Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad: Every Solution You Need to Know

“I have a lot of photos that I wish to transfer from one iPad to another. Can someone tell me how to transfer photos from iPad to iPad?”

As I read this query posted by an iPad user on a leading online forum, I realized that a lot of people undergo this issue. There are times when we use an iPad to click pictures or to download photos from various apps. Though, if you are planning to just transfer photos from iPad to iPad, then you might get a bit puzzled. Don’t worry – I’m here to help you learn how to transfer photos from old iPad to new iPad and that too in 6 different ways. Let’s begin!

Part 1: Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad with MobileTrans - Phone Transfer

To start with, I’m going to list the easiest way to transfer photos from iPad to iPad. Ideally, with the help of MobileTrans – Phone Transfer, you can perform a direct device-to-device data transfer. The application can move your photos, videos, music, contacts, messages, call logs, and so much. It supports the transfer of data from iPad to iPad, iPhone to iPad, Android to iPhone, and all kinds of other devices.

Since the user interface of MobileTrans is extremely simple, you won’t encounter the slightest trouble with it. To learn how to transfer pictures from iPad to iPad via MobileTrans, the following steps can be taken.

Step 1: Launch the Phone Transfer application

Firstly, just install the MobileTrans application and launch it whenever you wish to transfer your data. From the welcome screen of MobileTrans, go to the “Phone Transfer” module.

Step 2: Connect both the iPads to your system

Using USB cables, you can connect both iPads to your computer and wait for the application to detect them. Just be sure that their placement is correct as the source (sending) and the destination (receiving) device. There is a flip button on the interface that you can use if there is an issue.

Step 3: Transfer photos from iPad to iPad

In the middle, you can see a list of various data types that the application supports. From here, just enable the “Photos” option and click on the “Start Transfer” button.

That’s it! Now you got to sit back and wait for a while as all your photos would be moved from your old to new iPad. When the process is completed, the application will let you know so that you can safely remove your iPads.

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Part 2: How to Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad with AirDrop

AirDrop is a smart feature developed by Apple to transfer data from one iOS device to another wirelessly. It uses Bluetooth to connect devices wirelessly at first and later uses the WiFi point-to-point technology to transfer our data. Therefore, you can just enable the AirDrop feature on both iPads and transfer your photos wirelessly (faster than Bluetooth). To learn how to transfer photos from iPad to iPad using AirDrop, the following steps can be taken.

Step 1. Firstly, keep both the iPad models nearby and enable their Bluetooth and WiFi features from their Settings or Control Center.

Step 2. Now, you can go to your iPad’s Control Center or its Settings > General to turn on the AirDrop feature.

Step 3. Afterward, you can just select the visibility for your iPads. Ideally, keeping your iPads visible for everyone, for the time being, would be a simpler choice.

Step 4. Great! Now you can just go to the Photos app on your source iPad and select the pictures you wish to move. Tap on the share option and select the displayed iPad connection under the AirDrop option.

Step 5. From here, you can just choose to transfer the selected photos to the target iPad model. On the new iPad, accept the incoming connection and wait for the transfer to be completed.

Limitations

• • A bit complicated to implement.
• • Takes a bit long.
• • Sometimes, the connection is lost in between.

Part 3: How to Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad with iTunes

If you have been using iOS devices for a while now, then you must be familiar with iTunes. Developed by Apple, the desktop application lets us sync our iOS devices easily and can also be used to backup and restore our data. To transfer photos from iPad to iPad via iTunes, you can first connect your source iPad to it and sync your pictures. Later, you can sync the iTunes library to another iPad to transfer your photos to it.

Step 1. Firstly, connect your source iPad to your system and launch iTunes on it. Make sure that you trust the computer on which you have connected the iPad.

Step 2. Now, select the connected iPad on iTunes and go to the “Photos” section. Here, you can choose to sync your photos with iTunes and even select the folders that you wish to sync.

Step 3. Once your iPad photos are synced, disconnect it, and connect the other iPad to your system. Do the same thing so that the photos from your iTunes library would be moved to your iPad.

Limitations

• • Time-consuming.
• • The process is complicated.
• • No direct device-to-device transfer.

Part 4: Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad with iCloud Photo Library

If both of your iPads are connected to the same iCloud account, then you can also take its assistance to transfer photos from iPad to iPad. Please note that you should have enough space on your iCloud as Apple only provides 5 GB of free storage for each Apple ID as of now. Also, you need to connect both the iPads to a strong internet connection to speed up the transfer process. Once you are ready, you can follow these steps to learn how to transfer photos from old iPad to new iPad via iCloud.

Step 1. Firstly, unlock your source iPad and go to its Settings. Tap on the Apple ID and visit its iCloud settings.

Step 2. Now, just enable the option to sync your Photos on iCloud. Tap on the “Photos” feature and toggle on the “iCloud Photos Library” option.

Step 3. Once your photos are uploaded to iCloud, you can do the same on your other iPad as well. In this way, the synced photos will be downloaded from iCloud and saved on your iPad.

Limitations

• • Most of the people don’t have enough space on iCloud to accommodate their photos
• • It takes a lot of times and network data to transfer so many photos

Part 5: How to Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad with My Photo Stream

If you do not have enough free space on your iCloud, then don’t worry – you can take the assistance of My Photo Stream to transfer your pictures. Unlike iCloud Photo Library, this will not transfer all your photos, but would only move your recent pictures. Also, the quality of the photos would be optimized in the process to make sure they won’t consume your iCloud storage much.

Step 1. To transfer photos from iPad to iPad via My Photo Stream, just unlock your first iPad and go to its Settings > Apple ID > iCloud.

Step 2. From here, just turn on the iCloud Drive and go to the Photos option from the list of the available apps.

Step 3. Simply turn on the “My Photo Stream” option here and make sure that your iPad is connected to a secure connection.

Step 4. Once your photos are uploaded, go to the same option on your second iPad as well and turn it on. This will automatically sync your recently taken photos on your other iPad as well.

Limitations

• • Consumes a lot of time and network data.
• • Only the recent photos would be shared.

Part 6: Transfer Photos from iPad to iPad using Bluetooth

Lastly, if nothing else seems to work, then you can just transfer photos from iPad to iPad via Bluetooth as well. This is a wireless data transfer protocol that is available on every major smart device. While the technology is not that commonly used to transfer pictures these days, you can try it nevertheless. Just be sure that both the devices are located nearby and that you have enough time since it can be a time-consuming process. To learn how to transfer photos from iPad to iPad using Bluetooth, follow these steps.

Step 1. Firstly, place both the iPad models nearby and go to their Control Center to enable the Bluetooth feature.

Step 2. If you want, you can also go to their Settings > Bluetooth and manually turn the feature on. From here, you can view and tap on the available iPad that can be connected to your source iPad.

Step 3. Match the displayed code so that both the iPads would be connected via a secure connection. Afterward, go to the Photos app on your source iPad and select the photos you wish to move.

Step 4. After selecting the photos, tap on the share icon and choose to move your photos to the connected iPad. Accept the incoming photos on your target iPad and wait as the data transfer process is completed.

Limitations

• • A bit complicated to pair devices
• • Takes a lot of time to transfer large files
• • Only recommended transferring a handful of pictures

There you go! I’m sure that after reading this guide, you would be able to transfer photos from iPad to iPad in different ways. As you can see, I have listed ways to transfer your pictures wirelessly or through a wired connection. Though, the easiest way to transfer your data from one device to another would be MobileTrans – Phone Transfer. It comes with several add-on features and provides a one-click photo transfer solution. Feel free to try it and share this informative guide with others to teach them how to transfer pictures from iPad to iPad as well.

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