3 Ways to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Android like Galaxy S9/Note 9

You've taken tons of photos with your iPhone and now you are planning to make a switch to Android - say, from iPhone to Samsung Galaxy S9/S9+ or Note 9. You certainly don't want to lose the pictures when you make the move to Android. Sending a bunch of pictures from iPhone to Android, however, can be a bit trickier. In this blog, we'll show you several simple ways to transfer photos from iPhone to Android.

Method 1: Drag and Drop

The easiest way to transfer your photos is to simply drag and drop the images from iPhone's default photo directory/folder to Android's image folder. For this method, you will need a Windows PC and the USB cables for both your iPhone and Android.

1. Connect both your iPhone and Android phone to your PC via USB cables.
2. On your Windows PC, open My Computer. You should be able to see two new drives or entries under Portable Devices.
3. From the iPhone's storage, locate the DCIM folder and find your photos.
4. Select the photos you want to transfer and drag them onto your Android images folder.

Method 2: Via Google+

It has become very common for people to exchange photos over a favorite IM client, such as, Google+ app. With Google+, you can have pictures on your iPhone backed up to your Google account and then saved to your new Android phone.

1. Locate the Google+ app on your iPhone and launch it. Then sign in to your Google account.
2. Tap Turn on Auto Backup on the Back up your photos page. Tap Yes when prompted to backup your exiting photos and videos.
3. On your Android phone, open the Google+ app and sign in with the same account.
4. Your iPhone photos will be in your Photos section on Google+ for Android, or in the Auto Backup folder in the Gallery Android app.

Method 3: Use Phone Data Transfer

FoneGeek Mobile Data Transfer is a professional phone data transfer tool designed to transfer data between Android and iOS devices. It can not only move photos from iPhone Camera Roll, but also pictures from iPhone library to Android phone with no quality loss.

   

1. Download and install the iPhone to Android Transfer tool on your computer. Then open the program and run it. In the primary window, click on Phone to Phone Transfer. 
2. Connect your iPhone as Source phone to the program and then your Android phone as Destination phone via USB cables.
3. Check Photos in the listed file types and tap Start Transfer. It will begin moving photos immediately.
4. After a while, you will be informed the transfer process completed. Now you can enjoy iPhone photos on your Android.