How to Use Samsung Smart Switch to Move to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge

Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge are undoubtedly the most amazing phones in 2015, and caused many people make a move from their current phone to the two brand-new devices. Are you making the switch and want to copying your contacts and other data to your new Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge? This blog is here to help, focus on how to use Samsung Smart Switch to move to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge.

Samsung Smart Switch
Of course, there are more than one or two ways to transferring data from your current device to the new one, but Samsung has seemingly made things almost as effortless as possible with their Smart Switch application, which lets users transfer nearly any data like contacts, photos, music, videos, messages, notes, calendars and more from old iPhone/Android to the new Samsung Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, as well as other Galaxy devices which run on Android 4.0 and above.

Switch via iCloud to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge

1. On your iPhone, go to Settings > iCloud > Backup. Then tap on Back Up Now to create an iCloud backup of your iPhone.
2. On your new Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, download Samsung Smart Switch Mobile app from Google Play store and install it.
3. Open it, choose iOS Device and click Start. Then choose Import from iCloud and login in with your Apple ID and password when prompted.
4. After logging in, tap on the most recent entry in the list of iCloud backups and choose the data you wish to move in the next page.
5. Finally, tap on Import to transfer data from iCloud to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. Once the transfer is completed, press Finish to over it.

Switch via iTunes to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge

1. Connect your iPhone to your PC with a USB cable and back up it using iTunes. Skip this if you have a recent backup available.
2. Download and install Samsung Smart Switch for PC. Launch it on your computer and connect your new Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge.
3. Select Restore and tap on Change data to restore. In the pop-up window, select Non-Samsung device data and the iTunes backup.
4. Now select the content like contacts, messages, photos, videos, and other data that you can transfer from iTunes to Galaxy S6.
5. Tap OK then Restore now, the selected iTunes backup data will be immediately copied to your Galaxy S6/S6 Edge.

Switch from iPhone to Galaxy S6/S6 Edge

1. On your Galaxy S6 or S6 Edge, download Smart Switch Mobile app from Google Play and install it.
2. Run the app, choose iOS device and click Start. Then select Import from iOS Device.
3. Connect your iPhone and Galaxy S6/S6 Edge with an iOS cable and a USB OTG cable.
4. When connected, tap on Search for Content and select the content you wish to move to Galaxy S6.
5. Tap on Import to transfer data from iPhone to Galaxy S6. When the transfer is completed, click Finish to exit the app.

Transfer Data to Galaxy S6 from Android

1. Download, install and run Smart Switch Mobile app on both your old Android and new Galaxy S6/S6 Edge.
2. On your old Android phone, choose Android device and click Start. Then set the device as Sending device.
3. On your new Galaxy S6/S6 Edge, choose Android device and click Start. Then set the device as Receiving device.
4. When the two devices are connected, on the old Android phone, choose the content you wish to move and tap on Send.
5. On your S6, click Receive from the pop-up window, the app will quickly transfer data from old Android to new Galaxy S6/S6 Edge. Click Finish when the transfer completed.

Where to Get Samsung Smart Switch?

• Smart Switch for PC
• Smart Switch for Mac
• Smart Switch Mobile App

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