Wirelessly Transfer Photos Across iPhone and PCs

If you ever have to transfer some photos from your iPhone to your computer, the step-by-step guides provided here is all you need to do just that.

In my previous posts, I have discussed how to backup your iPhone to a Mac and how to backup your iPhone to a Windows PC but sometimes; you may want to transfer some photos to your computer or perhaps, to a friend's computer without necessarily backing up your entire iPhone data to the computer, the tutorial provided here details the step-by-step guides required to accomplish the task.

Hints:

Since the method discussed here utilizes iCloud, a USB cable is not a requirement here since you can wirelessly transfer photos from an iPhone to a computer. Thus, you can import your photos wirelessly using iCloud.

Meanwhile, before you follow this method, make sure that you have an active iCloud account. If you don't have one yet, you can visit iCloud.com to create an iCloud account from there.

How to Wirelessly Transfer Photos from An iPhone to A Computer

1. First, Confirm that iCloud Backup is Enabled for Photos

   The first thing you need to do is to confirm that iCloud Backup for Photos is enabled on your iPhone.

   
   

   To confirm this, from your iPhone, go to Settings > Photos. You will know that iCloud backup for Photos is enabled on the iPhone if the slider right in front of it is green. When this option is enabled in the iPhone's settings app, every photo you take will be uploaded to iCloud as long as your phone is connected to the internet.

   
   

2. Visit iCloud Website from your Computer

   Now, using the computer to which you want the photos on your iPhone imported, launch or open a browser on the computer and then visit iCloud.com.

   
   

3. Login Using your Apple ID Login Details

   Once you have visited iCloud.com as instructed from the previous step, the page opens takes you directly to a page where you are asked to login, simply enter the same login details as the iCloud account you have on your iPhone and then; sign (login).

   
   

   NOTE:

   If you are using two-factor authentication for your Apple ID, you will be prompted by your iPhone to allow your PC to sign-in on iCloud.com website using your Apple ID login credentials. Tap Allow. You would then be given a six-digit PIN which must be entered on your PC before you can proceed.

4. Click on the Photos icon

   Once you are successfully logged on, you would be presented with a bunch of Apple stock icons each of which links directly to their respective service.

   
   

   From that page, locate Photos icon and click on it.

   
   

5. Browse to the Photos your Want Imported

   Now, after clicking on the Photos icon as instructed from the previous step, the page that opens next would display all the photos you have on your iPhone. Now, select the photos that you want to use and click the download button.

   
   

   Hints

   The download button is located in the top right corner of your browser window.

   
   

6. Locate your Downloaded Photos

   Depending on your browser's preference for the download folder, your selected photos would now be imported or downloaded to your “Downloads” folder on your PC. On a Windows PC, you can find this folder under the file path C:\Users\YOUR USER NAME\Downloads.

   
   

Done. You have just wirelessly transferred photos from your iPhone to your PC.