How to transfer photos from Samsung to Mac

Android and Mac don’t get along. You hear this saying over and over again. It is not difficult at all to transfer photos from a Samsung smartphone to a Mac. You only have to know how. In this text, we will give you three simple tips with which the data transfer is guaranteed to work.

Tip 1: Connect Samsung and Mac with a USB cable

You can connect your Samsung smartphone to your Mac using a USB cable. However, there is a small hurdle for the data transfer: You need a special program for this. But you can download it for free on the Internet — for example on the Chip.de website.

• First, you should download Android File Transfer. But be careful: In order for the program to start, you should Samsung according to Chip.de at least over Android 3.0 feature.
• In case you don’t know which Android version your Samsung just open the “Settings” on your smartphone. Then scroll down and tap on “Device information” and “Android version”. Your version will now be displayed.
• Next connect your smartphone with your USB cable Mac. At most Android devices USB cables are supplied.
• If the USB connection was successful, the display should show your smart phone a small USB icon will light up.
• Now all you have to do is open Android File Transfer — and you’re ready to transfer files between the two devices.

Tip 2: Connect Samsung and Mac via Bluetooth

Don’t feel like tangled cables? Then you can also connect your Samsung smartphone to your Mac via Bluetooth. According to Chip.de, the Bluetooth connection works even if your Samsung is not yet Android 3.0-capable.

• First you need to activate the Bluetooth connection on both devices.
• By your Mac To do this, click on the Bluetooth symbol in the status menu at the top right of the screen and then on “Bluetooth activate”. If you have a newer one Mac have, see instead “Bluetooth activate” just a small blue switch. In that case, just click the switch. When the switch jumps to the right, your Bluetooth connection is on.
• To establish the Bluetooth connection on your Samsung To activate, swipe down from the top of the screen. Next, press and hold the Bluetooth icon. It looks like a jagged B. Now tap on “pair new device”. Her Mac should now be displayed. Tap “Connect”.
• Once the Bluetooth connection between your Mac and the smartphone is available, you can select the pictures that you want to send. Then click on “Send via Bluetooth“ — and she should data transmission begin.
• It may be your Mac It still asks if you want to receive the data. In this case, simply click on “Yes”.

Tip 3: Connect Samsung and Mac using a cloud

You can also store your images in a cloud. This has two crucial advantages. First, you can access the cloud from both your Mac and your smartphone. And secondly, you can also load the images onto your Mac when your smartphone is not within reach.

• With Dropbox you can store up to two gigabytes of data online for free.
• To do this, open on your smartphone the Play Store and download Dropbox down.
• Then sign up Dropbox at. If you have a Google account, you can simply sign in via Google to use.
• After logging in, you can put your photos in Dropbox upload. For that, open Dropbox and choose a folder for your photos. Then tap the little plus sign and select the photos you want to upload.
• To the photos of Dropbox on their Mac to load, you must also on your Mac Dropbox to install. At Chip.de you can download Dropbox for your Mac for free.
• If Dropbox installed, you can open the program, log in and your uploaded photos on your Mac save on computer.

If you don’t want to use Dropbox, we have prepared a list of the best Dropbox alternatives for you.