i have a early 2014 macbook air with dual core and 15"screen

[AllaN01Bear]

the little gal is about ten years old. i was given a iphone 6 lately and how do i,, transfer photos from macbook air to iphone 6?
usually if external device , the device shows on desktop. not so with iphone . do i need a special cable or does lightning work. thanks in advance .

[TheRealNorth]

1. I don't know for sure....

But you may need to see if there is a driver to install, either on the iPhone or Mac. If there is a way to physically connect the two (and you haven't tried that already), sometimes the drivers will install automatically.

[nykym]

2. The lightening cable

will plug into your iPhone and the USB will plug into your laptop.
You should see your iPhone listed as another drive/device, I don't think it will show up on your desktop but it will show up if you click on the hard drive icon, it should show up there in the list on the left.

You need to sync your phone and computer to use iTunes.

[cayugafalls]

3. Open photos app, it should show the phone photos and videos

[PJMcK]

4. Try using Airdrop to transfer files between your devices (n/t)

[CoopersDad]

5. I use the Image Capture feature on my Air, iMac, or MBP to download all photos and videos from phone

You can choose an external drive if you like, or any folder.

I can't deal with Photos for reasons similar to how I find iTunes unbearable.

Apple changes the user interface at will, it's not transparent how to do things, but Image Capture is very straight forward.

Good luck.