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Migrate everything from iPhone to Android

How to transfer all your stuff from iPhone to Android:

  • Photos - install Google Photos app on iPhone and it will back up everything to the Google cloud.
  • Contacts - Add a gmail account on your iPhone and configure it to sync contacts (alternatively, you could export a vCard/VCF).
  • Calendar - Add a gmail account to the iPhone and configure it to sync calendar.
  • Notes - Add a gmail account to the iPhone and configure it to sync notes (there are also other ways).
  • SMS text messages - Use iSMS2droid
  • Email - on the Android phone, go to Settings | Accounts | Add account, and choose Personal IMAP/POP3 or Exchange, according to the type of email account you have
  • WhatsApp chat history - Use WhazzapMigrator (source, source)
  • Apps - you will have to install new Android apps manually. Your app data will be lost unless they have their own cloud backup.

Remember to TURN OFF iMessage before you switch over, otherwise your SMS may get lost (source)


Afterward, you can easily check some of your data has been migrated at:

Finally, bask in the satisfaction that Android is better than iPhone.

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