Most Mac users rely on iPhones and iPads to take photos and store them in the Photos app which happens automatically for those who use Apple’s iCloud Photos syncing service. But what if you want to import photos from a device other than an iPhone or iPad, say a Samsung smartphone running Android and what if you don’t want those images in Photos? Turn to Apple’s Image Capture app which has shipped with macOS for ages and is stored in your Applications folder’s Utilities folder.
To use Apple’s Image Capture app connect your device to your Mac via USB, launch Image Capture and click the device in the sidebar. Choose a destination from the Import To pop-up menu and then either select some photos and click Import or click the Import All button to get everything.
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I have used Image Capture for years on a 2010 27" iMac using Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard with an LG G4. Recently purchased a 2019 27" iMac using macOS 10.14 Mojave and Image Capture cannot see my list of photos...instead it gives me 2 entries...Pictures and DCIM, that look like 2 file entries; nothing more. Everything still works fine with my 2010 iMac. Any clues how to fix this?
I cannot find much on the internet to address this.
fc.smayer97 my guess is the LG G4 needs a firmware update or it's simply too old to work with the newest macOS.
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