People who have tried Android phones and iPhones would tell you they are vastly different. While many agree that the iPhone is more prestigious than the two, Android users outnumber iPhone users worldwide, per Statista.
However, iPhones have dominated the smartphone market in the US, with Statcounter saying that more than half of Americans use iPhones than Android phones due to the prestige the Apple brand brings, per Tech Republic.
But there are times when an iPhone user needs or wants to switch to Android, and because these phones use different operating systems, transferring data from one to another isn't going to be easy.
Fortunately, there is.
What Android Phone Do You Use?
Before we discuss how to transfer data from an iPhone and an Android phone, we have to figure out which Android phone you're using.
Unlike the iPhone, which Apple only produces, more than a few companies develop and create Android phones, such as Samsung, Google, and OnePlus, per CNET. Though all of them run the same Android operating system, the steps to transfer data from an iPhone to any one of them are different due to them having distinct features to do so.
Regardless of the device's brand, transferring data is quick and easy as long as you have the equipment needed. However, you can't transfer everything from your iPhone to your Android device, per CyberGhost VPN.
Paid apps, app data, and apps that don't have an Android counterpart will remain on your iPhone. In-app purchases, phone settings apart from Wi-Fi settings and alarms, Safari bookmarks, and third-party chat app data won't be included, either.
With that out of the way, here's how you can transfer data from an iPhone to an Android phone:
iPhone To Samsung Phone
Transferring data from an iPhone to an Android phone is one of the easiest transfers to do provided you have a Lightning to USB-C cable. Samsung has an app called Smart Switch that lets you transfer the data you want from your iPhone to your Samsung phone.
Follow these instructions to do the transfer:
- Turn off your Apple ID's two-step verification.
- Use a Lightning to USB-C cable to connect your two phones.
- If your Samsung phone already has Smart Switch, it should open now. If not, download it first and open it once it's done.
- Select Receive data and then select your iPhone as the source.
- Select Trust on your iPhone and select Next to proceed with the transfer process.
- Choose the data you want to transfer from your iPhone to your Samsung phone and select transfer.
- Select Done once the transfer is finished.
iPhone To Google Pixel Phone And Other Android Phones
Google has its own Android phone called Google Pixel, one of the best Android phones in the market thanks to its cameras, excellent performance, and display, per PC Mag. However, transferring data from an iPhone to a Google Pixel phone could be difficult, as CNET's article shows. As such, following these instructions carefully is advised:
- Turn off iMessage across all the devices connected to your Apple ID
- Get a USB-A to USB-C cable or Lightning to USB-C cable and connect both phones.
- Tap Trust on your iPhone.
- Sign into your preferred Google Account on your Google Pixel phone.
- Choose which data you want to copy and then tap Copy.
You can also these steps to transfer data between an iPhone and an Android phone that's not a Samsung or Google Pixel phone as the process is similar, per Android.com.
