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Move from Android to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Ready to transfer to iOS? Download the Move to iOS app to get help switching from your Android device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

If you can’t use the Google Play Store, learn how to download Move to iOS.

Before you begin

• On your Android device, make sure that Wi-Fi is turned on.
• Plug your new iOS device and your Android device into power.
• Make sure that the content you’re moving, including what’s on your external Micro SD card, will fit on your new iOS device
• If you want to transfer your Chrome bookmarks, update to the latest version of Chrome on your Android device.

Tap Move Data from Android

While you set up your new iOS device, look for the Apps & Data screen. Then tap Move Data from Android. (If you already finished setup, you need to erase your iOS device and start over. If you don’t want to erase, just transfer your content manually.)

Open the Move to iOS app

On your Android device, open the Move to iOS app. If you don’t have the Move to iOS app, you can tap the QR code button on your new iOS device and scan the QR code using the camera on your Android device to open the Google Play Store. Tap Continue, and read the terms and conditions that appear. To continue, tap Agree.

Wait for a code

On your iOS device, tap Continue when you see the Move from Android screen. Then wait for a ten-digit or six-digit code to appear. If your Android device shows an alert that you have a weak internet connection, you can ignore the alert.

Use the code

Enter the code on your Android device.

Connect to a temporary Wi-Fi network

Your iOS device will create a temporary Wi-Fi network. When asked, tap Connect to join that network on your Android device. Then wait for the Transfer Data screen to appear.

Choose your content and wait

On your Android device, select the content that you want to transfer and tap Continue. Then—even if your Android device shows that the process is complete—leave both devices alone until the loading bar that appears on your iOS device finishes. The whole transfer can take a while, depending on how much content you’re moving.

Here’s what gets transferred: contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, photo albums, files and folders, accessibility settings, display settings, web bookmarks, mail accounts, and calendars. If they’re available on both Google Play and the App Store, some of your free apps will also transfer. After the transfer completes, you can download any free apps that were matched from the App Store.

Set up your iOS device

After the loading bar finishes on your iOS device, tap Done on your Android device. Then tap Continue on your iOS device and follow the onscreen steps to finish setup for your iOS device.

Finish up

Make sure that all of your content transferred. Music, books, and PDFs need to be moved over manually.

Need to get the apps that were on your Android device? Go to the App Store on your iOS device to download them.

If you need help with the transfer

• Make sure that you leave both devices alone until the transfer finishes. For example, on your Android device, the Move to iOS app should stay onscreen the whole time. If you use another app or get a phone call on your Android before the transfer finishes, your content won’t transfer.
• On your Android device, turn off apps or settings that might affect your Wi-Fi connection, like the Sprint Connections Optimizer or the Smart Network Switch. Then find Wi-Fi in Settings, touch and hold each known network, and forget the network. Then try the transfer again.
• Restart both of your devices and try again.
• On your Android device, turn off your cellular data connection. Then try the transfer again.

If you need help after the transfer

• Get help if Messages doesn’t work as expected after you transfer your content.
• If you don’t see apps from your Android device on your new iOS device, find and download them in the App Store on your new device.
• You might find that only some content transferred and your iOS device ran out of space, or your iOS device might appear full even though the transfer didn’t finish. If so, erase your iOS device and start the transfer again. Make sure that your Android content doesn’t exceed the available space on your iOS device.

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How to switch from Android to iPhone and iPad

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Moving your photos, contacts, calendars, and accounts from your old Android phone or tablet to your new iPhone or iPad is easier than ever with Apple’s Move to iOS app. Apple’s first Android app, it hooks your old Android and new Apple device together over a direct Wi-Fi connection and transfers over all your data. While Move to iOS app transfers a lot of your data, it doesn’t transfer your apps (as they’re not compatible), music, or any of your passwords. Additionally, you can only transfer data from an Android phone or tablet to an iPhone or iPad running iOS 9 or higher. If you’ve got the new iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, or iPhone 11 Pro Max, you’ll have no problem.

Products used in this guide

• Apple’s new standard: iPhone 11 (From $699 at Apple)
• Transfer your files: Move to iOS (Android app) (Free at Google Play Store)

How to move your data from Android to iPhone or iPad with Move to iOS

1. Set up your iPhoneor iPad until you reach the screen titled «Apps & Data».
2. Tap the «Move Data from Android» option.
3. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store and search for Move to iOS.
4. Open the Move to iOS app listing.
5. Tap Install

Choose Open after it’s installed.

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Select Agree and then Next on the Android phone or tablet.

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On your Android device, enter the 12-digit code displayed on the iPhone or iPad.

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After entering the code, the Android device will connect with your iPhone or iPad over a peer-to-peer Wi-Fi connection and determine what data will be transferred.

It will ask whether you want to transfer your Google Account info (so that you can quickly log in on your new Apple device), Chrome bookmarks, text messages, contacts, and the photos and videos in your camera roll. Select everything you want to move over.

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Your Android phone or tablet will transfer the selected data over to your iPhone or iPad and place the appropriate content into the correct apps. The two devices will disconnect, and Android will prompt you to take your old device to the Apple Store, where they’ll recycle it for free.

Once the transfer process is complete, tap on Continue Setting Up iPhone or Continue Setting Up iPad on your device and carry on setting up a new Apple ID or logging into your existing one.

Once the setup process is completed, you’ll be prompted to log in to the accounts you transferred from your old Android device. Do that, and then you’re good to go!

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How long the transfer process takes varies depending on how much data you’re transferring — especially if you were storing many photos and videos. We transferred roughly 400MB of files, and it took about 8 minutes from starting to set up our iPhone to entering account passwords.

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Derek Kessler is Special Projects Manager for Mobile Nations. He’s been writing about tech since 2009, has far more phones than is considered humane, still carries a torch for Palm, and got a Tesla because it was the biggest gadget he could find. You can follow him on Twitter at @derekakessler.

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What You Need to Know When Switching From Android to iPhone

The content you can take and the software you need

If you’ve decided to switch from Android to iPhone, you’re making a great choice. But if you’ve been using Android long enough to accumulate a decent number of apps and a good-sized music library — to say nothing of photos, videos, contacts, and calendars — you may have questions about what you can transfer to your new phone. Luckily, you can bring most of your content and data, with a few notable exceptions. Read on to learn what you’ll be able to move to your new iPhone.

Haven’t bought your iPhone yet? Check out our article that helps you decide which iPhone model should you buy.

Software: You Probably Need iTunes or Move to iOS

One of the most important things you’ll need is software to help you move content from your Android to your new iPhone. There are two major ways you can do this.

Apple’s Move to iOS app is available in the Google Play Store. This is an Android app that helps transfer your data. Just download it and follow the onscreen instructions.

Depending on how you plan to use your iPhone, you may want to use iTunes to transfer data between your phones. ITunes used to be the only way to control what content—including contacts, calendars, and apps—was on your phone, that’s no longer true. These days, you can also use iCloud or other cloud services.

Still, iTunes is perhaps the easiest way to transfer data. So, even if you don’t plan to use iTunes forever, it might be a good place to start your switch. You can get iTunes free from Apple, so you’ll just need to download and install iTunes on Windows or a install iTunes on a Mac (or on some versions of Linux, too).

For a deeper dive into using iTunes with Android, check out Got Android? Here Are the iTunes Features That Work For You.

Sync Content to Your Computer Before You Switch

Before switching from Android to iPhone, it’s crucial that you sync everything on your Android phone to your computer. This includes your music, calendars, address books, photos, videos, and more. If you use a web-based calendar or address book, this probably isn’t necessary, but better safe than sorry. Back up as much data from your phone to your computer as you can before starting your switch.

Haven’t done this before? Learn how in How to Backup Your Android Phone.

What Content Can You Transfer From Android to iPhone?

Probably the most important part of moving from one smartphone platform to the other is making sure that all of your data comes with you when you change. Here’s the scoop on what data can and can’t transfer, and how to do it.

Music: Yes

One of the things that people care most about when switching is that their music comes with them. The good news is that, in many cases, you should be able to transfer your music.

If the music on your phone is DRM-free, just add the music to iTunes and you’ll be able to sync it to your iPhone. If the music has DRM, you may need to install an app to authorize it. Some DRM isn’t supported on the iPhone at all, so if you’ve got a lot of DRMed music, you may want to check before you switch.

Windows Media files can’t be played on the iPhone, so it’s best to add them to iTunes, convert them to MP3 or AAC, and then sync them. Windows Media files with DRM may not be usable in iTunes at all, so you may not be able to convert them.

If you get your music through a streaming service like Spotify, you won’t have to worry about losing music (though any songs you saved for offline listening will have to be re-downloaded on your iPhone). Just download the iPhone apps for those services and sign into your account.

Photos and Videos: Yes

The other thing that’s most important to many people is their photos and videos. You definitely don’t want to lose hundreds or thousands of priceless memories just because you changed phones. This, again, is where syncing the content of your phone to your computer is key. If you sync the photos from your Android phone to a photo management program on your computer, you should be able to move it to your new iPhone.

If you’ve got a Mac, just sync the pictures to the pre-installed Photos program (or copy them to your computer and then import them to Photos) and you’ll be fine. On Windows, there are a number of photo-management programs available. It’s best to look for one that advertises itself as being able to sync with the iPhone or iTunes.

If you use an online photo storage and sharing sites like Flickr, Google Photos, or Instagram, your photos will still be in your account there. Whether you can sync photos from your online account to your phone depends on the features of the online service.

Apps: Sort Of

Here’s a big difference between the two types of phones: Android apps do not work on the iPhone (and vice versa). So, any apps you’ve got on Android can’t come with you when you move to iPhone.

Luckily, many Android apps have iPhone versions or replacements that do basically the same thing. Search the App Store for your favorite apps.

If you have any paid Android apps, you’ll have to buy them again for the iPhone.

Even if there are iPhone versions of the apps you need, your app data may not come with them. If the app requires that you create an account or otherwise stores your data in the cloud, you should be able to download the data to your iPhone, but some apps store your data on your phone. You may lose that data, so check with the developer of the app.

Contacts: Yes

Wouldn’t it be a pain if you had to re-type all the names, phone numbers, and other contact information in your address book when you switch? Luckily, there are two ways you can make sure to transfer your address book from Android to iPhone.

First, sync your Android phone to your computer and make sure that your contacts are completely synced to Windows Address Book or Outlook Express on Windows (there are many other address book programs, but those are the ones iTunes can sync with) or Contacts on Mac.

The other option is to store your address book in a cloud-based tool like Yahoo Address Book or Google Contacts. If you already use one of these services or decide to use one to transfer your contacts, make sure all of your address book content is synced to them, then read about how to sync them to your iPhone.

Calendar: Yes

Transferring all of your important events, meetings, birthdays, and other calendar entries is reasonably similar to the process used for contacts. If you’re using an online calendar through Google or Yahoo, or a desktop program like Outlook, just make sure that your data is up to date. Then, when you set up your new iPhone, you’ll connect those accounts and sync that data.

If you’re using a third-party calendar app, things may be different. Check the App Store to see if there’s an iPhone version. If there is, you may be able to download and sign into that app to get data from your account. If there isn’t an iPhone version, you probably want to export your data from the app you use now and import it into something like a Google or Yahoo calendar and then add it to whatever new app you prefer.

Movies and TV Shows: Maybe

The issues around transferring movies and TV shows are similar to those for transferring music. If your videos have DRM on them, it’s likely that they won’t play on the iPhone. They won’t play if they’re in Windows Media format, either. If you bought the movies through an app, check the App Store to see if there’s an iPhone version. If there is, you should be able to play it on your iPhone.

Texts: Maybe

Text messages stored on your Android phone may not transfer to your iPhone unless they’re in a third-party app that stores them in the cloud and has an iPhone version. In that case, when you sign into the app on your iPhone, your texting history may appear (but it might not; it depends on how the app works).

Some text messages can be transferred with Apple’s Move to iOS app for Android.

One of the big attractions of the iPhone is the secure iMessage texting platform. Believe it or not, there’s a way to use iMessage on Android. Learn all about it in iMessage For Android: How to Get It And Use It.

Saved Voicemails: Probably

Voicemails that you’ve got saved should be accessible on your iPhone. Generally speaking, voicemails are saved in your account with your phone company, not on your smartphone (though they’re available there, too). So, as long as you have the same phone company account, they should be accessible. However, if part of your switch from to iPhone also includes changing phone companies, you’ll likely lose those saved voicemails.

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