How to Upload iPhone Photos to Google Drive (iOS 17 Compatible)

I have 1,000 photos on my iPhone and my storage is almost full which made my iPhone run very slow. I would like to upload them to my disk. How to upload all images, including photos pressed in photo editing apps, to Google Drive?

It is convenient to use cloud services such as iCloud or Google Drive to make backup copies of photos and videos on our iPhone. Photos have taken up a large portion of your iPhone storage. Many of you may want to upload the precious photos with family or friends to the cloud. Well, we will show you quick solutions to upload iPhone photos to Google Drive .

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How to Upload iPhone Photos to Google Drive on iPhone

Google Drive allows us to store, access and share files from devices. You can get 15 GB of storage for free. Follow the steps below to get a free solution to upload photos to Google Drive on iPhone.

Step 1: Download the Google Drive app from the App Store on your iPhone. Open Google Drive and sign in with your Google account.

Step 2: You can create a new folder to store your photos in Google Drive. And tap on the Add button and select Upload .

Step 3: Select Photos & Videos and tap OK to allow Google Drive to access your photos. Then, choose the photos you want to upload. Once you’ve selected your photos, just tap the Upload button.

How to Backup iPhone Photos to Google Drive Automatically

If you don’t want to upload iPhone photos to the Google Drive app manually, you can use the backup and sync service on Google Drive. It will help you upload iPhone photos to Google Drive automatically.

Step 1: Open Google Photos on your computer and sign in to your Google Account .

Step 2: Tap the three-line button and choose Settings > Backup & sync and turn on Backup & sync.

Or you can go to the Google Drive app and click the Menu button, tap Settings > Backup . Choose Photos & Videos in Backup with Google Drive and activate the slider.

How to Move Photos from iPhone to Google Drive on Computer

In addition to uploading photos to Google Drive on iPhone, you can also do it on computer. First, you need to transfer the selected photos from iPhone to computer. FoneTrans is the best iOS transfer tool to manage and transfer iOS files to computer. Also, it is the best choice to backup your iPhone photos to computer.

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Move photos from iPhone to Google Drive without app

Step 1: After downloading FoneTrans for free, install and launch it on your computer. Connect your iPhone to computer via USB cable.

Step 2: Press Photos on the left panel, and you can see that all photos are categorized into different lists.

Step 3: Select the photos you want to transfer to Google Drive and click Export to > Export to PC to transfer the selected photos to your computer.

Since you have transferred photos from iPhone to computer , there is no need to backup photos to Google Drive. But if you still want to upload photos to Google Drive, you can go to drive.google.com and sign in with your Google account.

Simply click New button and select File Upload/Folder Upload to choose iPhone photos and upload them to Google Drive.

Also Read: Was your iPhone backup corrupted or not supported? Here are the solutions

Conclusion

We mainly show you 3 methods to upload iPhone photos to Google Drive . I hope this solves your problem. We also recommend FoneTrans to transfer and backup photos from iPhone to computer. If you have any questions, please leave a comment below.