How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPad

Open your iPhone's Settings., Tap your Apple ID., Tap iCloud., Tap Photos., Slide "iCloud Photo Library" to the "On" position., Slide "Upload to My Photo Stream" to the "On" position., Open your iPad's Settings., Tap your Apple ID., Tap iCloud., Tap...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Open your iPhone's Settings.

    It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen. , It's the top section in the Settings menu that contains your name and image if you've added one.

    If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

    If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green.

    Photos you take on your iPhone, as well as existing photos in your Camera Roll, will now be saved to iCloud.

    If you'd like to save storage space on your iPhone, tap Optimize iPhone Storage to store smaller versions of photos on your device. , Any new photos you take with your iPhone will now sync to all that devices on which you've signed in with your Apple ID when they're connected to Wi-Fi., It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen., It's the top section in the Settings menu.

    If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

    If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green., It's the round button on the face of your iPad, below the screen., It's a white app with a multi-colored flower icon., It's at the bottom of the screen., It's one of the albums on the screen, likely in the upper-left corner.

    After your iPhone and iPad have synced with iCloud, the photos from your iPhone will appear in this folder.
  2. Step 2: Tap your Apple ID.

  3. Step 3: Tap iCloud.

  4. Step 4: Tap Photos.

  5. Step 5: Slide "iCloud Photo Library" to the "On" position.

  6. Step 6: Slide "Upload to My Photo Stream" to the "On" position.

  7. Step 7: Open your iPad's Settings.

  8. Step 8: Tap your Apple ID.

  9. Step 9: Tap iCloud.

  10. Step 10: Tap Photos.

  11. Step 11: Slide "iCloud Photo Library" to the "On" position.

  12. Step 12: Press the Home button.

  13. Step 13: Open the Photos app.

  14. Step 14: Tap Albums.

  15. Step 15: Tap All Photos.

Detailed Guide

It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen. , It's the top section in the Settings menu that contains your name and image if you've added one.

If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green.

Photos you take on your iPhone, as well as existing photos in your Camera Roll, will now be saved to iCloud.

If you'd like to save storage space on your iPhone, tap Optimize iPhone Storage to store smaller versions of photos on your device. , Any new photos you take with your iPhone will now sync to all that devices on which you've signed in with your Apple ID when they're connected to Wi-Fi., It's a gray app that contains gears (⚙️) and is typically located on your home screen., It's the top section in the Settings menu.

If you are not signed in, tap Sign in to (Your Device), enter your Apple ID and password, then tap Sign In.

If you are running an older version of iOS, you may not need to do this step. , It's in the second section of the menu., It's near the top of the "APPS USING ICLOUD" section., It will turn green., It's the round button on the face of your iPad, below the screen., It's a white app with a multi-colored flower icon., It's at the bottom of the screen., It's one of the albums on the screen, likely in the upper-left corner.

After your iPhone and iPad have synced with iCloud, the photos from your iPhone will appear in this folder.

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