Although iTunes is the default application that manages your iPhone, you can use the "Import Pictures and Videos" utility or Windows Explorer to transfer photos from the iPhone's Camera Roll to your Windows computer. The Import Pictures and Videos utility enables you to delete the images from the Camera Roll after you transfer them to the computer. If you use Windows Explorer, you need to manually delete the photos on the phone when you are finished. Show
Photos and videos shot with an iPhone (or iPad) are automatically stored in the Camera Roll location in iOS Photos app. On the other hand, when you sync photos and videos from computer using iTunes, they are stored in a separate location (Photo or Video Library). But what if you wanted to store photos and videos from your computer to the Camera
Roll instead. In this tutorial we’ll explore some ways to transfer photos and videos from your computer to the Camera Roll of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch. Page Contents
For transferring photos and videos from computer to Camera Roll, we’ll use some third party apps that specifically exhibit the following two features:
Using an app that provides the above two features, first we’re going to import the required photos and videos from a computer into the app’s local storage. Once we have imported the files to the app, we’ll use the app’s export capability to save the files to the Camera Roll location. In the following demonstration, we’re going to use an app called Documents. But you may also use any other app that provides the two key features mentioned above. Otherwise, just download and install the Documents app. It’s available for free on the App Store. Install Documents app for iOS. Transfer photos & videos from computer to Camera RollAs mentioned above, the general syncing method using iTunes won’t save photos and videos to Camera Roll. However, some apps, like Documents, allow you to import files from a computer to its local storage via iTunes using the Document Sharing feature. The following steps mentioned below will guide you to transfer files from your computer to the local storage of Documents app.
Hence, your selected photos and videos will be transferred to Documents app’s local storage. Next, we need to save the same photos / videos to the Camera Roll (“Recently Added” on iOS 8) folder. The following steps will guide you to do so:
After the files have been exported, you should find all of them in the Camera Roll album. Transfer photos & videos to iPhone, iPad Camera Roll without iTunesNote: This method uses the WiFi sharing capability of the Documents app. If you are using some other app, ensure that your app provides a WiFi Sharing option. If not, this method won’t work for you. If you don’t want to use iTunes for transferring files from computer to your Camera Roll album, the Documents app also has a WiFi Drive that allows users to upload files from the computer to the app’s local storage over WiFi. You’ll need to connect your computer and your iPhone (or iPad) to the same WiFi network for this to work. Follow the steps below to upload files from your computer to Documents’ WiFi Drive:
Repeat the above step for all the files you want to transfer into the Documents app’s local storage. Once the files are in the app’s local storage, you can export them to the Camera Roll by following the same steps mentioned before:
If you want to import a decent number of photos or videos to Camera Roll without iTunes, accessing the WiFi drive using a web browser might not be convenient as the web interface does not support multiple file selection while uploading files over WiFi. Instead, you can connect the WiFi Drive to your PC or Mac as a WebDAV server, using Map Network Drive option in Windows or Connect to Server option on Mac. You may then copy the specific photos and videos to your computer through File Explorer (Windows) or Finder (Mac). If you don’t prefer WebDAV connection and need multiple file selection support in web-based interface, an app called iUSB lets you share several photos and videos from your computer to the app’s local storage over WiFi at a time. Once these files are imported into the app, you can save them to Camera Roll. The following steps will guide you to transfer multiple photos and videos from your computer to the iOS Camera Roll folder over WiFi:
By default, there are two folders created inside the app – Private and Documents. The Private folder cannot be accessed from your computer. You can also create additional folders inside the Private and Documents folder, but the free version only allows you to create a limited number of them. Also, only a limited number of files may be stored per folder, in the free version. To remove these limitations and get an ad-free experience, you can upgrade to the Pro version of iUSB. Transfer photos and videos from Mac to iOS Camera RollIf you have a Mac running OS X Yosemite or later and your iPhone or iPad has iOS 8 or above version installed, you may use Apple’s AirDrop feature to directly send photos and videos from the Mac to the Camera Roll on your iOS device. The below steps will guide you to transfer files from Mac to iOS Camera Roll via AirDrop.
Once file transfer is complete, supported photos and videos will be available in Camera Roll. So this is how you can transfer your photos and videos from your computer to the Camera Roll (or “Recently Added”) folder of your iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch, with or without the help of iTunes. If you come across any other methods to do the same, let us know via comments. Subscribe to our newsletter for more interesting posts like this. #iOS #iPhone All posts on 7labs, including this one, are compliant with our Content Disclosure policy. How do I transfer photos from my computer to my iPhone camera roll without iTunes?iCloud. The iCloud Photo Library is the answer to users concerns on how to transfer photos from PC to iPhone without iTunes. Simply select your photos from the computer and upload them to iCloud.com. Your photos will be automatically synced when you upload them when Wi-Fi is available.
Can I drag and drop photos from PC to iPhone?To transfer photos from computer to iPhone, just drag and drop the selection anywhere within the iPhone photo pane – basically from right to left. 💡 TIP: You can also drag and drop entire folders from PC to iPhone. Finally, click on the “Apply changes” button to confirm transferring photos from PC to iPhone.
How do I transfer photos from laptop to iPhone using USB?Step 1: Start iTunes and connect the iPhone to your laptop via a USB cable. Step 2: Click the iPhone icon on iTunes. And choose "Photos" in the drop-down menu. Step 3: Click on "Sync photos from option" and choose the folder containing photos.
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