iPhone users with PCs can now access photos, videos via Windows 11 Photos app — here's how - Laptop Mag

If you person a iPhone and a PC, there's present an easier, faster mode to entree your photos and videos from your Apple device. The Cupertino-based tech elephantine collaborated with Microsoft to integrate iCloud with the Windows 11 Photos app. Woo-hoo!

PCs aren't the lone places you tin present entree your iPhone content; you tin besides usage immoderate Xbox instrumentality (e.g. Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S) to interact with your photos and videos. You whitethorn beryllium wondering, "That's large news! But however bash I get started?" Lucky for you, we've got a step-by-step usher connected however to bash it.

How to sync your iCloud photos and videos with the Windows 11 Photos app

There's nary mode astir it, but if you privation to entree your iCloud contented connected your PC, you indispensable upgrade to Windows 11 (here's how to instal Windows 11). Once you've got Windows 11 acceptable to go, travel the instructions beneath to entree your iPhone's photos and videos connected your PC.

1. Click connected Microsoft Store icon connected Windows 11's desktop taskbar.

2. Type "iCloud" successful the hunt barroom and deed Enter. This should bring up the iCloud for Windows app.

3. Tap connected "Get."

4. Once installed, click connected "Library."

5. Scroll down to iCloud and click "Open."

6. You whitethorn get a connection that says, "Do you privation to let this app to marque changes to your device?" Click "Yes."

7. Input your Apple ID and password.

8. For 2FA, you'll beryllium asked to input the verification codification that was sent to your Apple device.

9. Once you've been verified, the iCloud app volition appear. Click connected "Apply."

10. Next, click connected the Photos app connected the taskbar and you should spot that your iCloud photos and videos is wholly integrated with your Windows contented by scrolling done the Collection tab.