IPhone – How to wirelessly transfer photos from the iPhone to the computer without using Photostream

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Sometimes I take a quick photo with my iPhone's camera and I need to get it onto my iMac.
I'd love to do this wirelessly (like syncing and everything else).

I'm aware that iCloud's Photostream should allow me to do this, but I don't have a new enough version of iPhoto to access it. I really never use iPhoto, so it's hard to justify an upgrade.

When I connect my phone to the computer with USB, there are a number of quick ways to get photos off of it. Image Capture, Preview, iPhoto, etc. But, none of those options are available via WiFi or Bluetooth.

Is there a way to transfer photos from my iPhone to my iMac wirelessly and without using Photostream?

Ideally, Image Capture and/or Preview would see the phone as a networked camera.

Best Answer

  1. Download Bump from the App Store.
  2. Go to https://bu.mp/
  3. Select your photos from in the bump app (from the camera roll or photo library).
  4. Press your phone into the spacebar of your Mac.
  5. Press connect on the website and on your phone
  6. You can then use the download or download all buttons on the website or drag and drop.

EDIT: As pointed out in the comments, bump is no longer around annoyingly. I know use DeskConnect, which is just as quick as bump, and has the advantage that you don't have to physically move either device, nor do you need to have them both at the same time in the same place. However it doesn't have a web client, so you need to install the software on your computer.

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