It is important to be able to transfer the beautiful photos you have taken with your Google Pixel 3, to your laptop or your Mac. Whether it’s just to save the photos or to modify them, you’ll have to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Google Pixel 3, there are several solutions that we will see in this guide. We will 1st see how you can transfer the photos of the Google Pixel 3 in a basic way, that is to say with the USB cable. In the second step, we will see the right way to transfer the photos with the Google Pixel 3 SD memory card, if you own one. At last, we will see how you can transfer the photos to your laptop via apps that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Google Pixel 3 to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer photos from your Google Pixel 3 to a laptop, you can use the USB cable. Really, the cable you use to charge your phone will enable you to transfer your photos. To accomplish this, nothing is easier. First, join your Google Pixel 3 to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must then activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Google Pixel 3. When done, your computer will recognize the phone and you will then have the ability to access the phone files by going to My Computer. You must observe your phone appearing as a removable drive. All you have to do is open it and find the document named DCIM. It is in this file that the photos of your Google Pixel 3 are stored. You can then copy the pics you desire to your laptop.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same way as for the PC, the first step is to connect the Google Pixel 3 to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Google Pixel 3. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should observe the Google Pixel 3 appear in the list of devices on the left. All you have to do is find the DCIM file and transfer the photos to your Mac. Well, that’s it !
Transfer photos from Google Pixel 3 to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Google Pixel 3 to the memory card is a pretty useful process, but the latter requires two conditions. In order to apply this technique, you must 1st have a SD memory card on your Google Pixel 3. The secondary condition is that: your photos must be saved on it. So if your photos do not register by default on the phone’s SD memory card, this technique is not the ideal for you. In the event that you meet these two circumstances, the transfer will be rather straightforward. In reality, you will first need to take the SD memory card out of your Google Pixel 3 and slide it into your mac or your laptop. 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 prefer on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are various apps that transfer photos from your Google Pixel 3 straight to your laptop via 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 automatically find them on your PC or Mac. To accomplish this, you need to download and install the app on your Google Pixel 3 through the PlayStore. Once you have installed the app, you must make or sign in with your account. You can then choose the timings of the photos and screenshots of Google Pixel 3 by going to the settings. Once the synchronization is triggered, you will have to download and install the same software 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 process that is highly convenient as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
