How to download pictures from macbook to iPhone

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How to download pictures from macbook to iPhone

I just got a new iPhone 5s and I want to download some photos that I have on my macbook air onto my phone but I can't seem to figure out how to do that. I have tried using icloud but that doesn't seem to work and I can't seem to find out how to do it manually does anyone know how I can get the pictures onto my phone?

iPhone 5s, iOS 8.1.2

Posted on Jan 16, 2015 6:02 PM

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léonie

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Jan 17, 2015 3:27 AM in response to jverhoef

and I want to download some photos that I have on my macbook air onto my phone

There are two easy ways to get the photos to your iPhone:

If your photos are in a folder on your MacBook Air or in iPhoto, you can sync the the photos using iTunes Photo Sync: See this link: iTunes: Syncing photos - Apple Support
Or use iPhoto or Aperture and share the photos to "My Photo Stream": See iCloud: Get help using My Photo Stream

However, none of the above will work, if you enabled iCloud Photo Library (Beta) on your iPhone. If you upgraded to iCloud Photo Library (Beta), iTunes Photo Sync is no longer supported, and My Photo Stream will not upload to your iOS 8 devices. In that case, disable iCloud Photo Library again, or
use the Photos Beta app on the the web interface https://www.icloud.com ( https://www.icloud.com/#photos ) to upload photos from your Mac to the iCloud Photo Library. There is an upload button in the toolbar.

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