How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPad?

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There are many apps available to help you sync between iPhone and iPad. But, most of them need a computer and a USB cable. You can transfer your photos from iPhone to iPad by syncing with iCloud. You can use 'Photo Stream' to copy your photos between iPhone and iPad. On your iPhone and iPad, Tap 'Setting' > 'Photo Stream' > 'Turn on Photo Stream' to sync your iPhone and iPad. When you turn ON 'Photo Stream' on iPhone, all photos taken with your iPhone are synced to your other devices. To transfer or share your selected photos from iPhone to iPad, make sure "Photo Streams" and "Shared Photo Streams" are turned ON on both the devices.

Following are the steps to Transfer Photos from iPhone to iPad:


Setting Up Automatic Photo Transfers:
  1. Open "Settings" on your iPhone.
  2. Scroll down the list and tap "iCloud".
  3. Tap "Photo Stream".
  4. Move slider from left to right to turn ON "My Photo Stream".
  5. Do the same with your iPad, if you would like photos taken with your iPad to sync to your iPhone.
  6. Make sure iCloud is connected to both devices by going to Settings > iCloud.
  7. If you have the same Apple ID listed for the iCloud account, your photos will start syncing immediately.
Transferring selected Photos Only:
  1. Open "Settings" on your iPhone.
  2. Scroll down the list and tap "iCloud".
  3. Tap "Photo Stream".
  4. Move slider from left to right to turn ON "My Photo Stream".
  5. Move slider from left to right to turn ON "Shared Photo Streams"
  6. Do the same with your iPad, if you would like photos taken with your iPad to sync to your iPhone.
  7. Open "Photos" app on your iPhone.
  8. Tap "Photo Stream" on the bottom horizontal navigation bar.
  9. Press the "+" button in the top left corner to create a new Photo Stream.
  10. Type a name for your photo stream, and decide whether you'd like the photos to be available from a public website as well.
  11. Tap "Create" button.
  12. Tap "Albums" located at the bottom navigation bar to add photos to your Photo Stream.
  13. Tap "Edit" button to select the photos which you would like to add into a Photo Stream.
  14. Tap "Share" button.
  15. Tap "Photo Stream" in the menu that pops up and then tap the specific photo stream which you wouldd like to add the photos.
  16. Tap on the name of a Photo Stream to view its photos.
  17. Tap "Edit" button to delete photos or to share them to other sources.
  18. Launch "Photos" app from your iPad.
  19. Tap "Photo Stream" on your iPad. You will see the Photo Stream with the photos that you just created on your iPhone.
  20. This is how you can transfer selected photos from iPhone to iPad and vice-versa.

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