It is essential to have the ability to transfer the pretty photos you have taken with your Fairphone, to your computer or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the pics or to retouch them, you’ll want to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Fairphone, there are different solutions that we will see in this tuto. We will first see ways to transfer the photos of the Fairphone in a basic way, in other words with the USB cable. In the secondary step, we will see tips on how to transfer the photos with the Fairphone SD memory card, if you have one. Finally, we will see ways to transfer the photos to your computer via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Fairphone to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer pictures from your Fairphone to a computer, you can easily use the USB cable. Indeed, the cable you use to charge your telephone will allow you to transfer your pics. To accomplish this, nothing is easier. First, join your Fairphone to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then simply activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Fairphone. When completed, your computer will recognize the telephone and you will then have the ability to access the telephone files by going to My Computer. You should see your telephone appearing as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the directory named DCIM. It is in this file that the photos of your Fairphone are kept. You can then copy the photos you desire to your computer.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In a similar manner as for the PC, the first step is to connect the Fairphone to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Fairphone. When done, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Fairphone appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is locate the DCIM file and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s it !
Transfer photos from Fairphone to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Fairphone to the memory card is a pretty useful technique, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to apply this approach, you must first have a SD memory card on your Fairphone. The further condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your pics do not register by default on the telephone’s SD memory card, this methodology is not the best for you. Whenever you meet these 2 conditions, the transfer will be very basic. In fact, you will first need to take the SD memory card out of your Fairphone and slip it into your mac or your computer. The SD memory card will appear in removable disks on PC and mobile devices on Mac. All you have to do is open the DCIM file on the memory card and copy the photographs you desire on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are various apps that transfer photos from your Fairphone right to your computer through the internet. Among these apps, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these apps, you can synchronize your photos and instantly find them on your PC or Mac. To accomplish this, you need to download and install the application on your Fairphone through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the application, you must make or sign in with your account. You can then choose the timings of the pics and screenshots of Fairphone by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is turned on, you will have to download and install the same software program on your PC or Mac. When this step is finished, you will have a folder on your PC or Mac where you can find all the pics that have been synchronized automatically. This is a technique that is particularly convenient as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
