Although they may be tempted, many users are afraid to take the radical step of changing cellular and operating system … what about the photos, music collection and contacts?
The process of moving from iOS to Android or vice versa and migrate all data can be cumbersome, but not impossible.
So do not no reason to stay “stuck” in the network of Apple products nor in that of Google. Here’s how to make the leap without despair in the attempt
In this issue we cover the steps to move from system . Android iOS
If you want to reverse the process read this article: How to change your iPhone to Android
- Use an app migration
If you do not want to make the process go by transferring your step data, you can use the services of an app migration, including free Copy My Data or AT & T Mobile Transfer, although applications available vary from country to country.
This type of applications transfer your contacts, calendars, photos and videos through a Wi-Fi, so you need not connect your phone to a computer.
Just download the app on both phones, Android and iPhone, and follow the instructions.
- How to transfer your contacts and other documents
During the setup process, when you add your new iPhone or iPad accounts email that you want, you can choose to also include data associated with each email account, either contacts, calendars and notes.
On the other hand, if you store your contacts and calendars in an account of a network social as Facebook, Twitter or Weibo, apps can use those same networks to pass on your new iPhone. To do this you must log in from your cell in the particular app you want to activate the settings calendars and contacts.
Also, If you create an account with iCloud using your Apple ID, you can also import contacts you have recorded in vCard and keep stored in the cloud.
To do this from your computer sees www.icloud.com, log in with your Apple account and click on “Contacts”. Click the icon below to the left that looks like a scroll wheel and check “Import vCard” menu.
When you turn on your new iPhone, the setup wizard will help you enable iCloud on the phone. If you skipped that step in the setup process you can activate it manually by going to Settings or Setup & gt; iCloud .
With iCloud can also be accessed from your iPhone to any document in Word, Excel or Powerpoint you’ve saved on the cloud.
- How to transfer your photos
To keep the photos and videos from your Android phone you’ll you move them to your new iPhone or iPad using an app or a computer with iTunes .
You’ll find various apps data transfer in the Apple App Store and the Google Play Store depending on your country. In addition to general applications data migration mentioned earlier, there are other specific pictures, such as PhotoSync .
Alternatively you can transfer your images via iTunes using Mac or PC computer. You will have to go first to your images from your Android phone to your computer and then synchronize them with iTunes
These are the steps to follow.
Connect your Android phone to your computer and locates your photos and videos, which are normally in DCIM & gt; House .
If you use a Mac, you must first install Android File Transfer , which allows you to view and transfer files between your computer from Apple and Android device. Once installed, you can access from Android File Transfer to DCIM & gt; Camera.
There select the photos and videos you want to move and store them in a folder on your computer.
After disconnecting the computer Android phone and connect the iPhone.
From iTunes, click on your iPhone & gt; Photos & gt; “Sync photos from” . Then select the folder where you stored the photos. If you are also transferring videos, select “ Include video “. And finally click Apply .
- How to transfer your music
As in the case of photos, you can move the music you’ve saved on your Android phone through iTunes using a Mac or PC
You will pass your songs from the first Android phone to your computer and then sync with iTunes and your new iPhone
Connect your Android phone the computer and find your music, which are normally in Music.
If you use a Mac, you must have installed Android File Transfer to view and transfer files from your Android device .
Music, select songs you want to transfer and save them to a new folder on your computer.
Then open iTunes, go to the library and click on Music. Open the folder where you placed your music files and drag them to iTunes Music
Then click on iPhone & gt.; Music & gt; Sync . You can choose to sync your entire library or select only the songs you just added.
- What to do with applications
With your new iPhone device will have to find and re-download your favorite apps from the AppStore.
But what about your “history “stored in some applications, such as those that monitor your health or exercise, as Fitbit or Runtastic?
These types of applications are usually linked to an email address or a specific username and password.
So if you leave your old account on your phone and connect from the back to the same application should be able to access all your archived data.
Case Whatsapp is especially because the application does not officially allow you to “get out” of your own.
If you change your number the application allows you to “migrate” your account to the new number.
But if you change your operating system keeping the same number, eg Android to iOS, you may be able to keep your profile information and participation in groups but miss your message history.
You can find information Spanish official and on about all these migration processes in the Apple “Change the iPhone”.
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