Does iPhone store pictures on SIM?

Photos are not stored on the SIM card. In fact, NOTHING is stored on the SIM card except a long number that identifies your account. If the old phone is nonfunctional this process of course requires a backup of the phone before it stopped working. It can be either an iTunes backup or an iCloud backup.
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How can I get my pictures from my SIM card to my iPhone?

To do so, insert the old SIM card and go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendar, scroll down and tap Import SIM Contacts. Everything else (photos, etc.) needs to be synced through iTunes. If you can connect your old phone to your computer, you can copy the other things and then sync them to the iPhone.
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Can I get my pictures off of my SIM card Apple?

SIM cards do not store photos. On an iPhone the only thing on a SIM card is your carrier account number. If you move a SIM card from a dumb phone to an iPhone it may also have contacts, but it will never have photos.
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Do photos get saved to SIM card?

Question: Q: how do you save photos to sim card

Also transfer photos/videos to the computer. They do no save to the SIM card in the phone. Pictures are not saved to the sim. If you did not transfer them to your computer or have photostream on through iCloud then they are lost.
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Where are photos stored iPhone?

Answer: A: Answer: A: By default Photos saves its library in your Pictures folder. If you want to know the exact location you can open Photos and navigate to Preferences / click on General tab and it will show you the location.
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Are My Photos Stored on my Sim Card



What is stored on my iPhone SIM card?

Luckily, doing so is easy. Important: Your iPhone's SIM card only holds your phone number and some account information. Your photos, apps, emails, and settings are stored on the iPhone itself, and will need to be transferred separately.
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Will I lose my photos if I put my SIM card in another phone?

No. SIM cards do not store data.
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Is anything stored on a SIM card?

You can also see if any apps are using SIM card data by going to Settings > Sim Applications. On an Android, you can go to Settings > About Phone to see your SIM's status and info like your phone number, roaming info and more.
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What happens if I put my old SIM card in my new iPhone?

You can move your sim and use the phone as you use your phone. But the sim does not contain the data stored on your phone, so none of your contacts, apps, accounts etc., will transfer because you put the sim in. Make sure you backup your current phone. And restore the new phone from the backup from your old phone.
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How do I get photos off my iPhone?

Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable. Open the Photos app on your computer. The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.
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How do I get photos off my old iPhone?

Helpful answers. You can plug the old phone into your computer and extract the photos just as you would from any other digital camera. You can then sync the ones you want to your new phone using iTunes. You can plug the old phone into your computer and extract the photos just as you would from any other digital camera.
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How do I get my pictures from my old phone to my new phone?

How to transfer photos and videos to your new Android phone
  1. Open the Photos app on your Android device.
  2. Tap on the menu in the top left corner of the screen (the 3 lines, otherwise known as a hamburger menu).
  3. Select Settings > Back Up Sync.
  4. Make sure you toggle Backup & Sync to 'on'
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Can I just switch SIM cards between iphones?

Well, the process to switch SIM cards to a new iPhone from an old iPhone is easy. All you require is the special SIM card removal tool that you get along with your new iPhone.
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Can I just buy a new phone and put my SIM card in it?

With unlocked phones, you can always switch your phone service between different phones as easily as popping out the SIM card and moving it. You can also use different phone service plans in a single unlocked phone, say one for work and one for personal, by switching the SIMs.
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Do you put SIM card in new iPhone before transferring data?

Yes, you move the SIM card before or after you start the transfer.
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What data can be retrieved from a SIM card?

SIM cards can be used to store contact information, downloaded mobile software and files, songs, ringtones, videos, and other material for transferring and retrieving. If the information is saved on the SIM card, you can recover any erased data from a phone by inserting the SIM card.
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How do I retrieve data from SIM card on iPhone?

Import contacts from your SIM card to your iPhone
  1. Put your previous SIM card, with your contacts, into your iPhone. ...
  2. Tap Settings > Contacts > Import SIM Contacts.
  3. If asked, choose where you want to import your SIM card contacts.
  4. Wait for the import to complete.
  5. Open Contacts and make sure that your contacts imported.
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Are iPhone text messages stored on SIM?

SIM cards can contain up to 128 KB of memory to store things like contacts, phone numbers, text messages, data usage and billing information. The storage of this information is what makes SIM cards and service interchangeable between devices.
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Does removing SIM erase photos iPhone?

You can take the sim card out and nothing will happen to your data - it is all stored on the phone. Nothing will happen if you remove your sim card from your iPhone 6.
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What happens to my photos when I switch SIM cards?

Changing Your SIM Card

This information is still stored on the old card, so any phone numbers, addresses or text messages that you lose are available if you insert the old card into the device. Information not stored on the SIM card, such as videos, applications or documents, is still available on the original device.
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How do I get pictures off my SIM card?

The SIM card does not have photos in it. All you need to do is sync the old phone to cloud storage like Google Photos. You can also copy the files to an SD card or copy them to a computer using a USB cable.
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How do I get my old pictures from iCloud?

How to download photos from iCloud via the Apple Photos app
  1. Go into your device's Settings app.
  2. Tap your name at the top of the Settings menu. Tap your name at the top of the Settings menu on your device. ...
  3. Select "iCloud." Tap "iCloud" on your Apple ID page. ...
  4. Tap "Photos." ...
  5. Select "Download and Keep Originals."
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Where are my photos from my old phone?

It may be in your device folders.
  • On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
  • At the bottom, tap Library.
  • Under "Photos on device," check your device folders.
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How do I transfer photos from one iPhone to another without iCloud?

Plug out the old iPhone and re-connect the new iPhone to the computer via USB cable. Step ​2. Click the iPhone device button within iTunes, then choose "Photos" > Tick "Sync Photos" > "Sync". Wait patiently, and the photos will be transferred to the new iPhone.
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Do photos stay in Old iPhone?

The photos in your Photos app won't be deleted, just the ones on the iCloud Photo Library if you choose to delete the library. If you want to keep photos on your phone but maximize iCloud storage space, then I'd make sure all photos on the iCloud library are downloaded, then disable and delete iCloud Photo Library.
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