How to move from one cell iPhone Android without losing your … – 24 Hours

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Change cell staying within the same operating system is a relatively simple process.

But many fear give . radical step of leaving an Android device with a iOS or vice versa , anticipating a number of difficulties

No need to remain “stuck” in the network of Apple or Google: here You have how to jump into either without losing your data, contacts, photos, music and applications .

In today’s installment will cover the steps to switch from iOS to Android. Tomorrow, in a second article, we will follow the process in reverse, the system Google to Apple.

IPHONE Android

– Transferring your photos

To keep the photos from your iPhone need to download the Google Photos application through the App Store and enter using a Google (an e-mail account and a Gmail password).

Then you must select the option to “Make a backup and synchronize” your photos and enable it for the “Camera and photos”.

That will make all your pictures remain stored in the cloud.

Now, if you access Google Photos for your new Android device you can now see all the images that were previously on your iPhone or iPad.

A. Warning: If you use iPhoto on your Mac computer note that the new photos taken with your Android device will not be uploaded automatically to iPhoto

If you want your entire image library Google Photos have to move from your computer separately

-. How to transfer your music from iTunes

If you want to keep your music library from iTunes have to transfer all tracks to Google Play Music.

You can move freely up to 50,000 songs.

Then you can access your collection from any browser and any Android, iPhone or iPad device.

You’ll have to make “migration” of the music library from your computer .

Make sure your iPhone or iPad is fully synchronized with your iTunes . After your computer Download the Google Play Music Manager, you saved all your songs in the cloud.

Finally, you have to create a Google Play account associated with a Google Wallet account you’ll need to link a card credit, even the standard version of Google Play Music is free

-. How to transfer your contacts

If you have your contacts associated with your account Mail Gmail do not have to do anything, because when you enter your Google account on your new Android device you will see there all your contacts

But if your contacts are stored in the iCloud will have to follow these steps:.

Go to Settings & gt; Mail, Contacts, Calendars and under Accounts options “iCloud” .

There should appear, enabling contacts, which will make your numbers are recorded in your iCloud, Apple’s cloud.

Then, from your computer go to www.icloud.com , enter your Apple account and click on “Contacts”.

Click icon in the bottom left that looks like a scroll wheel and check “Select all” menu.

Click again on the icon, select “Export vCard” and save the file.

Then go to www.gmail.com, enter your email and click the top left to select “Contacts”. Here is a list of all your contacts from Gmail

To make a left click More & gt.; Import and select the vCard file you recorded before.

Once complete the import process, Gmail specify the number of imported contacts.

Then you can delete contacts repeated using the tool “Search duplicates “from the main menu of contacts.

Alternatively, you can also transfer your contacts from iTunes on your computer, entering the option to synchronize contacts and selecting contacts from Google.

Also, if you prefer, you can also use a Sim or third card applications to transfer contacts from one device to another

– What to do with the applications

With your new Android device will have to find and re-download your favorite apps from Google Play .

But what about your “history” stored in some applications, they monitor your health or exercise, as Fitbit or Runtastic?

These types of applications are usually linked to an email address or a user name and specific password.

So if you leave your old account to your phone and connect from the back to the same application should be able to access all your archived data.

The case of Whatsapp is particular because the application does not officially allows you to “get” your account .

If you change your number the application allows you to “migrate” your account to the new number.

But if you change system Operating while keep the same number, eg iOS to Android, you might be able to keep your profile information and participation in groups but miss the previous messages

-. Do not forget iMessage disable

In 2014 Android dominated the global market for smartphones with 81%, followed distantly by Apple with 15%. Together they make up 96% of the global pie.

The iMessage is a messaging service exclusively for Apple. . If you forget to disable your i-messages could still be directed to your old iPhone or iPad

To disable it, before removing the sim card go to Settings & gt; Posts & gt; and off iMessage .

If you forgot to do it and no longer have your old iPhone can ask Apple to unlink your phone n’umero with iMessage.

You can find more official information about it all these migration processes in the “Switch to Android” (Switch to Android) page.

* And for how to move from one Android device to one of Apple do not miss the second part of this article, to be published on Wednesday.