card reader to the appropriate computer interface;
4. Wait until the computer detects the micro sd;
5. Copy or move photos from micro sd to a computer, having first found the files on the micro sd using the OS.

The methods of how to transfer photos from a phone to a personal computer wirelessly, in comparison with how to transfer taken photos from a phone to a computer via a cord, differ in the requirement for some equipment that the user may not have. A charging cord is a necessary addition to any phone, so the wired method of data transfer is more universal. However, wireless photo transfer methods also have some advantages. The article does not list all the ways to transfer photos from a smartphone to a PC, only the simplest of them, which can be used by an inexperienced user. However, simplicity in this case does not imply a bad result.

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