How To Download Videos From My Phone To My Laptop

| 19-05-2021
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Learn how to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac or PC. Set up iCloud on all of your devices. If you have a PC, download iCloud for Windows. You can choose among several options for transferring photos and videos from your computer to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

It doesn't matter if you're using an Android or iOS smartphone with a PC or Mac; transferring photos from your phone to your computer is generally a painless process.

Let's get started.

How to Transfer Photos From an Android Phone to a Mac

Depending on the age of your Apple computer, the first thing you'll need is a cord that will convert from micro-USB to whichever input your computer accepts.

This can range anywhere from regular USB ports, to Thunderbolt, to the latest USB-C models. For USB-C devices, you can use your existing cord and simply purchase a fairly cheap adapter that compatible with USB.

Cheaper connections can negatively impact your connections. Amazon generally has whatever you need, but if you're having trouble finding the right hardware, you may have to purchase a proprietary adapter directly from Apple.

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Once you've got the right cord, transferring photos from your Android phone to a Mac or other Apple computer only requires a few steps:

  1. Download Android File Transfer and follow the installation instructions. You can also use Samsung Smart Switch.
  2. Connect your device to your computer.
  3. If the above program doesn't launch automatically, go to Finder > Applications and click the software you just installed.
  4. You'll now see all of your phone's files and can freely drag them to your Finder or desktop on your Mac computer.

How to Transfer Photos from an Android Phone to a PC

No need for special software here, you can easily transfer photos from your Android phone to a PC using the cord that came with your phone.

  1. Unlock your phone with your password or fingerprint.
  2. Connect your Android phone to your computer using a micro-USB to USB cord. Ideally, this is the same one that came with your phone.
  3. Your phone will display a message asking to grant the connected computer access to its data (see the above screenshot). Tap Allow.
  4. Select the pop-up that appears on your PC (see the screenshot below). You'll then be presented with a new window with several options. From here, you can import all your photos and video, or scroll down to simply open your phone to find which individual photos you want.
  5. Choose how you want to import photos.

Typically your phone's photos are found in DCIM > Camera within your phone's folders.

How to Transfer Photos from an iPhone to a Mac

As you might expect, iOS devices tend to play nice with each other. Here's how to transfer photos from an iPhone to Mac computer.

  1. Connect your iPhone to the computer with the cord it came with. Remember, if you have a newer Apple computer you might need an adapter.
  2. Unlock your phone and, if a prompt appears, tap Trust to confirm the device you're connected to is safe.
  3. Your Photos app should open automatically. If not, open it up by clicking the Photos icon in your dock, Finder window or Launchpad. Choose how you want to import photos and/or videos.
  4. Alternatively, you can drag pictures between folders in a Finder window to move them onto your Mac.

Once connected, open a Finder window at any time and click iPhone (or whatever you've named your device) to access its photos and other files.

How to Transfer Photos from Your iPhone to a PC

Luckily, moving pictures from an iPhone to a PC isn't too difficult, but there are a couple of additional steps.

  1. You must have iTunes installed on your computer. Ensure it's installed and is the most updated version.
  2. Connect your iPhone with a USB cable, using an adapter if needed.
  3. Unlock your iPhone.
  4. A prompt may appear asking if you trust the connected computer. If it does, tap Trust.
  5. On Windows 10 or Windows 8, open the Photos app by selecting the Start button (the one that looks like a Windows OS logo), then select Photos. Then select Import > From a USB Device. Choose your phone as the source of the transfer.
  6. For Windows 7, connect your phone and wait for the AutoPlay prompt to appear. Select Import pictures and videos using Windows, then select which photos you want to import, or choose Select All, and then select Import.

How to Use Airdrop to Transfer Photos from your iPhone to a Mac Computer

There is one additional wireless option for Apple users: you can use Airdrop to transfer images between devices.

  1. On your Mac, open a new Finder window by clicking the Finder icon in the dock (the one that looks two faces overlapping).
  2. Click Airdrop in the left navigation. If Bluetooth isn't already enabled, click Turn on Bluetooth.
  3. You will now see all Airdrop enabled devices on your Mac. Note that you may need to click
  4. On your iPhone, open the Photos app and find the pictures you want to transfer to your computer. Click the Share sheet icon (looks like a rectangle with an arrow pointing up) and from here you can select more pictures to share and how you'd like to share them.
  5. An Airdrop icon will appear just below your selected pictures. For devices that are enabled to share, you just tap that device name and the pictures will transfer right away.
  6. If Airdrop isn't enabled on your iPhone, you will be prompted to enable it from this screen, or go to Settings > General > AirDrop. From here you can enable and disable Airdrop, and control who can see your device.

How to Transfer Photos from Your Phone to Computer Using Email

You can also use the email app of your choice on your phone to send yourself pictures on your computer. This eliminates the need for any wires or funky adapters. However, this method only works if you're transferring one or two photos. Your email will have a size limit for attachments which photos can quickly exceed:

If you use Gmail, you can attach as many as you want. Gmail will automatically create a Google Drive folder with all your photos if the size gets too big.

  1. Open the email app of your choice.
  2. Add your own email address as the recipient.
  3. For the subject line, use something related to what you're sending, so you know what email to look out for.
  4. Select the paperclip icon to attach a photo. Find the right photo in your gallery and confirm it's the one you want to send.
  5. Send the email, as there's no need for text in the body email.
  6. On your computer, go to your email and find the email you just sent yourself.
  7. Hover your mouse cursor over the photo and select Download or the download icon (typically looks like an arrow pointing down), then select where you want to save the photo on your computer. This is virtually the same whether you're on Mac or PC.

How to Transfer Photos from Your Phone to Computer Using Wireless Apps

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There are other options available if you prefer to avoid cords and the tedious nature of emailing yourself photos.

If you're going from Android to Mac, try the AirDroid app. You'll need an AirDroid account, the devices you're transferring photos between to be on the same Wi-Fi network, and have AirDroid installed to both devices.

For iPhone to Mac transfers, the method is simple if you have iCloud enabled. This stores all of your photos in the cloud, and any of your devices connected to your Apple account can access them.

If you're transferring photos from either iOS or Android phones to a PC, you need Windows 10 to go wireless. You'll need to download and set up the Microsoft Phone Companion app and follow the instructions.

How To Download Videos From My Phone To My Laptop Screen

There are many files you may want to copy from a computer to your Fire phone: pictures, videos, and audio files. You can also copy vCards exported from your email program, which helps to build the phone’s address book. Likewise, you may want to copy files from the phone to the computer. Either way, it works the same. Follow these steps:

How To Download Videos From My Phone To My Laptop Screen

  1. Connect the phone and the computer by using the USB cable.

  2. On a PC, if the AutoPlay dialog box appears, choose the Open Folder to View Files option.

    When the AutoPlay dialog box doesn’t appear, you can view files manually: Open the Computer window, and then open the phone’s icon, found at the bottom of that window. Open the storage icon to view files.

    The phone’s folder window looks like any other folder in Windows. The difference is that the files and folders in that window are on your Fire phone, not on the computer.

    On a Macintosh, the Android File Transfer program should start.

  3. Open the source and destination folder windows.

    Open the folder that contains the files you want to copy. The folder can be found on the computer or on the phone. Then open the folder on the computer or phone where you want the file copied. Have both folder windows, computer and phone, visible on the screen.

  4. Drag the file icon from one folder window to the other.

    Dragging the file copies it, either from phone to computer or from computer to phone.

    If you want to be specific, drag the file to the phone’s folder or to the root folder. On the PC, drag it to the MyDocuments, MyPictures, or MyVideos folder, as appropriate. You can also drag directly to the desktop and decide later where to store the file.

    The same file-dragging technique can be used for transferring files from a Macintosh. You need to drag the icon(s) to the Android File Transfer window, which works just like any folder window in Finder.

  5. Close the folder windows and disconnect the USB cable when you’re done.

Although this manual technique works, a better way is to transfer files via cloud storage:

Download Pictures From Phone To Laptop

  • Not every file you copy over is digestible by the phone. To view or open the file, you must have the proper app.

  • Copying over PDF or eBook documents directly may work, but there’s a good chance it won’t work. Unless an app can open that document, you’re out of luck.

  • Files you’ve downloaded on the phone are stored in the Download folder.

  • Pictures and videos on the phone are stored in the DCIM/Camera folder.

  • Music on the phone is stored in the Music folder, organized by artist.