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As you want to send several files to others, you can send them with a social platform, like WhatsApp. But it is inconvenient to move data to your new phone in this way, since there are lots of data on your old phone. So how can you move all data with ease?
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Luckily, there are more and more effective transfer tools in the app market, and the manufacturers of mobile phones also make an effort. At present, you can easily get your data onto your new Android phone or iPhone.
Move Data to Your New Phone – Android to Android
1. Google Account
When switching from Android to Android, you can use your Google account to transfer most data. As long as you turn on the Google backup feature on your old Android device, you can seamlessly sync the backup data via a network.
Generally, you can move your contacts, call logs, photos, music, videos, notes, etc. But please notice that the synchronization will cost much cellular data if you don’t connect your phone to Wi-Fi.
Here’s moving data from an old Android phone to a new one (take Samsung Galaxy S8 and Samsung Galaxy S21 as examples):
Step 1: Open the Settings app on your old device, and choose Accounts > Google. Then add your Google account to the phone.
Step 2: Tap your account to select the file types you want to back up.
Step 3: Turn on your new Android phone, and start to set it up. Then sign in to the same account and restore your data. Once done, you can view your data on the new phone.
2. MobiKin Transfer for Mobile
There is also a direct transfer program that can help you move data without a network. It is MobiKin Transfer for Mobile. It is a paid desktop app, and can copy 8 categories of Android files. There is no doubt that you can copy all videos, pictures, text messages, user apps, contacts, and so on.
What’s more, this software can work for most Android phones and tablets, as long as they run Android OS 4.0 and upper. Its one-stop transfer mode makes the data migration more efficient. Furthermore, it also supports data transfer from iOS to iOS, iOS to Android, and vice versa.
This is the guide:
Step 1: Install the software on your computer, and launch it.
Step 2: Plug both Android devices into your computer via USB cables, and enable the USB debugging feature.
Step 3: Confirm your new Android phone is on the Destination side. If needed, click Flip to change their positions. Then check the file types you plan to transfer, and tap Start Copy to begin the procedure.
Other Manufacturers’ Apps
Some Android phone manufacturers have created their own exclusive transfer apps. For example, you can use Samsung Smart Switch to copy data to a Samsung phone. Besides, OnePlus Clone Phone, Huawei Phone Clone, LG Mobile Switch, Sony Xperia Transfer 2, etc., are all effective transfer apps.
Transfer Data from Android to iPhone
You can surely use your Google account to sync data from Android to your new iPhone, but it can sync contacts, emails, calendars, and notes only. If you want to transfer more files to your iPhone, you can utilize Move to iOS. This app is made by Apple.
However, you cannot use Move to iOS after finishing the setup on your new iPhone. Otherwise, you need to erase all content and settings first.
Here’s how:
Step 1: Install Move to iOS on Android, and power on your new iPhone.
Step 2: Select Move Data from Android on the App & Data screen. Then follow the popups to set your iPhone, and you will get a code. Please enter it to Android for connection.
Step 3: Select the data by category, and tap Next to send your data to the iPhone.
Copy Data from iPhone to Android
As for copying data from iPhone to Android, you can use the Google Drive app. With it, you can freely upload different files from your iPhone to your Google cloud space. Thus, you can back up your media files as well. By the way, if you fail to upload your files, please check your storage space on Google. Maybe you run out of free space.
In addition to Google Drive, there are multiple similar cloud apps, such as Dropbox, OneDrive, G Cloud, and the like.
Copy files from iPhone to Android via Google Drive:
Step 1: Download and install Google Drive, and log in with your Gmail address on both mobile devices.
Step 2: Click the + icon on iPhone, and select the desired files for upload.
Step 3: Refresh your Google Drive on Android after completing the upload. You will see your iPhone files on the Android phone.
Send Content from iPhone to iPhone
1. iCloud
It is easy to transfer content between iPhones. The most convenient way to send content including large video files is to use iCloud. As long as you sign in with the same Apple ID, it will sync your data to your new iPhone without a hitch.
The steps are here:
Step 1: Go to the Settings app on your old iPhone, and click your name > iCloud.
Step 2: Toggle on iCloud Backup, and click Back Up Now. Next, begin the setup on your new iPhone. Choose Restore from iCloud Backup on the App & Data screen.
Step 3: Sign in with your Apple ID, and select a backup file. It will import the data to your new iDevice.
Read our other article to sync your iPhone’s contacts to Mac.
2. Quick Start
Another wireless way is Quick Start. It can directly transfer your old iPhone data to the new iPhone without iCloud. But it requires iOS 11 and upper on both iPhones. Of course, it works when you set up your iPhone only.
Here’s how:
Step 1: Place your iPhones together, turn on them, and enable Bluetooth.
Step 2: Set your new iPhone, and wait for an animation to appear. Then use your old device to center the animation in the viewfinder, and enter your passcode.
Step 3: You will get the Transfer Data from iPhone screen after finishing the authentication. Then click Continue to transfer your data to your new iPhone.
Conclusion:
Whether your new smartphone is Android or iPhone, you can get a useful method to move data. But as you can see, there is no perfect app for data migration.
For instance, most wireless transfer ways need a stable connection between your devices and a network. Move to iOS, iCloud, and Quick Start only work during the setup.
Most importantly, they cannot move all data and settings to your new phone, because there is always something different between your old phone and the new one. The new cell phone is difficultly compatible with all the settings from your old phone.
Anyway, you still can transfer your basic and media data to your new device. And there is a final suggestion for you: Select the most practical app in your mind to transmit your most important data.
