How to airdrop pictures from iphone to iphone

• Airdrop files automatically go to the iPhone app associated with their file type.
• On a Mac, files you've received through AirDrop will automatically go to the Downloads folder.
• You'll have to make sure AirDrop is enabled on your iPhone or Mac to accept or send files.

AirDrop is often used as a quick and easy way to share files between Apple devices.

On an iPhone, the files you receive through AirDrop will go to the app that is associated with their file type, and on a Mac, they will go to your Downloads folder.

First, however, you have to make sure your iPhone is ready to receive AirDrop files.

How to turn on AirDrop

Before you start receiving AirDrop files, make sure your iPhone or Mac is ready to receive them. 

On iPhone

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Tap on General.

3. Tap on AirDrop – this should be on top of the second set of items.

4. Tap on Everyone to ensure anyone can AirDrop to your iPhone. 

Once someone AirDrops you, a pop-up will show up on your iPhone asking if you want to accept the file. When you tap accept, the file will be downloaded.

On Mac

1. Open Finder on your Mac.

2. In the menu bar at the top, click Go and then AirDrop.

You can open the AirDrop window through Finder. Insider

3. In the AirDrop window, click the dropdown next to Allow me to be discovered by and select Everyone.

You can choose to receive AirDrops from everyone. Insider

When you receive an AirDropped file, your Mac will ask you to accept the file before downloading it.

Where AirDrop files go

On iPhone, AirDrop files go to the app that is associated with their file type, like Photos or Notes. On Mac, AirDrop files always go to your Downloads folder.

No matter what type of file you've received via AirDrop, follow the steps below to find it on your iPhone or Mac.

On iPhone

AirDrop files are stored in the app that matches them.

For example, pictures will be saved in your Photos app. A presentation will be saved in Keynote. Contacts will be saved in Contacts. And so on.

After you've sent or received an AirDrop file, check the app that matches the file type to ensure it went to the right place and was saved. It should automatically save and open in that app's files.

If you can't find it in that app's files, then try the process again. Make sure you have enough space to accept downloads on your iPhone.

On Mac

On Mac, the AirDropped files will automatically go to the Downloads folder.

1. Open Finder on your Mac.

2. In the menu bar at the top, click Go and then Downloads.

You'll find the AirDropped files in the "Downloads" folder. Insider

3. Now you'll be able to see the files that were AirDropped to you.

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The AirDrop feature help users quickly share photos, videos, contacts, Passbook passes, Voice Memos, Map location, and everything else that appears on a Share sheet between two iDevices. If you just get one new iPhone like the newest iPhone SE 2020, you may want to transfer some photos to it to set as the wallpaper and you can take advantage of AirDrop to make it so you come to this page to find the method.

In this article, I’ll detail every detail about how to AirDrop photos from iPhone to iPhone or iPad. Besides, another easy way to help you transfer all photos in one click will also be discussing. If you’d like to transfer hundreds or thousands of photos, it’s a recommended way to go.

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How to AirDrop Photos from iPhone to iPhone/iPad

The steps are the same no matter you want to AirDrop photos from iPhone to iPhone or AirDrop photos from iPhone to iPad or vice versa. Before you begin, please turn on the Wi-Fi and Bluetooth on both two devices. If either of the devices has Personal Hotspot on, please turn it off.

Turn on AirDrop

1. Open Control Center: Swipe up from the bottom of your screen or swipe down from the top right corner of the screen (iPhone X and later).

2. Turn on AirDrop: Press firmly or touch and hold the network settings card in the upper-left corner > Tap AirDrop and choose Contacts Only or Everyone.

Notes:

> If you choose "Contacts Only", only your contacts can see your device. If you choose "Everyone", all nearby Apple devices using AirDrop can see your device.
> If you choose "Contacts Only" and want to share photos to another, please make sure both the devices have logged into iCloud. It will check whether you are in each other's Contacts.

Choose the Photos You Want to AirDrop

1. Go to Photos app on the source iPhone and select the photos you want to share.

2. Tap the Share icon in the lower-left corner.

3. Tap the AirDrop user that you want to share with.

Tip: What to Do If Contacts Don't Show Up in the AirDrop Interface?
Turn off/on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi; Toggle Airplane mode on and off; Switch to "Everyone" to avoid contact mismatch.

Receive the Photos on Target Device

A window will display on the target iPhone screen with a preview of the content and you should hit the Accept to receive the photos. The photos will be saved in the Photos app.

An Easier Way to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPhone

From the about, you know how to AirDrop photos on iPhone. However, it’s not that convenient if you want to transfer lots of photos. So here in this part, I’d like to introduce another easy way that can help you transfer all photos from one iPhone to another with one click.

FoneTool, one free iPhone backup manager can help you transfer selected photos between two iDevices without effort. Two steps to complete the transfer: Transfer photos from source iPhone to computer > Transfer the photos to the target iPhone.

★ More Features:

● It lets you preview and select the photos you want to transfer.
● It offers a fast transfer speed: transfer every 100 photos in 2 seconds.
● It will not erase any existing data on the device during the process.
● It also supports transferring contacts, messages, songs, videos.

The tool supports all iPhone/iPad models including the newest iPhone 14/13/12/11/iPhone SE 2020 and works well with the latest iOS 16/15. Get the tool now and follow the steps below to transfer photos from iPhone to iPhone/iPad in a few minutes.

1. Launch FoneTool > Connect your source iPhone to computer via USB cable.

2. Click iPhone to PC  under More Features > Click + > Choose Photos to choose the pictures you want to transfer > Click OK to confirm.

3. Choose the storage path on Transfer Settings > Click Transfer to transfer all the selected pictures to computer.

Transfer Photos to Target iPhone

1. Unplug the source iPhone and then connect the target iPhone to computer > Click PC to iPhone on the homepage.

2. Press the + icon and locate the path where you save the photos.

3. If everything is OK, click Start Transfer.

Conclusion

That’s all for how to AirDrop contacts from iPhone to iPhone or iPad. If you just want to transfer several photos, AirDrop is indeed a good choice. However, if you want to transfer hundreds or thousands of photos, you’d better let FoneTool help you, which is more convenient.

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