If you need to move an image to your phone, there are several ways to do it. Your preferred method depends on how image transfer works: Are you sending images to yourself or to others? Does the recipient of the image have a smartphone (iPhone, Android, Windows Phone)? Is the image you want to send on your own computer or phone? The answers to these questions can help you determine how to send the image.
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Method 1 of 4: Sending Images from Computer to Phone via Email
Step 1. Open an email manager program or website with your computer
If the recipient's phone has an e-mail feature, the image should be downloaded as an attachment. You can also send emails to your phone via MMS (Multimedia Messaging Service).
Step 2. Compose a new email
Most modern smartphones provide a feature to check email directly on them.
Step 3. Insert the image
Click the "Attachments" button in the email composition window to search for the image on your computer. Most email services support sending images up to 20 MB in size, which is about 5 images per email.
Step 4. Enter the recipient's information
There are several ways you can do this, depending on the intended recipient of the image:
- Standard email - If you're trying to transfer an image to your own phone, enter your email address. If you want to send a picture to someone else, and that person has a cell phone that can receive email, you can enter their email address.
- MMS - If you want the email to be sent as an MMS message to the recipient's phone, use the recipient's MMS address. If you are looking for the MMS address of a specific network service, make sure that you select the MMS address, not the SMS address.
Step 5. Send the email
You may have to wait a while for the image to finish uploading to the email server, then a few more moments for the message to finish sending.
Step 6. Open the email or MMS message that contains the image sent using your phone
If you send yourself a picture, the email should appear on your phone after a while. Make sure that your phone is turned on and connected to the internet.
To receive MMS messages, you need a mobile data connection
Step 7. Save the image
The process for saving an image on each phone is different, but in most cases you can press and hold an open image on the screen or press the Menu button and choose to save it to your phone. Repeat this process for each image attached to the email.
Method 2 of 4: Sending Images from Phone to Phone
Step 1. Open the image in the phone that you want to send
Use the Photos app on your phone to open the image you want to send.
Step 2. Press the "Share" button
This button is displayed in different forms, depending on the type and version of the phone you are using.
Step 3. Choose the method you want to use to send the image
There are several options you can do, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
- Email - This app will send the image as an attachment in the email message.
- Messaging - This app will send the photo as an attachment in a text message (MMS), or via iMessage (if the sender and recipient of the image use an Apple iPhone).
- Application-specific options - There will be many other options displayed based on the applications you have installed, including Facebook, Hangouts, WhatsApp, and more. Choose the application that best suits your needs and the recipient of the image.
Step 4. Complete the message sending process
Depending on the method used, you will need to complete the process of sending the message that will be sent along with the image. The message sending process may take a while if you are sending several pictures at once.
Method 3 of 4: Transferring Images from Computer to iPhone
Step 1. Merge all the images you want to move into one folder
You can have multiple subfolders within a folder, but pictures will be easier to move to iPhone if all pictures are placed in the same place.
Step 2. Connect iPhone with computer via USB cable
Step 3. Open iTunes
Step 4. Select your iPhone
If you've never connected your iPhone to a computer before, you'll need to grant the computer the right to use your Apple ID. iTunes will walk you through the process and ask you to sign in using your Apple ID and password.
On the iPhone screen, you will be asked if you trust the connected computer
Step 5. Select the Photos option in the left menu after you select iPhone
Step 6. Check the "Sync Photos" box
Step 7. Select the folder that holds the images you want to move
Step 8. Click the button
Apply. Your pictures will sync to your iPhone and can be found in the Photos app.
Method 4 of 4: Transferring Images from Computer to Android Phone
Step 1. Prepare your computer
Depending on the operating system you are using, there are a few requirements that you must meet first:
- Windows - Ensure that the computer is installed with Windows Media Player 10 or later. You can find out about the update by pressing the "Help" menu and selecting "Check for updates".
- Mac OS X - Download Android File Transfer tool from Google. With this tool, you can connect your Android device with a Mac computer. You can get it for free from android.com/filetransfer/.
Step 2. Connect Android device with computer via USB cable
If you are using Windows, the Autoplay window will usually appear. If you're using a Mac, your Android device should appear on the desktop.
Step 3. Open the Android device through the computer to explore the files in it
You will see a lot of directories that hold a lot of your Android files.
Step 4. Open the Pictures folder
This folder is the best place to store the moved images, as the Gallery or Photos app on Android will automatically retrieve the images from this folder.
Step 5. Copy the pictures you want to move into the Pictures folder of your Android device
You can copy and paste pictures or click and drag pictures into the Pictures folder. This process may take a while if you are copying a lot of images.
