Thursday, July 30, 2015

How to Make Switch to iPhone 6S/6S Plus from Android Phone

Many people are making the switch from Android to iPhone, be it for the amazing camera, the terrific apps, the focus on privacy and security, and the advantages of Apple Pay, Apple Store, or other reasons. However, it is not only the change of platforms, but a lot of work - especially moving all the data on your old Android to the new iPhone 6S or 6S Plus. In this guide, we'll share a few tips to help you make the transition smoothly.

Part 1: Mail, Contacts, and Calendars

Option 1: From Email Accounts - If you've been using an Android device, it's very likely that you have a Google account. This will make moving your data to iPhone 6S/6S Plus easily.
1. On your Android device, go to Settings > Accounts to make sure your have Sync enabled on your Google account.
2. On your new iPhone, go to Settings > Mails, Contacts, Calendar > Add Account, choose Google from the list.
3.  Enter your Google account and choose the data - Mail, Contacts, Calendars or Notes that you want to sync. Then tap Save and your iPhone will import the data.

Note: You can repeat this process for any other email accounts you have, like Yahoo or Outlook.

Option 2: From Social Media - If you have your contacts and calendar associated with social media accounts like Facebook or Twitter, you can download the apps to get them on your iPhone 6S/6S Plus.
1. Go to the App Store on your iPhone and install the Facebook, Twitter or other social media app.
2. Go to Settings, and tap Facebook or Twitter. Sign in with your account name and password. Then turn on Calendars and Contacts.

Part 2: Photos and Videos
You can move photos and videos to your iPhone 6S/6S Plus using iTunes on a PC or Mac. Just move the photos and videos on your Android phone to the computer and sync them to iTunes.

1. Connect your Android phone to your computer and find your photos and videos in DCIM > Camera.
2. Choose the photos and videos you want to move and save them to a folder on your computer.
3. Connect your iPhone to your computer and run iTunes. In iTunes, click your iPhone then Photos.
4. Check Sync Photos from and Include Videos, then choose the folder where you saved your photos.
5. Click Apply, you will find your Android photos and videos on your iPhone in Photos > Albums.

Note: If you're using a Mac, to find Android photos and videos, first install Android File Transfer, then go to Android File Transfer > DCIM > Camera.

Part 3: Music 
You can move music that saved on your Android phone to iPhone 6S/6S Plus using a computer. Just import music from Android phone to a computer using iTunes, and then sync iTunes to your iPhone.

1. Connect Android phone to your computer and find your songs in Music.
2. Select the songs you want to move and drag them to a new folder on your computer.
3. Open iTunes, go to your Library and click Music. Open the folder where you put your music files, and drag them to the Music in iTunes.
4. Click iPhone then Music, choose to sync your entire library, or select only the songs or artists you just added.
5. Click Sync, you will find your Android music on your iPhone in the Music app.

Note: If you're using a Mac, to find your songs, first install Android File Transfer, and then go to Android File Transfer > Music.

Transfer Contacts, Calendar, Photos, Videos, and Music from Android to iPhone in One-Click
Suffer greatly from the slow speed to transfer data from Android to iPhone little by little? Take it easy. Use Jihosoft Phone Data Transfer to transfer contacts, text messages, calendar, photos, videos, and music from Android to iPhone 6S/6S Plus in a few mouse clicks.

1. Download, install and launch the Android to iPhone Transfer tool on your computer.
http://www.jihosoft.com/dl/?id=phonetransfer
2. Connect your Android and iPhone to the computer via USB cable. When connected, you can click Flip to change their place. Make sure your iPhone be the destination one.
3. Check the data you wish to move and click the Start Copy to transfer data from Android to iPhone 6S/6S Plus.

More Topics
How to Transfer Contacts from Android to iPhone 6S/6S Plus
How to Transfer SMS Messages from Android to iPhone 6S/6S Plus

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