Now open the Photos app and find your photo or video in All Photos or Recents album.

Select the “Save Image” or “Save Video” option from the share menu.

Open the appropriate file in Google Drive and tap the 3-dot menu at the top-right.

Unlike the above method, this lets you save images and videos directly to the Photos app instead of the Files app. If you want to download photos and videos from Drive to your iPhone then follow this method instead.

Transfer photos from Google Drive to iPhone gallery The only downside is that you cannot download multiple files from Google Drive to iPhone in one go. The files you choose will be downloaded locally on your iPhone and can be accessed offline through the Files app, anytime and anywhere.

Hit the “Save” button at the top-right to save the file.

Optional – Tap the file name box to rename the file or document.

Choose a location in the Files app – Select “ On My iPhone” > Downloads (or create a new folder) to save the file on your iPhone’s internal storage.

Select the “Save to Files” option from the iOS share sheet.

Tap “Open in” and you would see a ‘Preparing to export’ message.

Tap the 3-horizontal dots (More icon) next to the file.

You can also search for the particular file by its name.

Open Drive app on your iPhone and locate the file you want to download.

How to save files from Google Drive to iPhone

TIP: Directly send a file to another app.

Transfer files from Google Drive to iCloud on iPhone.

Transfer photos from Google Drive to iPhone gallery.

How to save files from Google Drive to iPhone.

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