How to Transfer Google Photos to iPhone Camera Roll 2024
Do you know how to sync Google Photos to iPhone Camera Roll? 3 ways are listed here and you can choose the most suitable one to easily make it!
How do I get my photos from Google Photos to my iPhone?
How can I get my photos from Google Photos to my iPhone I don’t have access to the old phone.
- Question from Apple Community
Google Photos gives users 15 GBs of free storage space to upload photos and videos in either quality setting. It can automatically analyze photos, and identify various visual features and subjects to help users search for anything in their photos.
Google Photos offers great convenience for saving photos. But sometimes, you may need to save these pictures to your iPhone Photos app to view, edit or share. And you may want to ask: “How do I sync my Google Photos to my iPhone photos?”Just find answers in this guide!
To download multiple photos/videos from Google Photos/Google Drive, AOMEI FoneBackup mentioned in Method 3 will be the most ideal way!
Method 1. How to transfer Google Photos to iPhone Camera Roll manually
If you only need to save a small number of photos from Google Photos to your iPhone, it’s very convenient to do it directly on your iPhone.
To save a single photo from Google Photos, follow the steps below:
Step 1. Launch your Google Photos app on your iPhone and sign in with your account.
Step 2. Find the picture you want to save, hit the 3 dots icon on the top right corner, and press the Save to device button. Then it will be stored on your iPhone.
To save multiple photos from Google Photos, follow the guidance below:
Long tap on each photo that you want to save until there is a blue check on the left upper side. Then you can hit the share icon on the top sidebar and click Save to device to start downloading them.
If a photo you're trying to save is already on your phone, the Save to device option won't appear.
Method 2. How to sync Google Photos to iPhone Camera Roll automatically
If you have installed the Google Photos app on your iPhone, it can also automatically save Google Photos to your device.
Just hit your account profile photo> Go to Google Photos settings > Backup & sync and switch the slider ON for Backup and sync. In case you get a message for granting permission, you must go to Settings > Privacy > Photos and turn the slider ON for Google Photos.
Method 3. How to transfer multiple photos from Google Photos/Drive to iPhone Gallery
For people who want to know, “How can I transfer 1000 photos and videos from Google Photos to my iPhone”, the methods mentioned above might be a little inconvenient. But don’t worry, you can rely on the professional iPhone data transfer software to easily finish the process from PC.
You need to download all the photos you need from Google Photos on your computer, then use the tool to quickly transfer them to your iPhone.
Part 1. Download multiple images from Google Photos to PC
Go to photos.google.com on your computer > Select photos or videos you need > Click More > Download to start the download process.
Part 2. How to transfer Google Photos to Apple Photos
When you need to save Google images to your iPhone from PC, AOMEI FoneBackup’s powerful transfer feature will help you a lot.
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- Fast transfer speed helps you move 1000 + photos within minutes.
- Easily preview and select pictures you need to transfer.
- Various file formats can be supported, including jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, gif, heic, raw, etc.
- All iOS devices and versions can be recognized (iPhone 15/iOS 18).
Now you can follow the guidance below to get how to transfer Google Photos to iPhone 13/14/15 or other iPhone models.
Step 1. Connect your iPhone to the computer > Launch AOMEI FoneBackup > Go to Phone Transfer > Choose PC to iPhone and click Get Started.
Step 2. Go to the Photos or Videos option as you like > Click the + icon to choose files or drag and drop the data you need to transfer > Click OK to continue.
Step 3. Confirm the files you need to transfer > Click Start Transfer to transfer Google Photos to Apple Photos.
Once the process is finished, you can go to iPhone Photos app to check your download photos right now.
AOMEI FoneBackup also offers iPhone-to-PC transfer feature to help you upload photos from iPhone to Google Photos. Just go to Phone Transfer > Choose iPhone to PC to move photos from iPhone to PC and then you can upload pictures to Google Photos from the PC.
Why can't save Google Photos to iPhone?
If you encounter the Google Photos not saving to iPhone Camera Roll issue, it might be due to network issues or some unknown error. To resolve this, you can try the following methods:
Solution 1. Restart your iPhone
Solution 2. Navigate to the correct location
After downloading an older photo from Google Photos, you won’t find it at the top, but rather in the section of Google Photos that corresponds to the date associated with that photo. For example, if you added the photo on July 8, 2018, and then downloaded it to your phone, you’ll need to scroll down in Google Photos to the July 2018 section to find it.
Solution 3. Obtain necessary permissions
To store photos or videos downloaded from Google Photos on your phone, your device must have storage permissions. To verify and grant these permissions, follow these steps:
Go to Settings > Privacy > Photos > Find Google Photos > Read and Write.
Solution 4. Check for sufficient storage space
Go to Settings> General > Choose iPhone Storage to check it.
Method 5. Clear cache to free up some iPhone storage space
Conclusion
Now you can know how to transfer Google Photos to iPhone Camera Roll from this detailed guide. To get a few images from Google Photos, you can go to the app from your iPhone and download them directly.
If you have multiple photos that need to be saved, then it’s better to operate from PC. And the professional iPhone data transfer software - AOMEI FoneBackup will be your good helper!