I cloud, pictures, saving etc

[czechmate]

My previous I phone did well and I had it from 2010.
For a while, I used to charge it from the home tower and it would sync so I was happy it was backing up. Summer 2018, the tower completely failed, then aug 2018 my phone came flying out with my hanky on to a hard floor and smashed the screen.
Anyway, since sept 2018 I’ve had a new I phone and new I pad and registered with I cloud and the pictures move from one to the other.
I wanted to save the old photos on the old phone, so fetched it out today and charged it up. Both phones and I pad have blue tooth on, on the WiFi and have I cloud.
The old phone now has all the pictures taken since 2018, but the old pictures on the old phone haven’t gone the other way - which is what I was hoping to achieve.
Can anyone guide me to what I have done wrong please?

 

[bobk]

You will probably have to save them manually , my youngest does phones for a living , so could possibly help you out . Buy he's out at the mo

 

[bobk]

What model is your old phone ?

 

[czechmate]

Oh, thanks.
Was common at the time 3 or 3s?

 

[bobk]

Right , you need to download this app https://send-anywhere.com

Then send from 1 phone to another , best get Petra to do it

 

[Woody]

Use Airdrop to send them to the other phone. No need for third party software.

 

[D14]

Use Airdrop to send them to the other phone. No need for third party software.

I’ve never been able to get airdrop to work in nearly 12 yrs of iPhones. It’s my main bugbear.

 

[milkloss]

I’ve never been able to get airdrop to work in nearly 12 yrs of iPhones. It’s my main bugbear.

works well. Both machines need to be unlocked and 'awake'. Check in setting, general, airdrop and change it do everyone to get going. Then to contacts only later and see if it starts messing about. Within a few metres of each other as its Bluetooth,