

I honestly use AirDrop every day to complete work here at iMore. You can just tap it to send to your most frequently AirDropped device, which may be your Mac. If you use AirDrop enough, it will begin to show up as the first choice in the top row of sharing options. On your Mac, the AirDropped image should appear in a Finder window.Transfer photos via AirDrop on iPhone and iPad by showing steps: Tap AirDrop, tap the Mac you want to send the images to (Image credit: iMore)


AirDrop is fast, power-efficient, and secure. With AirDrop, you're using Bluetooth Low Energy to basically create a point-to-point WiFi network that can transfer data between two Apple devices, such as an iPhone and a Mac, an iPhone to another iPhone, an iPhone to an iPad - you get the idea. Another quick way on how to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Mac is to utilize AirDrop. Transfer the photos with AirDropĭon't use the Photos app on Mac? No problem. Once it's completed, you can disconnect your iPhone or iPad from your Mac.īefore iCloud Photos was a thing, this was probably the best and most straightforward way on how to transfer photos from your iPhone to your Mac.

Import photos from iPhone or iPad via the Photos app on Mac by showing: Click device name in the sidebar if it does not go to the Import screen after plugging in automatically, then select your photos (Image credit: iMore) If you did not select photos, click Import All New Photos. If not, just click on the device name in the sidebar.
