So you get pictures from your Android phone - Computer Total

You probably like me hundreds – if not thousands – of pictures on your phone. It is not always clear how to get those photos off your phone but there are different ways.

use USB

The traditional way to get things off your phone is to plug.

the device with a USB cable into your computer

On Windows: Windows handles Android phones like any other camera, so when you plug your phone into your computer, Windows will ask you what you want to do. You can view the files in Windows Explorer and use, you can use Windows Explorer to import them or with another program all the photos for you – import

– like the Windows 8 Photo Viewer app.

On OS X: If you are using a Mac, Google’s free Android File Transfer app requires a very simple app on Mac OS X 10.5 or newer and Android phones and tablets works that Android 3.0 Honeycomb or higher. After installation, the app automatically when you have an Android phone or tablet connects to the computer.

Your photos can be at two locations: the Pictures directory, or DCIM directory. Pictures you have taken with your phone are probably in the DCIM directory, while other photographs or images (like screenshots) probably in the Pictures map will stand. For photos you’ve taken with your phone to save, you must double-click the DCIM directory. In it you may see another folder named Camera . Open this folder, and you should be able to.

in your photos

yourself to e-mail

Android you can easily photos to yourself email. It is not ideal if you want to get off many pictures of your phone but the possibility is there. Open Gallery app and go to the album where the photos are to share. Press the three dots in the upper right, then press Select Item from the menu that pops up.

Select the photos you want to send to your computer, then press the email button in the toolbar at the top of the screen – it looks like an envelope with a card sticking out. If this button is not in the taskbar, then press the share button – resembling a tilted V – and select Gmail . You will then see where you can add your email address and the photos you send.

to yourself a composition window

Google Drive

the Gallery app you can also upload photos to your Google Drive, so you can access them everywhere. If you Google Drive app on your Mac or PC, you can install pictures and other files to synchronize. You automatically to your computer

Select the photos you want to upload to Google Drive and press the share button. In the menu on See all , and select Drive . You will then be asked if you want to give the photos. Title You must specify which account you want to upload and in which location the files will be placed. If everything looks OK, press , and all photos are uploaded.

Dropbox and other online storage services

Dropbox is another good option to get your photos. your phone off Install the Dropbox client on all your computers and devices, and files in your Dropbox account sync everywhere. You can choose which photos you want to upload, install, which is useful if you want to be.

selectively the free Dropbox app for Android

After installation, you can upload your photos from the Android Gallery app directly to Dropbox. To do this, select the photos you want to upload, click on the share button, press See all , and select Add to Dropbox . Now you can choose where you want to put your photos. Down Once you are ready to upload your pictures press Add , and Dropbox to get started. Then you would have to appear. Photos on all your devices that Dropbox is installed

Another feature of Dropbox is Camera Upload , which you pictures of your phone can automatically upload to Dropbox so you do not have to select and upload separately. You can enable this feature when the Dropbox app for the first install on your phone, or from the settings of the app (press the three dots in the upper right corner in the Dropbox app and select Settings ).

Dropbox may be perhaps the most widely used online storage and synchronization service, but it is not the only one. Other possibilities include: Box.net , Amazon Cloud Drive and Microsoft SkyDrive. All these apps do basically the same, although they all work a little differently.

This is a fairly translated article from our sister site TechHive.com, written by Nick Mediati (@ dtnick). The views of the author do not necessarily reflect those of ComputerTotaal.nl.

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