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title: Transferring Photos From Your Phone to Pop!_OS
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How to move your photos from your Android or iPhone to Pop!\_OS
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## From Pixel/Android to Pop!\_OS

### Changing the USB Preference

When you connect your Android device to your computer, a notification will appear about USB Preferences. Swipe down from the top of your screen to reach this notification:

![Android USB Notification](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/Pixel-USB-Notification.png)

Once you tap on the notification, the following screen will appear:

![Android USB Preferences](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/Pixel-USB-Preferences-1.png)

Select "File transfer / Android Auto":

![Android USB Preferences](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/Pixel-USB-Preferences-2.png)

### Open the Files Application

Next, open the <u>Files</u> application. The name of your Android device should appear in the left pane of the file browser.

![Android File System](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/Pixel-Files-1.png)

Click on the device's name to explore the device's filesystem.

## From iPhone to Pop!\_OS

### Trusting the Computer in iOS

Your iPhone will only allow filesystem access to a trusted computer. When you first connect your iPhone to your computer, a prompt will appear and ask if you want to trust the computer:

![iPhone Trust Prompt](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/iPhone-Trust-Device-scaled.png)

### Open the Files application
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Next, open the <u>Files</u> application and click on the iPhone item in the left pane of the window. This will take you into the iPhone's filesystem.

![iPhone File System](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/iPhone-Files-2.png)

### Open the DCIM Directory

The directories inside DCIM are named with the year and month of when the photos inside were taken. For example, "201801__" contains photos that were taken in January of 2018.

![iPhone DCIM folder/directory](/images/transfer-photos-from-phone/iPhone-Files-3.png)
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