In order to copy a picture from your mobile phone to your computer, you need to establish a connection. There are many technologies that can help you do this, such as Infrared technology, Bluetooth, cable, and Wi-Fi. Once you’ve made sure you have one of these technologies on both devices, all you need is a protocol or software that correlates the two. After installing it, connect the devices and follow the contextual instructions.
Infrared is generally associated with analogue and GSM devices, and is rarely to be seen in today’s smart phones. If you have IR on your phone, all you need is an USB IR receiver. Choose your picture, send it via IR and click "Accept file” on your computer. This is an easy way, but it can take time if you want to send multiple files.
From the end user’s perspective, Bluetooth is similar in nature, but faster. Most of contemporary mobile phones and laptops come with Bluetooth technology already incorporated, so you can simply use this one following the same steps described in the IR section.
Some mobiles have another feature that can be of great help: When connected via cable, you can choose the connection mode. The mass storage mode turns the mobile into an external storage device in a few seconds. Go to My computer, choose the appropriate removable storage drive/disk and navigate to your pictures.
The Wi-Fi technology can be used similarly as long as your mobile phone and computer have Wi-Fi antennas. This technology may require you to install your mobile’s software on the computer. This includes dedicated navigators that can help you find and copy your pictures.
Whichever the connection type may be, you need to make sure that the two devices recognize each other. If this is not done right, the best solution is to go back and to repeat the entire procedure from the beginning.
Infrared is generally associated with analogue and GSM devices, and is rarely to be seen in today’s smart phones. If you have IR on your phone, all you need is an USB IR receiver. Choose your picture, send it via IR and click "Accept file” on your computer. This is an easy way, but it can take time if you want to send multiple files.
From the end user’s perspective, Bluetooth is similar in nature, but faster. Most of contemporary mobile phones and laptops come with Bluetooth technology already incorporated, so you can simply use this one following the same steps described in the IR section.
Some mobiles have another feature that can be of great help: When connected via cable, you can choose the connection mode. The mass storage mode turns the mobile into an external storage device in a few seconds. Go to My computer, choose the appropriate removable storage drive/disk and navigate to your pictures.
The Wi-Fi technology can be used similarly as long as your mobile phone and computer have Wi-Fi antennas. This technology may require you to install your mobile’s software on the computer. This includes dedicated navigators that can help you find and copy your pictures.
Whichever the connection type may be, you need to make sure that the two devices recognize each other. If this is not done right, the best solution is to go back and to repeat the entire procedure from the beginning.
