Google has launched a new app called ‘Switch to Android’ which allows Apple users to move their data from iPhone to Android without switching their handsets.
For iPhone users, its a big task when switching from your smartphone to another new device as the risk of losing data is higher since both the phones work on a completely different set-up.
Apple released its first app in the Google Play Store in 2015 to make data transferring easy. After six years, the search giant’s ‘Switch to Android’ is finally here to make automating process a lot quicker and simple.
After installing the app from Google Play Store on your mobile phone, users will have the option to grab the basics like your contacts, calendar events, photos and videos and move them to Android.
The process is simple and most of your data should plug into the Google’s ecosystem without any error. However, there’s a fair chance that you might witness some weird issues in contact data.
The process of moving from iPhone to Android happens wirelessly without the struggle of finding the perfect cable to port from iOS to Android.
Here’s a step-by-step guide:
- Open the App Store and look for Switch to Android app
- Install and launch the app
- Scan the QR code shown on your Android phone
- Select your iPhone from the list of devices appearing on your Android phone
- Now you will see options such as Contacts, Calendar events, Videos and Photos – choose what to move and then press ‘Continue’
- Once the data has been copied, disable iMessage and FaceTime on your iPhone
- Sign in on your new phone with the same Google account and finish the set-up on your Android device
