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This How.com.vn teaches you how to share photos from an Android phone or tablet to an iPhone.

Method 1
Method 1 of 3:

Sharing with Google Photos

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Google Photos on your Android.
    It’s the multicolored pinwheel icon that’s typically on the home screen. You may also find it in the app drawer.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap Sharing.
    It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap Start a new share.
    If you already have shared albums, you may have to scroll down to find it.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Select the photos you want to share.
    A blue check mark will appear at the top-left corner of each photo you want to share.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Tap NEXT.
    It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Type the phone number or email address of the person you’re sharing with.
    If the person is one of your contacts, you can start typing their name and then select it when Photos detects a match.
    • You can add more than one person if you wish.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Tap DONE.
    It’s at the top-right corner of the screen.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Type a title and message (optional).
    You can give this photo or album a title by typing it into the “Add a title” field. If you’d like to include a message, typing it into the “Add a message” field.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Tap SEND.
    It’s at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
  10. How.com.vn English: Step 10 Ask your friend with the iPhone to check for a new message.
    Once they receive the message from you via Google Photos, they can tap the link to join the album and view the photos.
    • Shared albums can be accessed in the Sharing tab of Google Photos.
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Method 2
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Sharing your Entire Google Photos Library with a Partner

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Open Google Photos on your Android.
    It’s the multicolored pinwheel icon that’s typically on the home screen. You may also find it in the app drawer.
    • Use this method if both you and the iPhone user use Google Photos and you want them to be able to access all of your photos without having to share them.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Tap the ≡ menu.
    It’s at the top-left corner of the screen.
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap Add partner account.
    An info screen will appear.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap GET STARTED.
    It’s at the bottom of the blue screen.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Tap the person you want to share with.
    If you don’t see this person in the list, type their email address into the blank at the top of the screen instead.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Select what you want the partner to access.
    You can select either All photos or Photos of specific people (if you use face tagging).
    • If you want the person to be able to see your photos a certain day forward (but not any photos prior to that), tap Only show photos since this day, select a date, then tap OK.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Tap NEXT.
    A confirmation screen will appear.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Tap SEND INVITATION.
    It’s the blue button at the bottom of the screen.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Enter your password and tap SEND.
    Once your friend accepts the invitation, they can access your Google Photos.
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Method 3
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Sharing with Dropbox

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  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Upload the images to Dropbox on your Android.
    If you don’t have Dropbox, you’ll have to download it from the Play Store and create an account. Here’s how to upload photos once you’re set up:[1]
    • Open Dropbox.
    • Go to the folder where you want to upload the photos.
    • Tap + at the bottom of the screen.
    • Tap Upload photos or videos.
    • Select the photos you want to upload.
    • Tap the folder icon, then select the folder you want to upload to.
    • Tap Set location.
    • Tap Upload. The photos are now in your Dropbox, ready to be shared.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Go to the folder where you uploaded the photos.
    If you want to share the whole folder, don’t open it—just bring it up on the screen.[2]
  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Tap the down-arrow next to the file or folder.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Tap Share.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Enter the email address of the person you’re sharing with.
    This should be an email address the person with the iPhone can access from their phone.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Select Can view from the “These people” menu.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Type a message (optional).
    You can include some words with the photos if you wish.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Tap Send.
    The person you shared with will receive an email message informing them of how to access the photos.
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      How.com.vn English: Nicole Levine, MFA
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      This article was co-authored by How.com.vn staff writer, Nicole Levine, MFA. Nicole Levine is a Technology Writer and Editor for How.com.vn. She has more than 20 years of experience creating technical documentation and leading support teams at major web hosting and software companies. Nicole also holds an MFA in Creative Writing from Portland State University and teaches composition, fiction-writing, and zine-making at various institutions. This article has been viewed 83,897 times.
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