Transfer Photos from Android to iPhone: 7 Best Free Ways

It is so exciting to unbox a new iPhone. However, if you were an Android user, you may feel confused about how to transfer data from android to iPhone when you got your new iPhone 15/14/13/12/11 or other models.

Because of the different operating systems, it is not easy to share data between Android phone and iPhone.  But with years of use, you have lots of pictures on your old phone, and want to send them to your iPhone. Don't worry, refer to the following content. This post concludes several common ways to transfer photos from an Android phone to an iPhone.

Method 1. Transfer photos from Android to iPhone without computer during setup

Apple is very considerate of new users. If you have important data like photos on an old Android phone, you could easily import photos to your empty iPhone without computer.

Move to iOS is the easiest solution for photo sharing between Android and iOS, but your pictures saved from other apps on Android might not be transferred.

1. Download and install the app Move to iOS on Android in Google Play.

2. Turn on the Wi-Fi button on Android and put iPhone near it.

3. On your iPhone:

• Start the device and set up it. Select your language and log in to Apple ID. If you don’t have an Apple ID yet, you could sign up for a new ID this time on your iPhone .

• Select Move Data from Android when you see Choose how you want to transfer apps and data to this iPhone on iPhone.

4. On your Android device: Open the Move to iOS app and tap Continue. You will see a box on the screen to enter your code.

5. On your iPhone: Tap Continue and you will get a code on the screen.

6. On your Android device: Enter the code shows on iPhone > Select the data you want to transfer to iPhone on the screen and tap Next.

7. Wait for the process to be completed on iPhone and finish the next steps to set iPhone. Then you could use your iPhone and find your Android photos in the Photos app.

If the Move to iOS process is interrupted, you may need to keep on reading to find another way to move your photos.

Method 2. The best way to share photos from Android to iPhone for free

Users familiar with Apple devices are likely aware of the AirDrop feature, enabling seamless wireless transfer among Apple devices. However, achieving AirDrop-like functionality between Android and iOS seemed challenging. With the introduction of the efficient FoneTool for Android, this scenario has changed.

Just come and click the button to download it on your Android device and click this link to get it on your iPhone. Now you can follow the steps below to learn how to send photos from Android to iPhone wirelessly.

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Step 1. Launch FoneTool on both your iPhone and Android, then allow the application to use WLAN. (Just turn on the Wi-Fi option, it doesn't require any Wi-Fi connection.)

Step 2. Create a connection

On your Android device: Go to Connect Device > Choose Connect to iOS to get the connection code.

On your iPhone: Go to Connect Device > Choose Connect to Android and use your iPhone to scan the code showing on Android.

Then tap Join on your iPhone, and 2 devices will connect successfully after a while.

Step 3. Go to File Transfer on your source Android device > Choose images you want to move > Click Send to begin > Tap Confirm on your iPhone to receive these pictures.

After the process, you can view all your moved pictures within the Photos app on iPhone.

Method 3. Import photos to iPhone with FoneTool on PC

If you need to transfer pictures from Android to iPhone with a USB cable, then FoneTool also offers a Windows app for you to finish the process.

You can export photos from Android to PC and then use this fastest iPhone photos transfer app FoneTool to move photos to iPhone 15/14/13/12/11/X or iPhone SE. Now you can follow the steps below to see how it works.

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Step 1. Connect your Android phone to computer with a USB cable.

Step 2. Open File Explorer and find your device name in the sidebar. If you don’t see your device name here, you can wait for a while to operate or modify the settings on your phone to Use USB to Transfer media files.

Step 3. Find the folder named DCIM > Camera. You can select some of the useful photos to save to another position on the computer or copy and paste the whole folder. Then disconnect the Android phone.

Transfer photos from PC to iPhone

Step 4. Download and install FoneTool. Connect your iPhone to computer with a USB cable.

Step 5. Select Phone Transfer on the home screen. Go to PC to iPhone and click Get Started.

Step 6. Click the box to find and add your photos here.

Step 7. Click Start Transfer to import photos to the iPhone.

That's all about how to share photos from Android to iPhone with FoneTool on PC.

Method 4. Get photos from Android to iPhone via iCloud

iCloud is a private cloud service for Apple users. After setting up iPhone, you could have 5GB of free storage. It could be used to sync all the iOS devices signed in with the same Apple ID.

1. Connect your Android devices to computer and export the photos from Android using the method in section 3.

2. Open your browser and go to icloud.com.

3. Signed in your Apple ID.

4. Select the feature of Photos on this page.

5. Upload your Android pictures to iCloud by clicking the Upload icon in the upper-right corner.

6. Unlock iPhone and connect it to the Internet. Go to Settings > [your name] > iCloud > Photos.

7. Switch on iCloud Photos and wait for the photos to be downloaded from iCloud.

Method 5. Sync photos from Android to iPhone with iTunes

You might have known iTunes as a store to purchase music and videos, but for iPhone users, it is also a data transfer tool. You could use iTunes to sync photos to iPhone.

1. Still you need to export photos from Android by reading section 3.

2. Download and install the latest iTunes and connect the iPhone to computer with a USB cable.

3. Wait for the device icon appears on the upper-left corner of the window and click it.

4. Select Photos from the sidebar on the left.

5. Locate your photos from Android and add them to iTunes.

6. Click Apply to send these photos to targeted iPhone.

Method 6. Send pictures from Android to iPhone using Google Photos

Google Photos is another wireless way to move Android photos to iPhone. But Google Photos only provides 15GB of storage for free users, and the network quality might affect the transfer speed. Now you can follow the instructions below to finish the process.

Step 1. Go to Google Play to download Google Photos for your Android device and go to App Store to get it for your iPhone.

Step 2. Open Google Photos on Android device > Sign in with your Google account > Tap on Settings > Enable Backup & Sync and all photos will automatically sync to the app.

Step 3. Launch Google Photos on your iPhone > Sign in with the same Google account and manually choose all synced photos to download them to your iPhone.

Method 7. Import Android photos to iPhone with SHAREit

SHAREit, a Bluetooth-powered transfer application, allows wireless photo transfer from Android to iPhone. Now you can download SHAREit on your Android device from the Play Store and go to the App Store to get it on your iPhone to explore the wireless transfer way.

On your Android phone: Open SHAREit > Select Send > Choose the photos you want to transfer, then tap SEND > Tap CONNECT TO iOS/WP. This prompts the display of a mobile hotspot name and password.

On your iPhone: Connect to the hotspot > Launch the app and click Receive the get the moved photos from Android.

Conclusion

This passage introduces some free tools for you to transfer photos from Android to iPhone. If you have a new iPhone, you can easily use the Move to iOS app to migrate all data during the setup process. To only import photos to iPhone, FoneTool, iCloud, iTunes, Google Photos and SHAREit can help you. 

Besides, FoneTool is a comprehensive backup & transfer tool. You could also use it to back up iPhone 15 to protect your new iPhone data.