How do I import photos from OneDrive or Google Photos to my photo library? (iOS)

I recently started paying for much more iCloud storage so I would like to import my photos from both OneDrive and Google Photos into iCloud so they’re accessible via my photos app. I can use their respective apps to download photos, but they aren’t imported to the Photos app. I have thousands of photos and videos, so it probably will be a tedious process. Also, I only have an iPad and iPhone, so Mac instructions will not be helpful.


It seems like I might have to download the photos to an external USB drive or card, then use an adapter to plug into my phone or iPad to do the import, is that correct? Isn’t there a way to just download them right into Photos? I don’t think that photos stored in the Files app appear in the Photos app.


Possibly the best option is to use a service like MultCloud to do a cloud-to-cloud migration. Has anyone done this?


Since I also pay for OneDrive storage, so it is storing the full versions of all my photos. Google Photos is more cleaned up, but it’s set to only store optimized versions, so I’m not sure that I want to use them.

iPad Pro (4th generation)

Posted on Sep 4, 2023 9:03 AM

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Sep 5, 2023 8:09 AM in response to Ukiman0714

Hello Ukiman0714,



Thanks for choosing the Apple Support Communities. We see you're looking for ways to get your photos from Google and OneDrive to iCloud.


This page includes iPhone and iPad for instructions for importing from the iCloud website to your iPad or iPhone:

Upload and download photos using iCloud.com - Apple Support


If you do need to use a Mac, perhaps you can borrow one and use a user account made for your Apple ID. You can always delete the user account later.

Overview of importing photos and videos into Photos on Mac - Apple Support


We hope this helps.


Cheers!





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