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blaze

(6,886 posts)
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:15 PM Feb 2019

How to transfer photo (via messanger) to my pc

ZTE Z828

I can hook up my phone via cord and transfer photos that I've taken with the phone, but the photo was sent to me, embedded in a message, and my computer doesn't see it.

Any tips on how I can snag it?

TIA

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How to transfer photo (via messanger) to my pc (Original Post) blaze Feb 2019 OP
Just here to see the answer underpants Feb 2019 #1
Can you canetoad Feb 2019 #2
Don't see any way to attach or send or forward... nt blaze Feb 2019 #7
In the message on your phone, touch and hold the picture. Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #3
Nope. Nothing pops up. nt blaze Feb 2019 #8
A couple of suggestions Nictuku Feb 2019 #4
You can also save the image on an iphone instead of screencap Dr Hobbitstein Feb 2019 #5
I'll have to explore the screen shot idea... good tip. Don't think it's FB messenger. nt blaze Feb 2019 #9
Screen shot for the win!!!! blaze Feb 2019 #11
Kewl Nictuku Feb 2019 #12
Is it in a text message? Hokie Feb 2019 #6
No pop up when I hold and press the photo. (yes, in a text message) blaze Feb 2019 #10
Are you on an iPhone? NT Hokie Feb 2019 #13
Nope. nt blaze Feb 2019 #14
OK, probably an Android Hokie Feb 2019 #15
Here is what I get on an iPhone when I tap and hold on an image Hokie Feb 2019 #16
Android, yes. blaze Feb 2019 #17
 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
3. In the message on your phone, touch and hold the picture.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:22 PM
Feb 2019

Something should pop up with the option save it to your photo gallery. Once in your photo gallery, attach phone to pc and pc should see the pic.

Nictuku

(3,895 posts)
4. A couple of suggestions
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:24 PM
Feb 2019

On an iPhone, there is a way to do a 'screen shot' of whatever is on your screen. If that feature exists on a ZTE Z828, then that might work. Screen-shots on an iPhone get saved to the same place as photos.


Is it Facebook Messenger? If so, log into Facebook on your PC, open up messages, and then you can right-click on the image and save it to your PC.

 

Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)
5. You can also save the image on an iphone instead of screencap
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:27 PM
Feb 2019

Using the method I posted above. One, you end up with the original resolution pic. Two, you don’t have to crop anything out of the pic.

blaze

(6,886 posts)
11. Screen shot for the win!!!!
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:57 PM
Feb 2019

I still had to poke around to find the screen shot... it doesn't show up in the actual photo gallery. But the screen shot itself had a "share" option and I was able to send that to my email.

It's not the ideal solution, as I'd like to have a full resolution version, but this will definitely serve my purpose today, so thanks so much for the suggestion.


Hokie

(4,300 posts)
6. Is it in a text message?
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:30 PM
Feb 2019

On an iPhone you can touch and hold the photo in a text message and a menu pops up that let's you save the picture. It's then saved in your photos. In photos you can email it to yourself. There are other ways from photos like saving to Dropbox if you use that but emailing it to yourself always works. Then you can save the photo as an attachment on your computer.

I assume you can follow a similar procedure on an Android phone.

iCloud for Windows is another option you might want to check out. It will allow you to synchronize iPhone or iPad photos with a folder on you PC. You still have to save photos in text messages as I described above.

blaze

(6,886 posts)
10. No pop up when I hold and press the photo. (yes, in a text message)
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 03:42 PM
Feb 2019

There is a drop down screen that pops up when you hit the three dots, but the only options are to set the photo as wall paper or contact photo... or print... which looks like it tries to convert it to a pdf...

blaze

(6,886 posts)
17. Android, yes.
Tue Feb 5, 2019, 06:36 PM
Feb 2019

I get those same results with images that are in my photo gallery. Doesn't work on a photo in a message. But the above "screen snap" suggestion served my purpose for today. Thanks!

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