Have you just bought a new iPhone, like the newly released iPhone 15? Are you looking to transfer your data from Android to iPhone? You're in the right place, as this easy guide will teach you everything you need to know about Apple's Move to iOS app for Android.
Move to iOS is available on the Google Play Store and allows you to, quite literally, move to iOS with all of your photos, contacts, and calendars.
All you need to follow this how-to guide is your Android smartphone and your new iPhone. So here's how to get all your data from Android to iPhone.
"The barrier to entry preventing users from moving between Android and iPhone has never been so low. Move to iOS is a brilliant app that will help you get started with iPhone far quicker than ever before."
How to transfer data from Android to iPhone with the Move to iOS app
NOTE: While the Move to iOS app transfers a lot of your data, it doesn't transfer your apps, music, or any of your passwords as they are not compatible between operating systems.
- Follow the prompts to set up your new iPhone or iPad until you reach the screen titled "Apps & Data"
- Tap the "Move Data from Android" option
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Play Store and search for Move to iOS
- Open the Move to iOS app listing
- Tap Install
- Choose Open after installation
- Tap Continue on both devices.
- On your Android device, enter the six-digit code displayed on the iPhone or iPad
- 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. Press Continue on the Android Device to continue
- Keep the phones next to each other and then select Connect
- The app will ask you what data you want to be transferred over so that you can quickly log in on your new Apple device. This includes things like contacts, calendar, Google Account, Camera Roll, and more. Select everything you want to move over, then tap Continue
- It will take time to transfer your data so keep the phones near each other and leave them alone. The more data you have to transfer, the longer it will take. Press Done once the transfer completes
- Now move over to the iPhone and press Continue Setting up iPhone
- Continue to follow the iPhone prompts to finish setting up your phone
The length of the transfer process varies depending on how much data you're transferring — especially if you were storing a lot of photos and videos on your Android device. We transferred roughly 400MB of files, and it took about 8 minutes from starting the setup process on iPhone to entering your account passwords.
One more thing... transferring from Android to iPhone has never been so easy
For a long time transferring data from Android to iPhone felt overwhelming and deterred a lot of smartphone users from making the jump. Thanks to the Move to iOS app, you can start your life as an iPhone owner in the Apple ecosystem without starting completely from scratch.
The app is very easy to use and guides you through the whole process, so you don't need to worry about using your new iPhone. You do lose app data, and the app won't transfer over apps from one operating system to another, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Every year when I upgrade my iPhone to the best iPhone available, I always start fresh and manually download apps to make sure my device feels fresh and decluttered. Whether you're getting your first iPhone or have used Apple devices for years, starting fresh with apps can be far more of a benefit than it might seem to begin with
If this is your first iPhone, there has never been a better time to jump on board. iOS 17, which allegedly releases next month, brings some fantastic new features to iPhone, including Contact Posters, StandBy mode, and FaceTime video messages. Before you know it, you'll have adapted to your iPhone as if you've used one your whole life.
