My dad bought a new PC and it was setup by the seller. His phone pictures sync with the PC, how does this work?

[Red Squirrel]

Just in case this ever stops working and I need to help him troubleshoot it, I need to know how it actually works. So basically he has what looks like windows 10, it might be 11. He was telling me that any time he takes a picture with his phone it ends up on his PC. This is great and all as it will save him from doing it manually, but I'm just wondering if anyone is familiar with how this would work? I assume he has some kind of app on his phone that pushes the pictures to the PC somehow. Might also be something custom so I might have to poke around further but just curious if this is some kind of standard feature in Windows and/or iphone or something.

 

[bba-tcg]

Most likely Onedrive.

 

[mikeymikec]

Google Drive is another possibility. I think you have to configure it to allow access to Google Photos storage.

OneDrive is installed by default on recent-ish Samsung phones, which would be the easier route on a modern MS OS.

iPhone - iCloud for Windows can be set up to grab iCloud photos.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Hmmm might be icloud, I think that's the name of the folder the pictures are in and he has an iphone. I will check further next time I go. I just want to get a basic idea since I'm bound to have to troubleshoot it at some point if it stops working or if he gets a new phone.

 

[mxnerd]

Phone Link App ?

Phone Link - Microsoft Apps

You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. Link your Android phone and PC to view and reply to text messages, make and receive calls*, view your notifications, and more. Make emailing yourself photos a thing of the past as...

apps.microsoft.com

Oops, seems it's for Android only.

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Link to Windows

You love your phone. So does your PC. Get instant access to everything you love on your phone, right from your PC. To get started, connect your iPhone with the Phone Link app on your Windows PC. Enjoy these Phone Link features on your PC: • Make and receive calls • Manage your phone's...

apps.apple.com

OK. MS does release Phone Link for iOS, but with less features.

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Get AnyDesk, it works on PC and Android, both platforms allow running as client and server, probably also works on iOS. So you can remote into your dad's devices when necessary. No account requred.

 

[Red Squirrel]

My dad, or rest of my family for that matter barely know what android is so don't have to worry about that. Whatever system is in place seems to work so I won't touch it.