photo transfer

ps2659

We are going on holiday soon and wondered if anyone can help, we take lots of photos on the phone and wondered if we could buy an adapter to transfer the pictures from the phone to an adaptor, then when we get home plug the adapter into the laptop to transfer all pictures.
Any help appreciated.

ballyblack

no need for adaptor or leads.

Install 'Google photos' on phone.

Then simply log into google photos on laptop and download

DigForVictory

If you have any reason not to trust the Internet access (China etc) you may want to take a tablet that will let you copy from phone to have hard disk.
(I’d then worry the disk might get damaged.)
Plural storage cards?

Cheap simpler safer if the net cooperates, Google!

Paul_DNAP

Yes - just use google photos to upload the pictures to the cloud (good idea for back up too).


(You can get other apps to put them into different cloud storages, if you're on a iPhone then your pictures are probably already on the iCloud anyway. There is also a way to do it for Microsoft OneDrive, and if you're using a kindle type device your pictures are uploaded to Amazon cloud.)


On the laptop end, install the companion google/onedrive/iCloud photo app, furnish that with your login and it will automatically download them to your computer in the background and you'll have a folder on your PC that has all the pics you've taken.

glennevis

I use an OTG cable and plug a USB stick into my android phone.

photome

glennevis wrote: »

I use an OTG cable and plug a USB stick into my android phone.

I was going to say the same thing, if you dont want to use online storage

dipsomaniac

Use Google photos. No need for a adapter. I prefer to connect phone to pc via a cable to transfer rather than download as it's quicker

Tom99

If you then delete the photos from the phone because storage is low will they stay on Google Photos?

ballyblack

Tom99 wrote: »

If you then delete the photos from the phone because storage is low will they stay on Google Photos?

Yes!

There is a built in facility in google photos that will delete photos on device that have already been backed up

You have to activate this facility

Spelunthus

You can choose to do this with Google Photos. It requires a fairly good WiFi connection (or a good 4G connection, if your data plan can stand it). The photos back up to the Google Cloud where you can view them, and download again to any suitable device. You need to choose the option for "full size backups" - otherwise quality may suffer. You can also choose to delete photos from your phone, if they have been successfuly backed-up. You need to read up on the Google Photos app.

dipsomaniac

Tom99 wrote: »

If you then delete the photos from the phone because storage is low will they stay on Google Photos?

Yes but you will need another backup so best to transfer to pc/laptop/nas