When the time comes for you to get a new iPhone, it's likely that you'll want to move as much of the data from your old iPhone over to your new device as you can. There are a number of ways you can accomplish this, from transferring data using iCloud do a more hardwired connection through iTunes.

Products used in this guide

• Get colorful: iPhone XR (From $749 at Apple)
• Top of the line: iPhone XS (from $999 at Apple)
• Sync over USB-C: Apple Lightning-to-USB-C cable ($20 at Amazon)

How to use Automatic Setup with your iPhone

1. Select your language on your new iPhone or iPad with your new and current devices in close proximity.

2. Tap Continue on your iPhone or iPad on the popup that appears asking you to set up your new iPhone or iPad with your Apple ID.

3. Use your current iPhone or iPad to scan the image that appears on your new iPhone or iPad.
4. Enter your current iPhone or iPad's passcode on your new iPhone or iPad.

5. Set up Touch ID on your new iPhone or iPad.

6. Choose whether or not to restore your new iPhone or iPad from your most recent compatible backup, if that option presents itself.

7. Choose to restore your new device from an iCloud or iTunes backup, set up as a new iPhone or iPad, or transfer data from an Android device.

8. Agree to the terms and conditions.

9. Tap Continue under Express Settings to use the settings for Siri, Find My iPhone, Location, and usage analytics that were transferred over from your current iPhone and iPad.

10. Complete the setup process for your new iPhone or iPad as you normally would.

How to transfer your data to your new iPhone using iCloud

1. Open Settings on your old iPhone.
2. Tap the Apple ID banner.

3. Tap iCloud.

4. Tap iCloud Backup.

5. Tap Back Up Now.

6. Turn your old iPhone off once the backup is finished.
7. Remove the SIM card from your old iPhone or if you're going to move it to your new one.

Wait for the backup to complete before proceeding.

You can now set aside your old iPhone. Make sure that your new iPhone is off when you start these next steps.

1. Insert your old SIM card into your new iPhone if you want to move it between devices.
2. Turn on your new iPhone.
3. Slide up or press the Home button depending on which device you're setting up.
4. Follow the directions to choose your language and set up your Wi-Fi network.
5. Tap Restore from iCloud backup.
6. Sign in to your iCloud account (This is your Apple ID).
7. Tap Next.
8. Tap Agree.
9. Tap Agree again.
10. Choose the backup you just made.

How to transfer your data to your new iPhone using iTunes

1. Make sure you're running the most recent version of iTunes.
2. Plug your old iPhone into your Mac or Windows PC.
3. Launch iTunes.
4. Click on the iPhone icon in the menu bar when it appears.

5. Click on Encrypt Backup; you'll be asked to add a password if this is your first time encrypting a backup.

6. Click on Back Up Now.

7. Skip Backup Apps, if asked. (They'll likely re-download anyway.)
8. Unplug your old iPhone when done.
9. Turn off your old iPhone.
10. Take your SIM card out of your old iPhone. (If you don't have a new or separate SIM card for your new phone.)

Wait for the backup to complete before proceeding.

1. Put your SIM card into your new iPhone. (If it didn't come with a new or different SIM card.)
2. Turn on your new iPhone.
3. Plug your new iPhone into your Mac or Windows PC.
4. Slide to set up on your iPhone.
5. Follow the directions to choose your language and set up your Wi-Fi network.
6. Select Restore from iTunes backup.
7. On iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC, select Restore from this backup.

8. Choose your recent backup from the list.

9. Click Continue.

10. Enter your password if your backup was encrypted and it asks.

Keep your iPhone plugged into iTunes until the transfer is complete, and on Wi-Fi until all re-downloads are complete. Depending on how much data you have to re-download, including music and apps, it might take a while.

Get your new iPhone

Of course, to transfer data to your new iPhone, you're going to need a new iPhone first.

Go for color

iPhone XR

A colorful, more affordable iPhone with Face ID.

While it's materials aren't as premium as those on the iPhone XS – aluminum instead of stainless steel, LCD instead of OLED – it features Face ID, as well as Apple's new A12 Bionic system-on-a-chip, delivering similar performance to its more expensive counterpart.

The 6.1-inch iPhone XR is the current-generation iPhone most people should get. Unless you want the OLED screen, stainless steel body, and dual rear cameras of the iPhone XS or iPhone XS Max, you'll want to pick up the more colorful (and affordable) iPhone XR.

Top of the line

iPhone XS

Apple's top-of-the-line iPhone.

The iPhone XS is an iteration of 2017's iPhone X. It sports a stainless steel frame and an OLED display. Like the iPhone XR, it has Face ID, and is powered by the A12 Bionic system-on-a-chip.

If you want the absolute best iPhone Apple has to offer, it's the iPhone XS. In addition to better materials and a better display, the iPhone XS also features two rear cameras to the iPhone XR's one.

Additional Equipment

If you want to transfer your data using iTunes and have a Mac with USB-C or Thunderbolt 3 ports, you should go ahead and pick up a USB-C-to-Lightning cable.

Apple Lighting-to-USB-C cable($20 at Amazon)

Apple includes a Lightning-to-USB-A cable with your iPhone, but you'll want this if you have a Mac with USB-C/Thunderbolt 3.

Anker Powerline II Lighting-to-USB-C cable($16 at Amazon)

A great alternative to Apple's official cable, Anker's Powerline II now comes in a USB-C-to-Lightning option.

Anker Powerline+ II Lighting cable($20 at Amazon)

If you're looking for a more durable alternative to Apple's included Lightning cable and you don't have a USB-C Mac.

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Rene Ritchie

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How to transfer data from your old phone to your new iPhone

Go for color

iPhone XR

Top of the line

iPhone XS

The two most favorite brands in the cell phone market today, the iOS and Android have been providing the users with new things with each passing day. If the former one comes forward with the latest iPhone 5 in the coming months, Android is ready with its ICS or Ice Cream Sandwich.

If you now own an iPhone and have decided to make the move to your next smart phone powered by the new Android OS, then its time that you must know what you have to do to make your Android device compatible as well as serve your purpose. We have already covered ways to transfer contacts from Nokia to iPhonehere and here. In this post, I am going to help you transfer all your data from your existing iPhone to an Android Phone.

How to Copy Data from iPhone to Android Phone?

Tekken 7 game free download for pc. There are a few ways through which you can transfer all your data to the newly bought Android from your iPhone. But you have to be very selective in choosing the option for transferring your data from iPhone to the Android device.

Like, if you want to sync your audio and video files, you can go via the simplest way to have them transferred from your PC or laptop directly through the USB cable to your Android phone. There are many more ways that can be used for the transferring the data from the iPhone to the Android.

I. Use Gmail to Transfer Data from iPhone to Android

The Android device uses Gmail for various purposes. As the OS itself is made by Google, it surely has much functionality added to it. For using this method, you need to make sure that the default email client has been selected in the device. This is anyways the first thing you need to do while you are setting up the newly purchased Android phone.

Next, you need to sync your iPhone to your PC with the iTunes. To transfer data from iPhone to Android, below are the steps you need to follow.

• Connect your iPhone to your PC using the USB cable
• Open iTunes on your PC and select the Info tab
• Check the ‘Sync Contact With’ option and from the drop down menu, select the ‘Google Contacts’ option
• Go to Configure and enter your Google Username and Password
• Your contacts will get moved to the Google account of yours, from where you can easily migrate your data to your Android phone.

II. CSV File Method to Transfer Contacts from iPhone to Android

Another method, though this one is a bit complicated, includes you to create a sync of your contacts with Windows and then with Google, and for this you need to create a CSV file. Below are the steps in this process:

• Connect your iPhone or any other iOS Device via USB to your PC
• Open iTunes, select your phone and click the Info tab
• Check the ‘Sync Contacts with’ option and select ‘Windows Address book’ from the drop-down menu
• Open the Windows Address book, where you can find all your contacts
• Follow the steps, File -> Export -> Other Address Book and Select text file
• Select a name for the CSV file and select the device
• Go to your Google account and access the CSV file to upload it there
• Once the import is done, just sync in your Android device with your Google contacts
• Your contacts will now be available in your Android Powered Phone

III. Use Synkcontact to Transfer Data

This app is available for use in both the iPhone and Android devices. All you have to do is download the app on both the devices from here and install it. In your iPhone, open the app and upload your contacts. You will be provided with the name and password of the file uploaded.

Now, when you have installed and opened the app on your Android, you can easily download the file and merge it to your contact list by providing the name ad password of the file that you created on your iPhone.

IV. Transfer SMS from your iPhone to Android Phone

To have a back-up of your SMS and other messages, there isn’t any application from the house of Apple, thus you have to depend on some third party software. There are a few software available to do the same, in the market. You can download one from the SMS Export. Simply download the app and install it on your PC. Now, you need to have the same software on your iPhone from the App Store which is available at a price of $4.99. Get the back up of all your messages into a text file over your PC through this software.

Download the Android App ‘SMS Migrator’ from here and install it to your Android phone. Place the text file from the PC to the SD card of the Android and access the same over the app SMS Migrator. The app will do the rest of the work by providing you with the texts that you had over the iPhone.

For the rest of the stuff, you simply have to get them from the PC where they are already present in the iTunes library. Select and download them from the PC with the help of the USB cable. It is as simple as transferring media files to the pen drive or flash drive.

Android is though rumored to be strictly against the word Exchange, but if you know the right kind of procedure, you are on the move to have the back up from your iPhone of all the data present there.

We hope that this tutorial on how to transfer your iPhone data to Android helped you. If you still have any questions about the transfer when switching platforms from iOS to Android or vice versa, or are stuck in any of the steps mentioned above, drop us a note in the comments section below and we would be happy to help.