How to switch from Android to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even" property="content:encoded"><p><a href='
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iPhone 6 and
iPhone 6 Plus are the first large screen iPhones that Apple has ever made so it's totally understandable that there's going to be one or two people moving over from Google's mobile world.</p> <p>Fortunately moving all your stuff with you needn't be a chore and in no time at all you can be up and running on a brand new iPhone with all your Android phone stored particulars along for the ride.<!--break--></p> <h2>Google, Facebook, and Twitter</h2> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/09/ios8_accounts_setup.jpg?itok=sWo-I0yf' />[/url]</p> <p>Many cloud services including Google's native ones, Facebook, Twitter, and more can store your contacts, calendars, and much more for you. Cross-platform supported services such as Google, Exchange, or Yahoo! are all supported in <a href="
http://www.imore.com/ios-8" title="iOS 8">iOS 8[/url], which for you means minimal effort in importing all of your data. It's as easy as entering your credentials for any of the supported services that can be found within the iOS 8 Settings menu, and toggling which data you want to pull in; mail, contacts, calendars, and in some cases, even notes. They are already stored in the cloud just waiting for you to access them on your new iPhone.</p> <p>If you rely on Facebook and Twitter for many of your contacts, then that's just fine too. iOS 8 can natively pull down contact data from both services into the Contacts app. Head into the Settings app for the respective services and give the iPhone Contacts app access to them.</p> <p>As an aside; if you rely on Google for your contacts and Google Hangouts for communicating with them, have no fear. Google has a pretty fantastic Hangouts app for iOS that offers almost the exact same experience and features as the Android equivalent.</p> <ul><li>Google Hangouts for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id643496868?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><h2>Moving contacts the old fashioned way</h2> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/07/favorite_contacts_iphone_5s_hero.jpg?itok=pcN9CRmq' />[/url]</p> <p>If, like me, you like keeping a hard copy of your contacts on your computer, or don't trust cloud syncing, you can export your contacts from your Android phone as a .vcf file, and import that into either the Contacts app on your Mac if you have one, or into Contacts at iCloud.com</p> <p>Start with your Android phone in hand and complete the following steps:</p> <ol><li>Launch the <strong>Contacts app</strong>. </li> <li>Hit the <strong>Menu</strong> button. </li> <li>Find the <strong>Import/Export</strong> option and select it. </li> <li>Choose the option to <strong>export your contacts to storage</strong>. </li> <li>Now either manually pull it from your phone to your computer or email it to yourself. </li> <li>Once you've got the file containing your contacts you can either open it in the <strong>Contacts app on your Mac</strong> or upload it to <strong>iCloud.com</strong>. </li> <li>On iCloud.com look for the gear symbol and the "import vCard" option, while on the Mac Contacts app look for File>Import to do the same thing. </li> </ol><p>We recommend storing this file somewhere safe too just in case you ever need it again.</p> <h2>Store your images with Dropbox or Google+ Photos</h2> <p><a href='
http://www.imore.com/how-move-android-new-iphone-6-or-iphone-6-plus' title="How to switch from Android to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus"><img src='
http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/09/dropbox_folders_mx_hero.jpg?itok=678FVjvk' />[/url]</p> <p>Dropbox is available for both Android and iOS and offers an automatic upload feature for images. If you enable this on your existing Android device, getting your photos to your new iPhone 6 or iPhone 6+ is as simple as downloading and signing into the Dropbox for iOS app.</p> <p>On your Android device, just install the Dropbox app from Google Play if you don't have it already. The first time you launch it, you'll be asked if you'd like to upload your photos. Say yes. If you already have Dropbox on your Android phone but don't have automatic uploads turned on, you can do so through Settings.</p> <ul><li>Dropbox for iOS, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/dropbox/id327630330?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/11/google_photos_hero.jpg?itok=G_iuk6yY' />[/url]</p> <p>Having been an Android user there's perhaps a strong case that you would have been using Google+ Photos to either share and or backup your existing mobile snaps. Google now offers the same service to iPhone owners meaning you can upload full resolution images to your Google Cloud just as you could on Android. Or you might choose to use Google Drive in a similar fashion to Dropbox, simply as a receptacle for your files. The Google+ and Google Drive apps for iOS are what you'll need to download to get at your photos stored in this way, and as with most things Google does for iOS, they're pretty good.</p> <ul><li>Google+ for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google+/id447119634?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>Google Drive for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-drive-free-online-storage/id507874739?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><h2>Getting at your music and video content</h2> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/11/google_music_iphone_hero.jpg?itok=aSHHdRFr' />[/url]</p> <p>If you've been a long time Android user then you might well have a fair bit of your music collection involved with Google Play Music. With an official application available for the iPhone getting at your cloud locker is terrifically easy. You don't even need to worry about transferring it, downloading anything, you can access all your music whenever you like from your new iPhone. Snag the app at the link below.</p> <ul><li>Google Play Music for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-music/id691797987?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><p>Of course, if you want to get your music into the native music app on your iPhone then the best way to do this is with iTunes on your Mac or Windows PC. Still the only way to sync files between your computer and your iPhone, if your music is all stored in the Google cloud then you'll need to download it to your computer using the Google Music manager application. Once you've got it, import it all into iTunes and sync across what you want.</p> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2014/01/google_play_movies_hero.jpg?itok=M84nQzpw' />[/url]</p> <p>There's also an official iOS application for Google Play Movies & TV – now with offline mode – to allow you easy access to your Google purchased videos on your iPhone. Neither movies nor music can be purchased in the apps – we've got Apple's cut of in-app purchase revenue to thank for that – but everything you buy on any other Android devices or on the web from the Google Play Store will be automatically retrievable on your iPhone.</p> <ul><li>Google Play Movies & TV for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-movies-tv/id746894884?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><h2>Books and documents</h2> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large_wm_brw/public/field/image/2014/07/ibooks_itunes_cloud_iphone_5s_hero.jpg?itok=wjVwN66r' />[/url]</p> <p>Depending on which e-book provider you use for your digital reading will depend on which app you need to use on your new iPhone to get at your library. Kindle, Kobo and Google Play Books are all present in the App Store alongside Apple's own iBooks. You don't need to move anything, just sign in and off you go. Google Play Books is probably Google's worst attempt at an iOS app, but it's there, and it works.</p> <p>If you've a bunch of PDF and e-pub files on to move over then iBooks will also be able to store and read these for you. If you need to move them off your phone using a Mac then check out the Android File Transfer section below. With the files in hand you can use iTunes to sync the files to iBooks.</p> <ul><li>Google Play Books for iOS - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-play-books/id400989007?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><h2>Using Android File Transfer for Mac</h2> <p><a href='
http://www.imore.com/how-move-android-new-iphone-6-or-iphone-6-plus' title="How to switch from Android to iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus"><img src='
http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/09/android_file_transfer.png?itok=SeOR5r05' />[/url]</p> <p>If you use a Windows PC, then getting data from your Android device using your computer will be straight forward enough. If you use a Mac, you'll need to use the often horrendous Android File Transfer app (download links below.) This provides an interface with your Mac for you to browse the files and folders on your Android device, and copy them to your Mac if need be. Since certain files, and images can be imported to your iPhone via iTunes, this might be the quickest way of moving things between the two devices.</p> <p>This is a good way to quickly move over any documents, music and videos you might store on your current Android phone. Providing it's your own content pull the files from the phone using this app and sync to your new iPhone using iTunes.</p> <ul><li>Free -
Download Now - Android File Transfer for Mac</li> </ul><h2>Google Apps on iOS are plentiful</h2> <p><a href='
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http://www.imore.com/sites/imore.com/files/styles/large/public/field/image/2013/09/google_apps_itunes.png?itok=vPGjAxNo' />[/url]</p> <p>Perhaps the easiest way to transition to iOS from Android is to make full use of the plethora of Google apps available in the App Store. Everything from Gmail and Chrome to Chromecast and Google TV remote are available, and Google is currently pushing out a single sign-on feature between the more popular ones. Aside from Android, iOS is the next best place to get your Google fix in the mobile world.</p> <p>These are good apps too, really good apps. Google makes some of the best looking apps on iOS. If you live and breath Google services, you're in good hands with Google's official iOS apps. Here's a selection of some of the more popular ones that weren't linked already above.</p> <ul><li>Google Search, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-search/id284815942?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>Gmail, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/gmail-email-from-google/id422689480?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>Chrome, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chrome/id535886823?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>YouTube, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/youtube/id544007664?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>Google Maps, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-maps/id585027354?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> <li>Chromecast, Free - <a href="
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/chromecast/id680819774?at=10l3Vy&ct=d_im" title="" rel="nofollow">Download Now[/url]</li> </ul><h2>Still need help?</h2> <p>The
iMore Forums are here to help! We've covered a few of the easiest ways to get up and running on your new iPhone if you've made the jump from Android, but the forums are a great place to go for more tips and guidance. Likewise if you know a trick or two, jump in there or the comments below and help out others who find themselves switching from Android to iPhone and iOS 8</p> </div></div></div><div id="comment-wrapper-nid-27042"></div><img width='1' height='1' src='
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