How to transfer data from iPhone to Android?

If in the previous post, we have instructed you how to transfer data from Android to iPhone, today, we will guide you to do the opposite, it is moving from iPhone to Android. The only thing you need to do before performing the data transfer steps is to create a Google account.

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Backup contacts

Whether using any phone, perhaps the most important data to back up when converting is contacts. In previous versions of iTunes, this data on the iPhone could easily be synchronized with a Google account, but this convenience was abandoned by Apple in recent versions of iTunes. Therefore, we are forced to use a more complex way, which is backing up through iCloud.

Step 1 : Sync contacts to iCloud

Go to Settings > iCloud and login your iCloud account. Scroll down to " Contacts " and turn on the auto-sync contacts feature on iCloud.

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Step 2 : Export contacts as vCard file:

After all contacts have been synchronized to iCloud, you need to open the computer and access the iCloud homepage , then log in with your iCloud account.

Click the Contacts section and select the contacts you want to back up to your Android device.

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Next, click the Actions Menu button ( the gear icon in the lower left corner ) and then select "Export vCard" and download the vCard file on your computer.

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Step 3 : Import vCard file into Google account:

Access Google Contacts preview , select Enter contact list in the left pane and select the link to the vCard file you just saved on your computer.

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Finally, you just need to open your Android device and sync your contacts on your Google account as all contacts backup process has been completed.

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Backup event calendar

In this section, we continue to use iCloud and Google accounts as an intermediary tool to transfer data between iOS and Android. Specifically, you need to follow these steps:

Step 1 : Sync event calendar to iCloud

Go to Settings > iCloud , log in and turn on the auto-sync feature in " Calendar" .

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Step 2 : Export event calendar data as a file

Access the iCloud homepage link and login. Click on the "Calendar" icon and select the "Share calendar" feature right next to the name of the event calendar you want to export data to. When the new Popup appears, check the "General Calendar" and copy the URL that appears below.

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Paste this URL into a new tab in the web browser, change webcal: // to http:/// and press Enter . At this time, the file containing your calendar data will be downloaded to the computer.

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Step 3 : Import the file into your Google account

Go to Google Calendar , look at "Other Calendars" in the left pane and click the right arrow of this label. Select "Import Calendar" and point the path to the event calendar data file you just saved on your computer.

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Finally, similar to item (1), synchronize your Google account with the Android device to complete the process.

Backup photos

After the phone book, the event, the photos and videos that recorded memorable moments on the old phone are also one of the things that users are interested in and want to switch to a new phone. There are many ways to transfer image data between two devices, but the simplest method is to connect both with the same computer (or laptop).

Step 1 : Copy photos and videos from iPhone to computer

Connect your iPhone to your computer via the USB port of your cheek. Next, go to My Computer . In the Portable Devices section, right-click on iPhone and select Import Pictures And Videos so that the computer scans all pictures and videos in the phone.

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Once done, click on the Import word to copy all scanned data to the device. Often the My Pictures folder will be selected as the default folder.

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Step 2 : Transfer data from computer to Android device

Access the folder containing photos and videos you just backed up from your iPhone on your computer and Copy the data you want to backup to your Android device.

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Then, connect your Android phone to the computer via USB and access the camera's image folder (usually the DCIM folder), right-click and select Paste . This step is complete when all your favorite photos and videos appear on the new phone.

Backup music library

To synchronize the song library from iOS to devices using other operating system platforms is an extremely difficult step. Because usually, when the song is downloaded or using iTunes to put on an iPhone or iPad, they are encoded according to their own rules to suit the iOS operating system platform ( not in the original form as the operating system other ). Therefore, there is currently no optimal way to avoid "losing effort" when you need to back up the music library in the opposite direction. We can only use "manual" methods with CopyTrans software as follows:

Step 1 : Sync music library from iPhone to computer

Download and install CopyTrans software to your computer. Connect iPhone to computer via cable and wait for CopyTrans to receive the device. Next, select Manual backup and select the songs you want to support. In the Back up to section , click on Folder to select where you will save synchronized music data on your computer and press Start Backup .

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Step 2 : Transfer files containing songs to Android device

You just need to connect your Android device to the computer. Then, copy the folder you just saved the music from step 1 to the Android device and wait for the process to be completed.

Back up your browsing history (bookmarks)

Bookmarks help us not to memorize or search and re-type each address and account during web browsing, bringing great convenience. To synchronize bookmarks between 2 devices you can follow these instructions:

Step 1 : Sync bookmarks from Safari to iCloud

Go to Settings > iCloud . Log in to iCloud account and turn on Safari browser data synchronization.

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Step 2 : Sync bookmarks from iCloud to Google Chorme (logged in with Google account) on the computer

Download the iCloud Control Panel software on your computer, install and log in with your iCloud account. Then tick the Bookmarks box. Click Options , select Chrome and click Apply .

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When asked to select the combination of bookmarks, press Merge to continue. The device will require downloading iCloud Bookmarks extensions for Google Chrome, choose Download to download and install them.

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After the above step, the iPhone's browsing history has been synchronized with the Chrome browser on the computer.

Step 3 : Sync bookmarks to Android device

Going to this step, every process is almost completed. Now, just sign in with your Google account on the Google Chrome app on your Android phone. Wait for the synchronization process to finish and see what "magic" happens.

Hopefully the article will help you!