User guide · screen by screen

How to use ZiggSend on iPhone

From the first tap to the settings, with the app screens. The computer needs ZiggSend open and the same Wi-Fi.

What you need

  • An iPhone with iOS 15 or newer
  • A Mac or PC with ZiggSend (get it: Mac or Windows)
  • Both on the same Wi-Fi
See all 18 steps
  1. 1. Install and open
  2. 2. Point at the QR
  3. 3. Check the number
  4. 4. Home is your gallery
  5. 5. Select and send
  6. 6. Wrong one? Undo
  7. 7. Watch it go
  8. 8. Arrived
  9. 9. Several computers at once
  10. 10. One notice per computer
  11. 11. Receive from the computer
  12. 12. See what arrived
  13. 13. Wi-Fi notice
  14. 14. Different network
  15. 15. The Z panel
  16. 16. Where things go
  17. 17. Your devices
  18. 18. Free forever
  1. Step 1

    Install and open

    Get it free on the App Store, open ZiggSend and tap “Start”.

    Step 1: Install and open. Get it free on the App Store, open ZiggSend and tap “Start”.
  2. Step 2

    Point at the QR

    Open ZiggSend on the computer and point the camera at its QR code.

    Step 2: Point at the QR. Open ZiggSend on the computer and point the camera at its QR code.
  3. Step 3

    Check the number

    Same number on both screens? Tap “Same”.

    Step 3: Check the number. Same number on both screens? Tap “Same”.
  4. Step 4

    Home is your gallery

    Computers sit at the top, like doors. Your photos are below.

    Step 4: Home is your gallery. Computers sit at the top, like doors. Your photos are below.
  5. Step 5

    Select and send

    Tap photos to select them, then tap the computer’s door.

    Step 5: Select and send. Tap photos to select them, then tap the computer’s door.
  6. Step 6

    Wrong one? Undo

    “Undo” shows for 3 seconds, before sending starts.

    Step 6: Wrong one? Undo. “Undo” shows for 3 seconds, before sending starts.
  7. Step 7

    Watch it go

    The door turns into a bar with the file and the progress.

    Step 7: Watch it go. The door turns into a bar with the file and the progress.
  8. Step 8

    Arrived

    “Arrived on MacBook”, checked byte for byte. “Receipt” shows the proof.

    Step 8: Arrived. “Arrived on MacBook”, checked byte for byte. “Receipt” shows the proof.
  9. Step 9

    Several computers at once

    Hold a door and tap the others. “Send” goes to all of them.

    Step 9: Several computers at once. Hold a door and tap the others. “Send” goes to all of them.
  10. Step 10

    One notice per computer

    Each computer confirms the arrival on its own card, with a receipt.

    Step 10: One notice per computer. Each computer confirms the arrival on its own card, with a receipt.
  11. Step 11

    Receive from the computer

    On the computer, drop the file and pick the iPhone. The screen shows it arriving.

    Step 11: Receive from the computer. On the computer, drop the file and pick the iPhone. The screen shows it arriving.
  12. Step 12

    See what arrived

    Tap “View” to open each file you received.

    Step 12: See what arrived. Tap “View” to open each file you received.
  13. Step 13

    Wi-Fi notice

    With no Wi-Fi, the app says so at the top. Connect and it goes away.

    Step 13: Wi-Fi notice. With no Wi-Fi, the app says so at the top. Connect and it goes away.
  14. Step 14

    Different network

    Phone and computer on different networks? Put both on the same Wi-Fi.

    Step 14: Different network. Phone and computer on different networks? Put both on the same Wi-Fi.
  15. Step 15

    The Z panel

    Tap Z for History, Devices, Plan and Settings.

    Step 15: The Z panel. Tap Z for History, Devices, Plan and Settings.
  16. Step 16

    Where things go

    In Settings: theme, language and where photos, videos and other files are saved.

    Step 16: Where things go. In Settings: theme, language and where photos, videos and other files are saved.
  17. Step 17

    Your devices

    Rename or disconnect each computer. Its security code is here.

    Step 17: Your devices. Rename or disconnect each computer. Its security code is here.
  18. Step 18

    Free forever

    Plan shows each computer with everything included. No time limit, no caps.

    Step 18: Free forever. Plan shows each computer with everything included. No time limit, no caps.

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