The iPhone camera is one of the most consistent and dependable in the smartphone market.

You occasionally come across beautiful scenery or unforgettable moments and capture them on your iPhone.

You later realize that the image is so lovely that you want to make it your box’s wallpaper.

Hand holding an iPhone ready to take a picture of the buildings

However, you’ll have to take an alternate route whenAirDrop isn’t workingon your iPhone or Mac.

Here’s how you could do it:

Connect youriPhoneto yourMacusing a USB to Lightning cable.

ClickTrustwhen prompted in the Finder window, and your iPhone details will show up.

Finder showing connected iPhone details

TapTrust This Computerand enter the passcode on your iPhone if prompted.

Open thePhotosapp on your Mac.

hit youriPhone’s namefrom the sidebar.

Trust This Computer popup on iPhone

pick the images you want to import and punch theImport Selectedbutton.

Alternatively, you’ve got the option to select theImport All New Itemsoption to import all images.

Right-choose any of the imported images in the Photos app.

Passcode screen to Allow Trusting The Computer

SelectShare>Set Wallpaperfrom the context menu.

Connect youriPhoneto yourWindows PCvia a USB to Lightning cable.

SelectTrust This Computerwhen prompted and drop your passcode on the iPhone.

Sidebar of Photos app on Mac with iPhone under Devices section

Open thePhotosapp from theStartmenu on your Windows computer.

Click oniPhoneunder External devices from the sidebar.

Right-tap on the image you want to import and select theImportoption.

Import 1 Selected and Import All New Items Option in the Photos app on Mac

By default, the imported image will be saved to yourPicturesfolder.

Double-tap on the imported photo in the Photos app.

press thethree-dot menuand selectSet as>Backgroundfrom the context menu.

Right click the imported image and go to Share and then Set Wallpaper option

It’s identical on a Mac and a Windows computer.

In reality, iPhones work well with Macs, but we can’t say the same for Windows PCs.

There are chances that your iPhone might not even connect to your Windows computer due to various reasons.

Photos app in the Start menu after a searching for “photos”

iPhone under External devices section in the Photos app on Windows

Import option after right-clicking on the image from iPhone in the Photos app on Windows

Open and right click imported photo to select Set as and then Background