Pictures: I have a Samsung phone. How do I get pictures from it to my computer to print pictures. Had a Canon Power Shot SX10 and it just just up and stopped working. Have a ZOOM...

catskinner Loc: Middle Kansas

I have a Samsung phone. How do I get pictures from it to my computer to print pictures. Had a Canon Power Shot SX10 and it just just up and stopped working. Have a ZOOM Bowser program on computer that I would unload my pics. from my Canon into it. catskinner

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

For my WINDOWS computer, I connect the phone to the computer with a USB cable.
The phone shows up as a "drive" in Explorer.
I copy the files on the phone to an appropriate folder on the hard drive.

Option 2 is to email them to yourself. (share) if it's just one or three.

catskinner Loc: Middle Kansas

OK, thank you. catskinner

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Funny, but I tried to email some photos from my phone to myself, but they never arrived. I've done that before with no problem. No big deal, but I'll try again. Connecting the phone to the computer didn't do anything but charge it.

larryepage Loc: North Texas area

catskinner wrote:

I have a Samsung phone. How do I get pictures from it to my computer to print pictures. Had a Canon Power Shot SX10 and it just just up and stopped working. Have a ZOOM Bowser program on computer that I would unload my pics. from my Canon into it. catskinner

Be aware that if you use the email option, your phone may significantly reduce the resolution of the photographs (and thus the size of the files) before attaching them to the email. This may or may not be a problem for you.

Vaun's photography Loc: Bonney Lake, WA

One option is to remove the sd card and use a card reader instead of using a cable to attach the phone to the computer.

That's one way I move photos from my Samsung Galaxy S20 to my laptop. I have also done it using a cable.

theaverlo Loc: Iowa

For some odd reason, I was having issues seeing my Samsung Galaxy S21 phone in Explorer until I installed Samsung DEX on my PC. Now, once I connect my phone to the PC with a USB cable, DEX launches, and I can (although I hardly ever do) run my phone from the PC. But, more importantly, I can see my phone appear in Windows Explorer, and I can transfer photos to and from the phone. Get DEX here: https://www.samsung.com/us/apps/dex/

flferg Loc: Driftwood, TX

You have to make sure you have a charge and data cable. Some cables are charge only.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

Funny, but I tried to email some photos from my phone to myself, but they never arrived. I've done that before with no problem. No big deal, but I'll try again. Connecting the phone to the computer didn't do anything but charge it.

Power only cable (no data) by chance?
I have a short power only cable I use with my "pocket battery".
No data lines, no communication.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Longshadow wrote:

Power only cable (no data) by chance?
I have a short power only cable I use with my "pocket battery".
No data lines, no communication.

There's only socket on the phone. Maybe if I plug it directly into the computer, rather than a USB hub, that would make a difference. I can always use the MicroSD card to get pictures.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

I have a Samsung phone and can do it three ways.

First, I have the Lightroom mobile app on my phone. On my computer I have the Lightroom (cloudy) app and the Lightroom Classic app synced. When I take a picture with my phone, it shows up automagically in my computer.

Second, if you have Windows 11, there is a feature/app called "Phone Link". Once set up, the phone can be operated from my computer. That lets me "drag and drop" from the phones "My Files" app. This works for video clips where the Lightroom method does not.

Third, my newest Samsung does not have a memory card, so a wire between the phone and computer work too.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

jerryc41 wrote:

There's only socket on the phone. Maybe if I plug it directly into the computer, rather than a USB hub, that would make a difference. I can always use the MicroSD card to get pictures.

If it is a charge only cable (2 wires connected, not 4), moving it to another hub will not change anything.
Nothing in the cable for Data to go through.

sirvive Loc: South Louisiana

bsprague wrote:

I have a Samsung phone and can do it three ways. ... (show quote)

Phone Link works in Windows 10 as well.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

sirvive wrote:

Phone Link works in Windows 10 as well.

Just as easy for me to connect the phone to the computer with a cable.
Don't need yet another "App".

CamB Loc: Juneau, Alaska

catskinner wrote:

I have a Samsung phone. How do I get pictures from it to my computer to print pictures. Had a Canon Power Shot SX10 and it just just up and stopped working. Have a ZOOM Bowser program on computer that I would unload my pics. from my Canon into it. catskinner

Both my phone and my computer “look at” the same cloud account. When I take a phone pic it instantly shows up on my computer. You might look into this.