The biggest problem people have after buying a new phone is transferring their precious data. How do you get all of those priceless pictures and contacts from one phone to another?<\/p>\n
The good news is phone manufacturers have made it much easier over the past few years. However, it\u2019s still not always immediately obvious how to start the data transfer process.<\/p>\n
In this guide, you\u2019ll find tips on how to transfer your data from iPhone to iPhone, iPhone to Android and vice versa.<\/p>\n
There are a few ways to move data from one iPhone to another. All of them are relatively quick and easy.<\/p>\n
Transfer your data using iCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n This is by far the easiest way to move your data. Just follow these steps:<\/p>\n 1. Create an iCloud backup on your old device by taking these steps: Settings > Your Name > iCloud > Backup > Back Up Now. Transfer your data using iTunes\/Finder<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019d prefer not to use iCloud, follow these steps:<\/p>\n 1. Plug your old iPhone into your computer and open iTunes or Finder. Transferring data on iOS 11<\/strong><\/p>\n If your new device runs on iOS 11, you can use Quick Start to move your data.<\/p>\n 1. Turn on your new device and place it near your old device. Almost all Android devices require you to either sign into or create a Google account, which is then used to sync your data. When you sign into your account on a new device, your data and apps will be ready to download straight away.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s get the bad news out of the way first: you can\u2019t transfer apps from iPhone to Android. That means you\u2019ll have to pay for any apps you bought from the App Store again.<\/p>\n The good news is that Google has made it much easier to transfer everything else. Just follow these steps.<\/p>\n Google Drive data transfer<\/strong><\/p>\n This is the easiest option, although it uses a lot of data and power. Make sure your phone is plugged in and connected to Wi-Fi before starting.<\/p>\n 1. Download Google Drive from the App Store. There are two ways to transfer your contacts: your Google account or iCloud.<\/p>\n Using your Google account<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. On your iPhone, open ‘Settings\u2019 and then select ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendars\u2019 and ‘Add Account\u2019. Using iCloud<\/strong><\/p>\n 1. Go to ‘Settings\u2019 > ‘Mail, Contacts, Calendars\u2019 > ‘Accounts\u2019. Although you still can\u2019t transfer apps, Apple launched an app ‘Move to iOS’ to help you transfer everything else. Connect both of your phones to a charger and Wi-Fi before carrying out these steps.<\/p>\n 1. Download ‘Move to iOS\u2019 on Google Play. Looking to trade in your old phone for some extra cash? Sell your phone<\/a> with musicMagpie! You can trade in iPhone devices<\/a>, sell Samsung phones<\/a> and much more with us.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The biggest problem people have after buying a new phone is transferring their precious data. How do you get all of those priceless pictures and contacts from one phone to another? The good news is phone manufacturers have made it much easier over the past few years. However, it\u2019s still …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":8505,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[1553],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8504"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8504"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8504\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17595,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8504\/revisions\/17595"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8504"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8504"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8504"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n2. Pick up your new device and select ‘Restore from iCloud backup\u2019 on the set up menu.
\n3. Sign into your iCloud account.
\n4. Select the most recent backup and enter your password.<\/p>\n
\n2. Click the iPhone icon and then click ‘Back Up Now\u2019.
\n3. Click ‘Encrypt Backup\u2019 and enter a password.
\n4. Put your SIM card into your new device and connect it to the computer.
\n5. On the start-up menu, select ‘Restore from iTunes backup\u2019.
\n6. Click ‘Restore from this Backup\u2019 on iTunes. This will begin your data download.<\/p>\n
\n2. The ‘Set Up New iPhone\u2019 window will appear on your current device. Check your Apple ID is correct and continue.
\n3. Hold your old device over your new device. An animation should appear on your new device. Centre this animation using the viewfinder on your old device and a message reading ‘Finish on New [Device]\u2019 will appear.
\n4. Enter your passcode then set up Touch ID and Apple ID to begin the transfer of your data.<\/p>\n
\nTransferring data from Android to Android<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\nTransferring data from iPhone to Android<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n2. Open the app and sign into your Google account.
\n3. Open the main menu, tap ‘Settings\u2019 then tap ‘Backup\u2019.
\n4. Select everything you want to back up then press ‘Start Backup\u2019.
\n5. Once the backup is complete, sign into Google Drive on your new device and download your data.<\/p>\n
\nTransferring your contacts from iPhone to Android<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n2. Sign into your Google account and sync your Contacts.
\n3. Sign into Google Contacts and check the sync has worked.
\n4. On your new device, sign into your Google account. Your contacts should appear on your new device.<\/p>\n
\n2. Merge your contacts by tapping ‘iCloud\u2019 and toggling ‘Contacts\u2019 to ‘on\u2019.
\n3. Sign into iCloud.com on your computer and select ‘Contacts\u2019. Click the ‘gear\u2019 icon then click ‘Select All\u2019 and click ‘Export vCard\u2019.
\n4. Sign into your Gmail account then click ‘Mail\u2019 then ‘Contacts\u2019.
\n5. Click ‘More\u2019 then select ‘Import\u2019 > ‘Choose File\u2019 and import your vCard file.
\n6. On your new device, sign into your Google account to import your contacts.<\/p>\n
\nTransferring data from Android to iPhone<\/strong><\/h3>\n
\n2. Launch the app and tap ‘Next\u2019 on the Find Your Code screen.
\n3. On your new iPhone, select ‘Move Data from Android\u2019 from the setup menu.
\n4. Wait for a code to appear on your new iPhone then enter it on ‘Move to iOS\u2019. The option to transfer your data will appear shortly after.
\n5. Choose the data you want to transfer then tap ‘Next\u2019.
\n6. Wait for the data to transfer.<\/p>\n
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