When you get a new iPhone, you may want to move all files including contacts from Android to iPhone. How to do it? The Move to iOS app is designed to do this work. In this MiniTool post, we will show you how to transfer data from Android to iPhone using this app.

Do you want to transfer data from your Android device to your new iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch? In this post, we will show you a detailed guide. This tutorial is talking about switching from Android to iPhone. If you are using an iPad or iPod Touch, the operations are the same.

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Preparations

Before doing that, you need to make sure that these things are prepared:

  1. The Wi-Fi connection on your Android device is enabled.
  2. Plug both your Android device and your new iPhone into power.
  3. The data including what’s on the SD card should fit on the new iPhone.
  4. If you want to transfer Chrome bookmarks, you need to update the Chrome version to the latest on your Android device.

How to Transfer Data from Android to iPhone?

Step 1: Download & Install Move to App on Android

  1. Go to the Google Play Store to search for Move to App.
  2. Download this app on your Android device.
  3. Install it on Android.

Step 2: Tap Move Data from Android on iPhone

  1. Open your new iPhone and follow the on-screen guide to set up your iPhone.
  2. When you see the Apps & Data screen, you need to tap Move Data from Android to continue.

tap Move Data from Android

Here, if you are not using a new iPhone and there are some files on the device, you may need to transfer your content manually. This Apple article is helpful: Move content manually from your Android device to your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. Besides, you can’t transfer Music, Books, and PDF documents from Android to iPhone using the Move to iOS app. That is, you need to manually transfer them. The above article is also available.

However, if you want to start over, you can factory reset it and then follow the above steps to start data switching from Android to iPhone.

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Step 3: Open the Move to iOS App on Your Android

  1. Open the Move to iOS app on your Android device.
  2. Tap Continue.
  3. When you see the terms and conditions, you need to tap Agree to continue.
  4. Tap Next on the Find Your Code

Step 4: Wait for a Code

  1. Tap Continue on the Move from Android on your iPhone.
  2. Wait for a while and you will receive a ten-digit or six-digit code.

Step 5: Use the Code You Receive

  1. Enter the code you receive on your Android device.
  2. Wait until the Transfer Data screen appears.

Step 6: Select Your Needed Files to Transfer

  1. Select the files you want to transfer on your Android device.
  2. Tap Next.
  3. You need to wait until the whole transferring process ends. To be specific, you need to wait until both the Android process bar and the iPhone loading bar say the switching from Android to iPhone ends.

Step 7: Set up Your iPhone

  1. When the transferring process ends, you need to tap Done on your Android device.
  2. Tap Continue on your iPhone.
  3. Follow the onscreen guide to set up your new iPhone.

These are the steps to transfer data from Android to iPhone. If you want to use the apps that are previously installed on your Android device, you can go to the App Store on your iPhone to download and install them on your device.

Should you have any related issues, you can let us know in the comment.

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