The title says it all - How to import a picture from MacOS Photos to ipod iOS Photo App? I can't find any way to do it.
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iPod touch How to import a picture from MacOS Photos to ipod iOS Photo App
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Night Spring
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You can select multiple photos and airdrop them all at once.
I never used airdrop before however it appears that it requires you to go through iCloud. I don't use iCloud and I prefer not to start. Is there some other way to transfer photos from the mac to an ipod through a physical connection?
Dude just use iCloud, you wouldn't even need AirDrop (which is a life-changer). I don't know if iTunes Photos sync still exists but that was the old method.
Night Spring
macrumors P6
I don't think airdrop uses iCloud. It simply finds compatible devices nearby through Bluetooth/WiFi voodoo.
I'm required to sign-in to iCloud in order to use AirDrop. How can a company such as Apple which claims to make products that Just Work not have a method to transfer files back and forth between devices easily? Especially multimedia such as Photos?
Night Spring
macrumors P6
Apple's always had this thing where it just works -- if you do it their way. If you don't go along with their way, you are in for a lot of awkward workarounds.
Did you try syncing the photos through iTunes, as other posters suggested?
Did you try syncing the photos through iTunes, as other posters suggested?
well, I tried syncing with the Photos program by syncing only those photos that were favorites but that didn't work. So I created a new folder on the desktop then dropped the files into that folder and synced with that folder. Then the photos downloaded to the ipod. Very cumbersome. Surprising that more people don't complain about this.
Plutonius
macrumors G4
But why should it be even necessary to use iCloud? Many people don't want their photos or documents on the internet.
TransPNG
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Who told you, your photos will upload to internet/iCloud if you sign in the Apple ID for using the airdrop?