Resolved Airdropping a bunch of photos between iPhone 12 and M2 iPad Pro

[sparksd]

P.S. Have you tried simply connecting your iPad and iPhone with USB-C to Lightning cable?

I just tested with my Air 5 and iPhone SE 3. I got a message on the iPhone asking to trust this computer, then after selecting trust, it asked for my PIN.

After that, the iPhone showed up on the Photos app on the iPad under Devices (it seems to treat the iPhone as a camera). It scanned the iPhone photo library and then gave me an option to Import (you can select specific photos or Import All).

Interesting - just tried this with my M1 12.9 & 14PM and it does work.

 

[rui no onna]

My SE3 was running out of battery so I connected the iPhone 12 mini instead.

Here’s what it looks like in the iPad Photos app.

The cloud icon with exclamation point is likely because I had iCloud Photos on the 12 mini set to Optimize. My SE3 was on Download Originals and didn’t have that icon.

 

[Shirasaki]

Iirc, 1 month of 50GB iCloud is $0.99.

Personally, I’d rather pay that $1 for a month and then unsubscribe when everything’s synced rather than go through all the hassle you’re experiencing trying to copy photos to your new $800-1000+ iPad.

To be far, I‘ve seen people resolutely reject the payment of certain products regardless of the price tag.
Can’t judge too much.

 

[maternidad]

Import and export photos and videos on iPad

In Photos on your iPad, import or export photos and videos directly to or from a compatible device.

support.apple.com

iPads can be connected to iPhones and cameras to import photos, just like on Mac.

 

[d5aqoëp]

I used 3u tools on Windows and exported all the photos in a folder. Then imported all photos into new device. It was the fastest way and reliable too.

 

[PET_2001]

Brilliant! I had to wait a minute or so for that “trust computer” popup to pop up, but from there it worked like you said. Thanks so much!

 

[v0lume4]

Liked the OP for the informative edit. Thank you for the information.