Transfer files wirelessly between your iPhone and computer with email, messages, or AirDrop (2024)

FAQs

How do I transfer files from iPhone to computer wirelessly? ›

Log in with your Apple ID on the website (or app). If you are using the website, you will be able to see and download the files on your PC from iCloud. If you have iCloud downloaded on your PC, go to This PC à iCloud Drive folder on windows 10, and click on the Download icon to transfer the files to your PC.

Overall, iCloud is one of the simplest methods to transfer data between an iPhone and almost any other device, including a Windows PC. Essentially, you upload your data to iCloud and then retrieve them on another device.

But unfortunately, Apple keeps its services exclusive to its ecosystem. That is, you can use AirDrop only when both devices are from Apple. Thus, you cannot AirDrop from Windows to iPhone using the traditional method. But it doesn't mean transferring data between your iPhone and PC is not possible.

You can connect your device using a USB or USB-C cable or a Wi-Fi connection.

Use iCloud: See Automatically keep your files up to date with iCloud. Use an external storage device, a file server, or a service like Box or DropBox: See Transfer files using an external storage device, a file server, or a cloud storage service on iPhone.

This can be because of many reasons: USB cable is broken. The USB port is not working. The Windows PC can't update the phone's drivers.

Tenorshare. Tenorshare iCareFone is a mobile utility tool for Apple devices(iPad, iPhones, etc.). The application has numerous features that allow you to transfer files between devices, create backups, etc., quickly. It's easy to transfer files from PC to iPhone without iTunes in this software.

You can connect the iPhone to a PC using a USB cable. Allow the connection to establish successfully by tapping “Trust” on your iPhone. Step 2: Now on your personal computer, click on My Computer, next go to your phone and select the files that your want to transfer.

You can use a cable to directly connect your iPhone to a Mac with OS X 10.9 or later, or to a PC with Windows 7 or later. Using the charging cable for your iPhone, connect iPhone to the USB port on your computer.

What is the equivalent of AirDrop? ›

This update, dubbed Quick Share, is essentially Android's answer to Apple's AirDrop. Previously, sharing files between Android devices was limited by compatibility issues. Google's Nearby Share and Samsung's Quick Share offered similar functionality to AirDrop, but they only worked within their respective ecosystems.

Mail Drop lets you send large files like videos, presentations, and images through iCloud. If you shared links through Mail Drop that are no longer available, you might have exceeded one or more of the service limits. With Mail Drop, you can send attachments up to 5 GB in size.

AirDrop isn't available on Windows or Android, but they both have AirDrop-style features. Nearby Sharing works between Windows 10 and Windows 11 PCs, while Google's Nearby Share works between Android devices and Android to PC.

Using the charging cable for your iPhone, connect iPhone to the USB port on your computer. If the cable isn't compatible with the port on your computer, you'll need to use an adapter (sold separately). Note: If an alert appears on your iPhone asking whether to trust this computer, select Trust.

There's no way to send files with Bluetooth from an iPhone, but you can use AirDrop. AirDrop uses both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to transfer files between Apple devices. You can use iCloud, email, and other cloud-sharing options to send files to a non-Apple device.