Those who change smartphones and switch from one with an Android system (such as the Samsung Galaxy or any Huawei, Motorola, LG, HTC, Xiaomi etc.) to one with the iOS system (i.e. the iPhone), may find it difficult to transfer data from one mobile phone to another.
Fortunately, there are two ways to switch from an Android phone to an iPhone so as not to lose the address book, messages, photos and other data, without suffering any lack on the new Apple smartphone and forgetting the old phone that may be reset and recycled or sold.
In this guide we are going to discover both ways, one based on direct transfer, one based on cloud, which also becomes the only possible one in case the old Android mobile phone has been broken, lost or stolen.
1) The first way to switch from Android to iPhone is by using the Android Move to iOS application, developed by Apple (and also the only Apple app on the Google Play Store together with Apple Music).
This application was created with the specific purpose of transferring data, music and even passwords of accounts to the new iPhone (which has at least iOS 9 and at least iPhone 5).
To use the Move to iOS app it is only necessary to start the iPhone with the initialisation procedure, i.e. that of the first configuration after buying it.
If this procedure has already been performed, you can repeat it by going to Settings> General> Restore> Initialize contents and settings .
During the first configuration or initialization procedure, after the request to set a security code, the App and data screen will appear with the option to migrate data from Android until a ten-digit code is displayed.
Obviously both the iPhone and the Android phone must be connected to the same wifi network.
On the Android smartphone, open Move to iOS, follow the wizard and enter the code when prompted.
At this point the pairing is done and you can start choosing which data is to be transferred.
You will be asked if you want to transfer your Google account information (so you can quickly access it from the new iPhone), Chrome favorites, text messages, contacts and photos and videos .
Some apps that were on the Android phone will also be automatically downloaded.
The Android phone will transfer the selected data to the iPhone and insert the contents into the correct apps.
Once the transfer process is complete, tap on Continue iPhone Configuration to log in with an Apple ID.
Once the installation process is complete, you will be asked to log in to the accounts transferred from your old Android device.
The transfer procedure varies depending on the amount of data you are transferring, especially if you were storing a lot of photos and videos.
2) The second way to switch from Android to iOS and transfer data to the new iPhone is to use Google services .
Unless there is an a priori aversion, Google apps work very well even on an iPhone, so there is no reason to ignore them and even changing the phone you can continue using the various services offered.
Since every Android user, to use the phone, must be logged in with a Google account, he will have already automatically stored and saved all the important data in his special applications.
In particular, we have already seen in another article the guide to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone using a Google / Gmail account.
In summary, the process is based on the fact that Google stores the Android phone's contacts in its address book, therefore, by adding a CardDav type account in the iPhone settings (under the contacts and mail section).
Automatically the iPhone address book will be populated with numbers and email addresses that were saved on the Google address book, via cloud, without direct transfer.
To transfer photos and videos, however, just activate the automatic backup of photos with Google Photos on Android, download Google Photos on iPhone and find all the photos taken with the old phone.
Whatsapp messages can only be partially recovered on the new phone and there is no way to transfer the backups made on Android to an iPhone.
For SMS messages there is also no manual way of transferring them, although it is possible to use a program to synchronize Android on PC, which also works with the iPhone in order to then bring them from the PC to iOS.
As for music, the best way to transfer it from one phone to another is to upload it to Google Play Music, which is free in backups.
Those who switch from Android to iPhone and want to keep the same apps, almost all Google apps for iPhone are available, such as Google Drive, Maps, Photos, Keep, Youtube and many others.
Fortunately, there are two ways to switch from an Android phone to an iPhone so as not to lose the address book, messages, photos and other data, without suffering any lack on the new Apple smartphone and forgetting the old phone that may be reset and recycled or sold.
In this guide we are going to discover both ways, one based on direct transfer, one based on cloud, which also becomes the only possible one in case the old Android mobile phone has been broken, lost or stolen.
1) The first way to switch from Android to iPhone is by using the Android Move to iOS application, developed by Apple (and also the only Apple app on the Google Play Store together with Apple Music).
This application was created with the specific purpose of transferring data, music and even passwords of accounts to the new iPhone (which has at least iOS 9 and at least iPhone 5).
To use the Move to iOS app it is only necessary to start the iPhone with the initialisation procedure, i.e. that of the first configuration after buying it.
If this procedure has already been performed, you can repeat it by going to Settings> General> Restore> Initialize contents and settings .
During the first configuration or initialization procedure, after the request to set a security code, the App and data screen will appear with the option to migrate data from Android until a ten-digit code is displayed.
Obviously both the iPhone and the Android phone must be connected to the same wifi network.
On the Android smartphone, open Move to iOS, follow the wizard and enter the code when prompted.
At this point the pairing is done and you can start choosing which data is to be transferred.
You will be asked if you want to transfer your Google account information (so you can quickly access it from the new iPhone), Chrome favorites, text messages, contacts and photos and videos .
Some apps that were on the Android phone will also be automatically downloaded.
The Android phone will transfer the selected data to the iPhone and insert the contents into the correct apps.
Once the transfer process is complete, tap on Continue iPhone Configuration to log in with an Apple ID.
Once the installation process is complete, you will be asked to log in to the accounts transferred from your old Android device.
The transfer procedure varies depending on the amount of data you are transferring, especially if you were storing a lot of photos and videos.
2) The second way to switch from Android to iOS and transfer data to the new iPhone is to use Google services .
Unless there is an a priori aversion, Google apps work very well even on an iPhone, so there is no reason to ignore them and even changing the phone you can continue using the various services offered.
Since every Android user, to use the phone, must be logged in with a Google account, he will have already automatically stored and saved all the important data in his special applications.
In particular, we have already seen in another article the guide to transfer contacts from Android to iPhone using a Google / Gmail account.
In summary, the process is based on the fact that Google stores the Android phone's contacts in its address book, therefore, by adding a CardDav type account in the iPhone settings (under the contacts and mail section).
Automatically the iPhone address book will be populated with numbers and email addresses that were saved on the Google address book, via cloud, without direct transfer.
To transfer photos and videos, however, just activate the automatic backup of photos with Google Photos on Android, download Google Photos on iPhone and find all the photos taken with the old phone.
Whatsapp messages can only be partially recovered on the new phone and there is no way to transfer the backups made on Android to an iPhone.
For SMS messages there is also no manual way of transferring them, although it is possible to use a program to synchronize Android on PC, which also works with the iPhone in order to then bring them from the PC to iOS.
As for music, the best way to transfer it from one phone to another is to upload it to Google Play Music, which is free in backups.
Those who switch from Android to iPhone and want to keep the same apps, almost all Google apps for iPhone are available, such as Google Drive, Maps, Photos, Keep, Youtube and many others.
