Iphone user to Galaxy s5 - transfer photos without phone but backup ?

[Brigitte Leber]

Hello, my husband and I switched phones. He's got my iPhone and I've got his Galaxy. We've already completely transferred the data, SIM card etc. But my photos are not on my phone.

The only place I know that my iPhone photos exist is via the iTunes backup on my PC. (no they're not on the cloud darn it.)

Does anyone know if it's possible to export the iTunes backup on my PC into my phone?

Thank you!

 

[Golfdriver97]

Welcome to the forums. I don't have an Apple myself, but I am asking around.

 

[SpookDroid]

If the pictures are on your PC but not on your phone, all you'd need to do is find the folder where iTunes stores them (usually My Documents, but you might have changed that) and just copy them over to your phone. Or if you want them in the cloud, then upload them to a cloud service and then link your phone to said service (Dropbox and Google Photos are some of the favorites, plus you should have gotten 50GB worth of Dropbox storage for free for two years with your Galaxy, I believe...)

Or, you can try Samsung's tool. I've heard mixed reviews about it, but for the most part, it seems to help.
Smart Switch: Data Transfer for PC, Mac & More | Samsung | Samsung

 

[TitoRoE]

Not sure if it will work...but...with phone (Samsung) plugged in...open itunes and see if you could drag and drop the pix to the phone...