Move from Android to iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch

Gear up to transfer to iOS? Download the Motion to iOS app to get assist switching from your Android device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch on.

screens showing the Move to iOS app on iPhone and Android

Before you begin

  • On your Android device, brand certain that Wi-Fi is turned on.
  • Plug your new iOS device and your Android device into power.
  • Make sure that the content you lot're moving, including what's on your external Micro SD bill of fare, volition fit on your new iOS device
  • If y'all want to transfer your Chrome bookmarks, update to the latest version of Chrome on your Android device.

Tap Move Information from Android

Open up the Motility to iOS app

On your Android device, open the Movement to iOS app. If you don't accept the Movement to iOS app, you can tap the QR lawmaking push on your new iOS device and browse the QR code using the camera on your Android device to open the Google Play Shop. Tap Continue, and read the terms and weather that appear. To continue, tap Agree.

Wait for a code

On your iOS device, tap Continue when y'all see the Move from Android screen. Then wait for a 10-digit or six-digit code to announced. If your Android device shows an alert that you have a weak cyberspace connectedness, you can ignore the alarm.

Move from Android screen on iPhone showing code

Use the code

Enter the code on your Android device.

Connect to a temporary Wi-Fi network

Your iOS device will create a temporary Wi-Fi network. When asked, tap Connect to join that network on your Android device. Then expect for the Transfer Data screen to appear.

Choose your content and expect

On your Android device, select the content that you desire to transfer and tap Continue. Then—even if your Android device shows that the process is complete—leave both devices alone until the loading bar that appears on your iOS device finishes. Keep your devices near each other and plugged in to ability until the transfer completes. The whole transfer can have a while, depending on how much content you're moving.

Here'due south what gets transferred: contacts, message history, camera photos and videos, photo albums, files and folders, accessibility settings, display settings, web bookmarks, mail accounts, and calendars. If they're available on both Google Play and the App Shop, some of your free apps volition also transfer. After the transfer completes, you lot can download any free apps that were matched from the App Shop.

Set up up your iOS device

After the loading bar finishes on your iOS device, tap Done on your Android device. And so tap Continue on your iOS device and follow the onscreen steps to finish setup for your iOS device.

End up

Brand sure that all of your content transferred. Music, books, and PDFs need to be moved over manually.

Need to go the apps that were on your Android device? Go to the App Store on your iOS device to download them.

If yous need help with the transfer

  • Make sure that y'all leave both devices alone until the transfer finishes. For example, on your Android device, the Movement to iOS app should stay onscreen the whole time. If you utilize another app or get a phone call on your Android earlier the transfer finishes, your content won't transfer.
  • On your Android device, turn off apps or settings that might bear upon your Wi-Fi connection, like the Sprint Connections Optimizer or the Smart Network Switch. Then find Wi-Fi in Settings, touch and concord each known network, and forget the network. Then try the transfer once again.
  • Restart both of your devices and try again.
  • On your Android device, turn off your cellular data connexion. Then try the transfer once again.

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