Loading photos from smartphone to PC - how it works

Nowadays it is possible to create photos with a smartphone with a high quality. You can save them on your phone or upload them to a cloud. If you want to edit the pictures afterwards, it is usually necessary to transfer them from the smartphone to your PC.

How to upload your photos from smartphone to PC

If you want to change your photos from smartphone with a special editing program, you usually need to upload the images to your PC first. There are different ways to do this.

1. If you are using a Windows PC, you can simply connect your smartphone to your PC using a suitable USB cable. With Android devices, this is recognized directly. If you have an iPhone, it is necessary to install iTunes first. In both cases, you must follow the displayed instructions on both the PC and your smartphone.
2. If the photos are stored on a micro SD, first remove the card from the smartphone. Then insert it into a suitable SD adapter and this into an SD card reader on your computer. Nun können Sie über den „DCIM“-Ordner auf Ihrem Rechner auf Ihre Bilder zugreifen.
3. Besitzen Sie ein älteres Samsung-Smartphone, benötigen Sie die Samsung Kies Software. Auch hier müssen Sie das Gerät über ein USB-Kabel mit Ihrem Computer verbinden, jedoch können Sie lediglich über die Software auf Ihre Bilder zugreifen.