It is essential to have the ability to transfer the cute photos you have taken with your Google Project Ara, to your computer or your Mac. Whether it’s just to conserve the photos or to retouch them, you’ll need to transfer them to the computer or the Mac. To transfer photos from your Google Project Ara, there are different solutions that we will discover in this guide. We will first of all see ways to transfer the photos of the Google Project Ara in a classic way, in other words with the USB cable. In the further step, we will discover ways to transfer the photos with the Google Project Ara SD memory card, if you have one. Finally, we will see ways to transfer the photos to your computer via applications that use the internet.
Transfer photos from Google Project Ara to PC or Mac with USB cable
Transfer pictures to a PC
To transfer photos from your Google Project Ara to a computer, you can easily use the USB cable. Indeed, the cable you use to charge your phone will allow you to transfer your photos. To do this, nothing is easier. First, join your Google Project Ara to your computer by plugging in the USB cable. You must after that activate the Multimedia Device or USB storage option in the notification bar of your Google Project Ara. When done, your computer will identify the phone and you will then have the ability to access the phone files by going to My Computer. You should observe your phone listed as a removable drive. All you be required to do is open it and find the file named DCIM. It is in this file that the photos of your Google Project Ara are stored. You can then copy the pics you want to your computer.
Transfer photos to a MAC
In the same way as for the COMPUTER, the first step is to connect the Google Project Ara to the Mac via the USB cable. Then choose Multimedia Device or USB Storage in the notification bar of your Google Project Ara. When completed, you can open the Finder on your Mac and you should find the Google Project Ara 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 Google Project Ara to PC or Mac with the SD memory card
Transferring photos from the Google Project Ara to the memory card is a pretty simple technique, but the latter requires 2 conditions. In order to apply this methodology, you must first of all have a SD memory card on your Google Project Ara. The further 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 process is not the ideal for you. In the event that you meet these 2 circumstances, the transfer will be very straightforward. In reality, you will first have to take the SD memory card out of your Google Project Ara 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 duplicate the photos you prefer on the Mac or the PC.
Transfer photos with Dropbox or Google Drive
There are many applications that transfer photos from your Google Project Ara straight to your computer via the internet. Among these applications, we find the most interesting and free are Dropbox and Google Drive. With these applications, you can synchronize your photos and automatically find them on your COMPUTER or Mac. To do this, you have to download and install the application on your Google Project Ara through the PlayStore. Now that you have installed the application, you must make or sign in with your account. You can then choose the timings of the photos and screenshots of Google Project Ara 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 accomplished, you will have a folder on your COMPUTER or Mac where you can find all the photos that have been synchronized automatically. This is a technique that is highly convenient as the transfer of photos is carried out as you take them.
