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This How.com.vn will teach you how to download files on an iPhone using Safari and either the Mail or Messages app. If it's in a file format, you can most likely download it on your iPhone, but the file type (like .mp3 or .jpg) will determine what app it's saved with. For instance, if you downloaded a .jpg file, you'll most likely find it in your camera roll.
Steps
Using an App like Mail or Messages
Open Mail or Messages, whichever has the file you want to download. You may have received a PDF attachment in Mail that you want to save or a friend sent you a video file in Messages that you want to download to your phone.
Tap the attachment icon. It will immediately begin downloading. You'll be able to find this file in your Files app in the Downloads folder.[1]- If you want to open it in another app, tap and hold the attachment until a menu pops up, then tap the square with an arrow pointing up icon and select the app you want to open it with.
Long-tap a photo or video attachment, then tap Add to Photos. If the attachment is a photo or video, you can touch and hold your finger on the file to save it to your Photos app.[2]Advertisement
Using Safari
Navigate to the file you want to download. You can use any mobile web browser to download files, but Safari is recommended.
Tap the download link or icon. The next step might be a bit different depending on the type of file you're downloading.
Tap Download if prompted. Depending on the type of file you're downloading, you may see a pop-up message asking if you want to download the file. If you see this, tap Download to save the file to your default downloads folder, which is called Downloads.
Tap the share icon to download other types of files. If you're downloading a PDF or another type of file that doesn't prompt a "Download" pop-up, tap the sharing icon in the address bar at the top of Safari to open your sharing menu, which allows you to save the file or open it in another app.[3]
- If you have the option to do so, select Save to files, choose a location, and then tap Select to save the file.
- If you're saving a PDF, you can Copy to Books to read the PDF in the Books app.
Navigate to your downloaded file. You can find it most likely by using the Files app or an app that can open that file type. [4]- If you downloaded a file in Chrome, you'll find the file by opening the mobile Chrome browser, then tap the three-dot menu icon in the bottom corner > Downloads.[5]
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References
- ↑ https://smallbusiness.chron.com/download-attachments-iphone-54204.html
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/guide/iphone/work-with-attachments-iph845853585/ios
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT205751
- ↑ https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT206481
- ↑ https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95759?co=GENIE.Platform%3DiOS&hl=en
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1. Navigate to the file you want to download.
2. Tap the download or share icon.
3. Navigate to your downloaded file.
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