Get photos off an old phone
Rescue the pictures still sitting on the phone in the kitchen drawer.
A retired phone keeps its pictures, even with no service and no SIM card. It needs power and Wi-Fi.
Switching its photo backup on uploads them to the same account your new phone signs into.
Key points
- An old phone can send its pictures over Wi-Fi with no SIM card
- Wait until the pictures appear on the new phone before erasing the old one
What to remember
- Wi-Fi and a charger are all it needs.
- Wi-Fi is not phone service.
Try this
Dig out the old phone, plug it in, join it to your Wi-Fi, and see whether its backup is on.
Practice: Get photos off an old phone. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.