For just a few photos, email them between devices.
While there may be additional ways to move your photos, these are the quickest and simplest methods.
Tap to select one or more photos.
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Choose theSharebutton at the top and pickPhotosin the share sheet.
Select your Google account (if you have more than one) and tapUpload.
Open theGoogle Photosapp on your iPhone to see the pictures.
To download a photo on iPhone, tapMore(three dots) on the top right and pickDownload.
Open your preferred Android web surfing app and visit theiCloud Photoswebsite.
Sign in with your Apple ID and follow the prompts for the security verification process.
Tap theUploadbutton on the top right.
Navigate to the photos you want to transfer, select them, and tapAdd.
After a moment, youll see the pictures appear in iCloud Photos.
This option also lets youview the pictures with your computeror another equipment via the web.
As an example, heres how to share photos using the Google Drive app.
OpenGoogle Driveon Android and tapNewon the bottom right.
Choose an option at the top for the location of your pictures such asMedia pickerorPhotos.
Tap to select one or more pictures and pickAddat the bottom.
After your photos appear, open theGoogle Drivemobile app on your iPhone.
You should then see your pictures on theHometab or by opening the menu on the left and selectingRecent.
To download a photo on iPhone, tapMore(three dots) to the right and pickDownload.
OpenPhotosorFilesand tap to go for the pictures.
Select theSharebutton at the top and pick your email app at the bottom.
When the picture appears in a Compose window, enter the email address, subject line, and message.
Open and save the photos per your iPhones email app.
Because Gmail is popular on Android, well use it as our example.
OpenGmailand tapComposeat the bottom.
Enter the email address, subject line, and message.
Tap theAttachmentbutton (paper clip) at the top.
Tap to select your picture and continue this process to insert additional photos.
ChooseSendto send the email.
Open and save the pictures per the email app on your iPhone.
Youll find many transfer apps available for both devices including Send Anywhere, SHAREit, and Xender.
As an example, we’ll show you how to move photos from Android to iPhone with Send Anywhere.
OpenSend Anywhereon Android and chooseSendat the bottom.
Go to thePhotostab at the top and select one or more pictures.
OpenSend Anywhereon your iPhone and select your connected machine via the Android app.
Confirm the transfer if prompted.
Go to theHistorytab in the iPhone app and tapReceivefor the photo.
Youll see the transferred pictures automatically appear in theRecentsalbum of the iPhonePhotosapp.
