How to Sync Photos from Mac to iPhone X/iPhone 8 in 3 Ways

When it comes to syncing photos from Mac to iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus, there are generally two ways to make it. One is with AirDrop, the other is with iTunes. AirDrop is the built-in feature on Mac, iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch that enables you to transfer photos, videos, contacts and more between two AirDrop-supported devices like AirDropping contacts from iPhone to iPhone. While iTunes is the built-in App on Mac that can help you sync data from Mac to iOS devices. However, if neither of the two methods fits your need, you can rely on the highly recommended EaseUS MobiMover Free to transfer photos from Mac to your new iPhone without any quantity limitation and overwriting existing data. Read on to learn how to sync photos from Mac to iPhone in the three easy ways. (If you want to sync photos from Windows computer to iPhone, here is the way to transfer photos from PC to iPhone free of charge.)

How to sync photos from Mac to iPhone X/iPhone 8

Tip 1: Sync photos from Mac to iPhone X/iPhone 8 with EaseUS MobiMover

EaseUS MobiMover Free enables you to transfer photos, music, ringtones, playlists, videos, movies, books and more from Mac OS 10.12 (Sierra), 10.13 (High Sierra), Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion), 10.8 (Mountain Lion), 10.9 (Mavericks) or 10.11 (El Capitan) to iPhone/iPad with iOS 8 or later. You can sync one or batches of photos from Mac to new iPhone X or iPhone 8 at a time quickly with MobiMover Free.  

Step 1: Connect your iPhone to your Mac with a compatible USB cable and tap Trust This Computer on your device if necessary. Launch EaseUS MobiMover and go to the main interface like the screenshot below. 

Step 2: Click drop-down menu near your device and click PC/Desktop to transfer photos from Mac to iPhone. You can choose to add photos by folder or by file.

Step 3: Go to your Mac and find the files or folders you want to transfer to iPhone and click Select folder or Open. Choose Next and check the loaded data. 

Step 4: If there are other supporting files within your folder, MobiMover will read and load them together as the sample image below. You can check what you want based on your needs. Here, select Picture only. 

Step 5: If you have missed some files, you still can load more by clicking the Add button. After this, click Transfer button to begin to transfer photos from Mac to iPhone. Please go to the Photos App to check the imported files when the process finished. 

Tip 2: Sync photos from Mac to iPhone X/iPhone 8 with AirDrop

As mentioned above, AirDrop supports the data transfer between two AirDrop-supported devices. It's no doubt that it can help you sync photos from Mac to iPhone X or iPhone 8. As you may know, AirDrop needs both WiFi and Bluetooth to work. If you have "WiFi not working" or "Bluetooth not working" problem on your iPhone, the photo transfer between your Mac and iPhone will fail. Thus before you sync photos from Mac to your iPhone 8/iPhone X using AirDrop, you'd better make sure there is nothing wrong with the WiFi and Bluetooth on your devices first and then follow the steps below to transfer photos from Mac to iPhone.

Step 1: Turn on AirDrop on your Mac.

• Go to Finder > Go > AirDrop and switch on Bluetooth and WiFi to turn on AirDrop on your Mac.
• Set the option Allow to be discovered by as Everyone or Contacts Only.

Step 2: Turn on AirDrop on your iPhone 8/iPhone X.

• On iPhone 8/8 Plus, swipe up from the bottom of your iPhone screen to open Control Center. On iPhone X, swipe down from the top right corner of your iPhone screen to open Control Center.
• Press deeply on the module where Airplane Mode locate in, tap on AirDrop and set your iPhone to be discovered by Contacts Only or Everyone.

Step 3: Once the Mac and the iPhone is connected. You can send files from Mac to iPhone using AirDrop freely. There are two ways to send files from Mac to your iPhone with AirDrop.

• Drag the photos you want to send from Mac to iPhone to the image of the recipient and click Send.
• Or you can click the Share button in an App, choose AirDrop, choose the recipient and then click Done.

If AirDrop not working on your iPhone in iOS 11, read the related blog post and learn what to do to cope with the problem.

Tip 3: Transfer photos from Mac to iPhone X with iTunes

In addition to AirDrop, you can also use iTunes to sync photos from Mac to iPhone 8/iPhone X. To avoid problems like "iPhone not connecting to iTunes", you'd better make sure you have installed the latest version of iTunes on your Mac. If not, go to App Store > Updates > Install to update your iTunes to its latest version.

Step 1: Connect your iPhone X, iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus to your computer with a USB cable and make sure iTunes is running.

Step 2: Click the Device button and choose Photos.

Step 3: Click the checkbox next to Sync Photos and choose where to Copy Photos from.

Step 4: Select the photos you'd like to sync from your Mac to iPhone and click Sync.