How to Transfer Photos From Android to iPhone

This article explains how to transfer pictures from Android to iPhone using a variety of different approaches. While there may be additional ways to move your photos, these are the quickest and simplest methods.

How to Send Pictures to iPhone With Google Photos

The nice thing about using Google Photos is that you can easily share pictures between Android and iPhone using the mobile app. All you need to do is sign in to the same Google account on both.

If you automatically save photos and screenshots to Google Photos on your Android phone, you can simply open the Google Photos app on your iPhone to view the pictures on the Photos tab.

If not, you can upload them to the Google Photos app from Files on Android with these steps:

1. Open the Files app and select Images.

2. Tap and hold to select one or more photos.

3. Choose the Share button at the top and pick Photos in the share sheet.

4. Select your Google account (if you have more than one) and tap Upload.

5. Open the Google Photos app on your iPhone to see the pictures.

   You don’t necessarily need to download these photos to your iPhone because you can just as easily access them directly through the Google Photos app. However, if you’d like a local copy, save a photo by tapping the three dots and then choosing Download.

How to Move Photos From Android to iPhone Using iCloud

To send the pictures from your Android device directly to the Photos app on your iPhone, you can use iCloud Photos. While there isn’t a dedicated app for Android, you can visit iCloud Photos in your mobile browser to upload files from your Android.

1. Open the iCloud Photos website from any browser app on your Android, and log in with your Apple Account when asked.

2. Tap the upload/cloud button on the top right.

3. Navigate to the photos you want to transfer, select them, and tap Done. After a moment, you’ll see the pictures appear in iCloud Photos.

4. Open the Photos app on your iPhone to access the pictures, which you can find quickly in the Recents album.

How to Share Pictures From Android to iPhone Using Cloud Storage

With Google Drive, Dropbox, OneDrive, or a similar cloud storage service, you can easily upload your photos from Android and access them on your iPhone. This option also lets you view the pictures with your computer or another device via the web.

You can access your storage service using the web browser on your Android phone and iPhone or use the mobile app on each device.

As an example, here’s how to share photos using the Google Drive app:

1. Open Google Drive on Android and tap the plus sign on the bottom right.

2. Select Upload.

3. Choose an option at the top to narrow in on the location of your pictures, such as Images.

4. Tap and hold to select one or more pictures, then choose Select or Done at the top.

5. Once you see the names of your files appear, select Upload and then wait for them to be sent to your Google Drive account.

   For better oganization (if you use Google Drive for other things), tap the location under the file names to create a new folder just for these photos. This will also make them easier to find from your iPhone.

6. To access those photos you just uploaded, install Google Drive on your iPhone and navigate to the same destination folder.

   To download a photo on iPhone, tap the three dots to the right of a picture, and then select Download.

Use Email to Send a Few Images to iPhone

To transfer just a couple of photos, you can also send them in an email. This is a decent method because you don’t need the same mobile app or service on each device; all you need is an email address.

Share From Photos or Files

The first way to email pictures to your iPhone is to share them from their current location on your Android.

1. Open Photos or Files and select the pictures you want to send.

2. Select the Share button at the top and pick your email app at the bottom.

3. Next to the To line, write the email address you have access to on the iPhone.

4. Choose Send when you finish.

5. Open and save the photos using your iPhone’s email app.

Attach to an Email Message

Depending on the Android app you use for sending and receiving emails, this next process may differ. Because Gmail is a popular Android email app, we’ll use it as our example.

1. Open Gmail and tap Compose at the bottom.

2. Enter the address of the email account you can access from the iPhone. You can also fill out a subject and the rest of the message, but it’s not necessary.

3. Tap the Attachment button (paper clip) at the top.

4. Choose one of the options, such as Photos or Files (this depends on where your images are stored).

5. Tap and hold the images you want to attach to the email. Select Done when finished.

6. Choose Send to send the email.

7. Access the email account on your iPhone to view and download the photos.

Send Pictures From Android With a File Transfer App

One more method worth considering for transferring data from Android to iPhone is a dedicated file-transfer app.

Several are available, but we’ll look at how this works with a really handy free app called LocalSend. It lets you send up to 999 photos at once directly to your iPhone.

1. Install LocalSend on both your devices, and then open both apps.

2. On your Android, select File or Media from the top of the app.

3. Select the pictures you want to share with your iPhone, and then choose Confirm.

4. Select the iPhone from the list.

   Your app won’t say ‘iPhone’ like you see in this image. Instead, select whatever name matches what’s displayed in the LocalSend app on your iPhone.

5. Select Accept on the iPhone to download the images from your Android. The photos are stored in the Photos app.