Import Your Photos Manually
Using AirDrop is great, but if you’re thinking about transferring a lot of pictures, you might be better off importing them yourself.
This is the best option if you have a lot of pictures or long videos to transfer, or if your internet connection isn’t the best. All you need to do is use your iPhone, your Mac, and a cable to connect both of them.
- Connect your iPhone to your Mac using a USB-C to Lightning cable.
- On your Mac, open the Photos app.
- Click iPhone on the left side menu. You may need to unlock your iPhone.
- Select all the photos or videos you want to import by clicking on them.
- Click on Import Selected.
- You can also click on Import All New Items if you want to import everything at once.