How To Transfer Data From An Android Phone To A New IPhone
What Data Can I Transfer From Android To IPhone?
If you are making the switch from Android to iPhone, one of your biggest concerns is certainly transferring all your data from one device to the other. Luckily, Apple offers a free app you can use to automatically transfer most of the data.
Unfortunately, you can't transfer everything from Android to iPhone. However, using the free Move to iOS app, you should be able to transfer:
- Contacts
- Message history
- Photos and videos
- Web bookmarks
- Mail accounts
- Calendars
- Free apps (if they're available for iOS)
To transfer local music, books, PDFs, and documents, you'll need to sync both your Android device and your new iPhone to a computer. We'll show you how to do that at the end of the guide.
Step 1. Prepare Your Android Device And IPhone
The Move to iOS app works with Android 4.4 (KitKat) or later and iOS 9 or later. Check the software on your Android phone and iPhone to ensure they're compatible.
You also need to make sure there is enough storage on your iPhone for all the data on your Android device (and microSD card, if your Android phone has one). If not, you won't be able to transfer everything from your Android phone.
Step 2. Start Setting Up Your IPhone
After powering on your new iPhone, you should be greeted with a "Hello" screen prompting you to start setting it up. Swipe up (or click the Home button), then follow the prompts to choose your language and region.
On the Quick Start page, choose to Set Up Manually. Then, connect to the same Wi-Fi network your Android device is using and keep following the setup prompts until you reach the Apps & Data page.
When you reach the Apps & Data page, tap Move Data from Android.
Step 3. Download Move To IOS On Android
On your Android device, open the Google Play Store and install the Move to iOS app. Make sure you use the Apple version of this app, as there are also a handful of imitations on the Play Store.
After downloading and installing it, open the Move to iOS app on your Android device. Tap Continue and read the Terms and Conditions. When you reach the Find Your Code page, tap Next in the top-right corner.
On your iPhone, tap Continue to generate a numerical code.
Type this code into the Move to iOS app to link your Android device and iPhone together.
Step 4. Choose What Data To Transfer
After your Android device connects to your iPhone, you should see a list of all the different types of data you can transfer. Select or deselect the different types of data that you do or don't want to transfer.
Make sure you don't try to transfer more data than you have space for on your iPhone. You can see how much space each type of data takes up below each item in the list.
When you're ready, tap Next on your Android phone to start the data transfer.
Step 5. Wait For The Transfer To Complete
A progress bar appears on both your Android phone and your iPhone while Move to iOS transfers data between the devices. Make sure you leave both devices alone, keeping them connected to Wi-Fi, until this process is complete.
Even if your Android phone says the transfer is complete, leave Move to iOS open until the progress bar fills up on your iPhone as well.
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