How to transfer photos from an OPPO phone to a Mac (USB cable)

howtosimply.com/guides/how-to-transfer-photos-from-an-oppo-phone-to-a-mac/ · Checked October 2026 · OPPO Reno13 5G (ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01))) and Intel Mac with Image Capture (and OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5)

5 of 5 steps with real screenshots · 4 official sources below

Device

Android

Shown on

OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5, Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01)), Intel Mac with Image Capture, and OPPO Reno13 5G (CPH2689, EEA), ColorOS 16.0.5

Real screenshots

5 of 5 steps

Checked

October 2026

Sources

4 official, linked below

Step by step

1. 

   Tap the USB notification

   Pull down from the top. Ours: Charging this device via USB, Tap for more options.

   Done

2. 

   Choose File transfer / Android Auto

   Use USB for: Charging only (ours started on it), File transfer / Android Auto, Photo transfer, USB tethering, MIDI.

   Done

3. 

   Check the notification

   It changes to Transferring files via USB.

   Done

4. 

   Click the phone in Image Capture and find the photos

   On the Mac, open Image Capture and click the phone under Devices (ours: CPH2689). Ours listed 589 items, newest first; our photos were the IMG2026… JPG rows, among logs and system files. Thumbnails loaded a few seconds after the list.

   Done

5. 

   Pick a folder under Import To, then Download All

   Import To offered Pictures (ticked), Desktop and more folders. Then click Download All, or select only the photos and click Download.

   Done

If you do not see this option

• Mac doesn't list the phone? Unlock the phone and choose File transfer again. Apple says connect the device with a cable and turn it on. Source: Image Capture User Guide for Mac
• Photo transfer instead? The same Use USB for list has Photo transfer, below File transfer.

  

• Rather go wireless? Ours offered O+ Connect when plugged in: Use "O+ Connect" to wirelessly connect to your PC. OPPO says a Mac needs macOS 10.14 or later and the O+ Connect app. Source: Reno16 Pro 5G

  

• Bluetooth instead? OPPO says you can pair the phone and the Mac by Bluetooth and use the Mac's Bluetooth File Exchange app. Source: Your OPPO and Computer Have a Connection

If this does not work

• Only charging, no files on the Mac? Google says to choose File transfer in the USB notification; use a USB cable that carries data, not a charge-only one. Source: Transfer files between your computer and Android device
• Photos lost among system files? Image Capture lists every file the phone shares. Sort by Date and select only the IMG photos before clicking Download.
• Other phones listed too? Pick yours by model number; ours listed two other phones as well. Source: Image Capture User Guide for Mac

About this guide

Macs have no built-in Android file app, but Image Capture read our OPPO once USB was set to File transfer. We took three test photos on our Reno13, plugged it into our Mac, and deleted the photos afterwards.

The screenshots are from our OPPO Reno13 5G, the European model CPH2689, with ColorOS 16.0.5 and Android 16 (build CPH2689_16.0.5.1001(EX01)), in Dark mode. The Mac pictures are from our Mac in Dark appearance. Nothing was downloaded, and we set USB back to Charging only afterwards.

Good to know

To send files to an iPhone instead, see share files with an iPhone.

To free space after copying, see check storage and clean up.

In short: Phone: USB notification, File transfer. Mac: Image Capture, the phone, Download All.