If you or a friend happen to be planning to pick up one of Apple's latest set of smartphones, the iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus, the company has just released a new Android app to help make the transition easier with automatic migration of contacts, message history, and more.
The app is, perhaps a little wordily, called "Switch from Android to iOS," and works pretty much how you'd expect it to. Once downloaded, the app will allow you to wirelessly transfer the following bits of data:
- Contacts
- Message history
- Camera photos and videos
- Web bookmarks
- Mail accounts
- Calendars
The way the app works is by creating a private Wi-Fi network from your new iPhone during the migration process and seeking out your Android device. You then enter a security code, and you're off to the races.
So, if you or a friend are planning to make the switch, it's now just that little bit easier. You can go ahead and download the app from Google Play now. As an aside, hopefully this means we'll be seeing Apple Music extend its reach to Android soon.
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Reader comments
Apple's first Android app makes the jump to iOS even easier
good for people switching phones. now will apple allow similar app to switch to android in the app store? that would be something but something tells me it will not...
Apple's guidelines are different from the Play store’s guidelines... I think a "transfer" app that would be from a manufacturer (like Sony, Motorola and so forth) that would not mention or show a competing OS in it's presentation would be allowed in.
that was my point. i use and like both OS's (thus my user name :p) but sometimes apple just acts too insecure IMHO
When are you going to introduce a Windows phone into the mix?
Isn't that a bit insincere, regardless of guidelines? You know, guidelines can be changed so it's not as if they are stuck or something.
I'd heard Apple Music was going to be made available to Android in October. Is that still likely to happen?
hell, I hope so. Im not going back to iPhones anytime soon, however I'd like to try out Apple Music (currently subscribing to the Google Music service). Wonder if they're gonna do the 3-month for free thing, though
Perfect, I already loaded this onto my Galaxy S5. Now it knows it's time is almost up.
Wish this was around when I first got my 6+... now if I decide to give android another chance at least it'll be painless...
So many down votes and low ratings...
Yea. I gave it 5 stars though just because I want to be nice. So many spammers and morons
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Being realistic, though... It doesn't even deserve a 5 star rating....it doesn't utilize Material Design or Google's suggested design elements.
Look at Google Apps on App Store. They're rudely using Google's Material Design instead of Apple's suggested design elements. All 1 star ratings are obviously from Apple haters on their own territory.
Downloaded and ready for the switch, excited for the 25th.
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I haven't downloaded it yet, but it is all or nothing or is there some granularity to what you can transfer? The photos would be nice, but I'm not sure I understand why this is better (maybe it's easier) than just setting up a Google account in the settings. Wouldn't that bring over all your contacts, calendars, and mail too?
It's so sad to see that those Android fanboys that spammed 1 stars on that app are friggin immature babies.
By the way, did Apple or the developer(s) from Media Mushroom say anything about Apple "copying" the Copy My Data app by Media Mushroom?