Ready to make a switch to the latest iPhone 6s or 6s Plus, but have all your personal data stuck in your old Android phone? Here's what you need - Move to iOS app. Along with the launch of iOS 9, Apple introduced this free app to make it easier to transfer your contacts, text messages, calendar, camera photos and videos, web bookmarks, and mail accounts from Android to iPhone.Before you begin, you should know that the option to transfer data from an Android phone with Move to iOS is only available on devices running iOS 9 or higher. Also, your Android version should be 4.0 or above.
Guide on How to Move Data from Android to iPhone with Move to iOS App
1. Set up your new iPhone 6s or 6s Plus as normal. When you reach the screen titled Apps & Data, select the Move Data from Android option.
2. In the screen of Move from Android, tap Continue and wait for a ten-digit code to appear.
3. On your old Android phone, go to Google Play Store and search for Move to iOS. Install and open the app.
4. Tap Continue on Android phone, read the terms and conditions that appear and tap Agree, then tap Next in the screen of Find Your Code.
5. Now enter the code displayed on the iPhone. Now the Android phone will connect with the iPhone over a Wi-Fi Direct connection.
6. On your Android phone, select the data you would like to move to your iPhone and then tap Next.
7. Now the Move to iOS app will transfer the selected Android data over to the iPhone and then place the content into the correct apps.
8. Once the transfer process is complete, tap Done on your Android phone, then tap Continue Setting Up iPhone on your iPhone and follow the onscreen steps to finish setting it up.
More Tips
Tip 1: Make sure that you leave both devices alone until the transfer finishes. For example, on your Android device, the Move to iOS app should stay onscreen the whole time. If you use another app or get a phone call on your Android before the transfer finishes, your content won't transfer.
Tip 2: On your Android device, turn off apps or settings that might affect your Wi-Fi connection. For example, turn off features like the Sprint Connections Optimizer or the Smart Network Switch.
Tip 3: Make sure that all of your content transferred. If some didn't, you can move data with Jihosoft Phone to Phone Transfer. Go to JIHOSOFT.com to find and download this tool on your PC. Connect both devices to the computer via USB cables, it will transfer contacts, text messages, photos, videos and music from Android to iPhone in one click.
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