How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Chromebook (3 Easy Ways)

While iPhones are primarily communication devices, they are known for their ability to take stunning photos. If you’re like most iPhone users, you’ll accumulate a lot of pictures on your device over time. When (or before) this happens, you’ll probably want to transfer them to a computer, an external hard drive, or a USB flash drive to free up space on your phone. Even if you automatically back up your photos to a cloud service like iCloud or Google Photos, transferring them to a computer allows you to do things like: Edit your photos using a free Photoshop alternativesomething that’s often easier to do on the big screen.

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If you have a Chromebook, you may be scratching your head trying to find the easiest way to transfer your iPhone photos to your computer. After all, Apple products work extremely well within the Apple ecosystem but don’t always perform well with non-Apple devices running ChromeOS. Fortunately, that’s not the case when it comes to moving photos from iPhone to Chromebook. There are actually a few easy ways to do this.

Even if you’re transferring photos from one of Apple’s latest flagship smartphones, iPhone 16 Pro or older model, the old-school method of transferring images from a phone to a computer via USB cable works when moving images between an iPhone and a Chromebook. If you’re using an iPhone 14 series or older model, you’ll need a USB to Lightning cable to do this. iPhone 15 models and later use a USB-C connection instead of a Lightning port. To transfer photos to your Chromebook with a USB cable, follow these steps:

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1. Use a USB cable to connect your iPhone to your Chromebook.
2. When prompted, select Allow on your iPhone to allow file access.
3. Open the Files app on your Chromebook and then click Apple iPhone.
4. Select DCIM to see photos stored on your iPhone.
5. Scroll through your photos and highlight the ones you want to copy, then press Ctrl + C.
6. Click Downloads in the sidebar.
7. Click on the three dots pointing down and select New Folder.
8. Open the new folder and press Ctrl + V to move the new photos there.

The latest Chromebooks have a USB-C port; Therefore, if you are using an iPhone 15 or newer model, you can use a USB-C to USB-C cable to transfer your photos. For older, affordable Chromebook models, you’ll need a USB-A to lighting cable (or a USB-C adapter). This is a good option if you’re not transferring a lot of photos or if you’re transferring images to a Chromebook that’s not connected to your Google account. Otherwise, it will usually be better to use the cloud syncing option.

If you’d rather not deal with cables when transferring your photos from iPhone to Chromebook, Google Photos is an effective alternative. Google Photos: one of the best Chromebook appsand you can use it to upload images from your iPhone and then download them to your Chromebook. You get 15GB of free storage in your Google accounts; This is enough for most people to store a large number of photos until they can transfer them to their Chromebook. To use Google Photos to transfer photos from iPhone to Chromebook, follow these steps:

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1. Download the Google Photos app on your iPhone.
2. Sign in to the Google account you use with your Chromebook.
3. Tap your profile photo in the upper right corner of the screen.
4. Tap Google Photos settings and select Backup.
5. Turn on the backup button.

If this is your first time using Google Photos on your iPhone, you’ll be asked to set up automatic backup when you open the app for the first time. Once you’ve completed these steps and your photos are synced, all you have to do is open Google Photos on your Chromebook to select the images you want to download.

If you use iCloud to back up your photos, you can use the cloud storage service to transfer your images from iPhone to Chromebook. Just like Google Photos, iCloud makes your photos accessible from any internet-connected device. Before you can use iCloud to transfer pictures between your iPhone and Chromebook, you first need to enable the service on your iPhone. Follow these steps to save your photos to iCloud:

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1. Open Settings on your iPhone.
2. Tap your name.
3. Scroll down and tap iCloud, then tap Photos.
4. Turn the Sync this iPhone switch to on.

Once you’ve completed these steps, you’re only a few steps away from downloading your photos to your Chromebook. To download photos from iCloud to Chromebook, follow these steps:

1. Open the web browser of your choice on the Chromebook and navigate to: iCloud.com.
2. Sign in with your Apple ID and open the Photos app.
3. Wait for the photos to load, then select the ones you want to download.
4. Click the download button (a cloud icon with an arrow pointing down) to download the photos.

Using iCloud to download your photos is one of the easiest ways to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Chromebook. However, since iCloud doesn’t offer as much free storage as Google Photos, you may run out of storage quickly if you take a lot of photos. But you can always Upgrade to iCloud Plus for additional storage if necessary.