Do not trust iCloud .. The easiest way to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone to your laptop

Apple's iOS devices are set to automatically save photos and videos to your iCloud account, allowing them to access all platforms, including computers.

But if you are not a fan of cloud storage or if you have privacy issues and want to transfer photos and videos from your iPhone or iPad to your Mac or PC, here's the procedure, according to Gadgetz Now.

First, certain conditions must be met in advance:

The latest version of iTunes (12.5.1 or later)
Lightning data cable

Steps: for Mac

1. Connect the iPhone or the iPod to the Mac using a USB cable.

2. Open your iOS phone and press "Trust"

3. Then the Photos app on your Mac will open automatically.

4. The Photos application will display all images of the connected device with the import option

5. Select the images and press "Import" to start the process or select "Import all new images".

Steps: for Windows

Like a Mac, Windows users can also import photos and videos with the help of the Windows 10 Photos application.

To do this, start by downloading and installing the latest version of iTunes on your computer.

1. Connect the phone using a USB cable 2.

Open the application Photos

3. Unlock your iOS device and tap the Trust option.

4. Click the import option in the upper right corner.

5. Select the device and select the images to transfer.

If you are using an older version of Windows, go to Windows Explorer and find your connected iPhone.

Double click on it and find the photos you want to move.

Select it, copy it and paste it into another folder on your computer.

. This method also works with Windows 10.