Contacts, data and backups from the old to the new Android Smartphone or iPhone transfer

Contacts, data and backups from the old to the new Android Smartphone or iPhone transfer

A change of the Smartphone goes hand in hand with a lot of work: contacts, data and apps want to transfer, set up home screens and wallpapers. With the right backup tools for Android, you can save much time and effort in establishing the new smartphone but. We show you how you can transfer all important data to your new smartphone or transfer contacts from Android to the iPhone. An offer from Apple is new.

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Transfer contacts
The contacts are the most important thing one wants to transfer from the old to the new smartphone. Fortunately, times are over, in which they laboriously by hand had to typing them. The transfer of contacts is easy with today's smartphones. We show you how it's done.

Contacts: Google account synchronize

The easiest way to keep contacts on all devices, is the synchronization of your Google account. If you have your contacts on the phone once synchronized with your Google account, you need to register on the new smartphone with the same account. Then in the settings for accounts-> Google the appropriate account, tap and then sync with contacts put a check mark. Already, all contacts are sent. If you are logged on with multiple Google accounts, you can choose which you want to transfer the contacts in the address book. You can merge of course all contacts.

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Just put the check mark, already the from your Google account contacts to the phone. / © ANDROIDPIT
By the way: If you have a Google account yet, you can create a new account on your Smartphone. You can do this but also comfortable on the computer and you then login on your Smartphone with the appropriate access data.

Benefits of synchronization through Google. The one supports more complex business cards formats than the below stated data export. On the other hand, you can synchronize Google on most modern devices, so that one has the easiest solution here long term, to secure his contacts.

Contacts of Android on iPhone
After you have synced your contacts in the top step with your Google account, it's easy to transfer them to your iPhone or iPad. Simply enters the settings and there will find the option to add an additional account; in the entry for mail, contacts and calendar Google is here. Synchronized so your above used Google account and after a short time, your Google contacts in your address book should be to see.

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Adds a Google account will be displayed in the left view as "Gmail". / © ANDROIDPIT
Your Google account is then as to see Gmail in the account overview. In it, you can set which parts of the Google account should be transferred to the iPhone. Want you transfer only contacts of Android on the iPhone, you can disable the mail or calendar areas again.

As an alternative you can rely also on Apple. Because Apple has released the app move to iOS in the play store. They installed it on your Android Smartphone and launches the app. On your new iPhone (or iPad), you can now start importing data. Move to iOS transfers contacts, text messages, photos and videos, bookmarks, email accounts and calendars. Because the transfer via a specially created Wi-Fi network takes place and secured with a PIN-code is transmitted rapidly.

Move to iOS
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Contacts: export contacts from SD card
When synchronizing with a Google account is not an option for you, and both the old and the new smartphone have a SD card slot, you can transfer your contacts via the memory card. Exported to you in the first step with the old Smartphone your contact data on the SD Karte.Die file is then stored in the directory off, which you see first when you connect your Smartphone to the computer.

Then you remove the SD card and puts it in the new device. Now goes to your address book and select the menu option to import. Then just follow the instructions, the contacts will be automatically transferred.

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Contacts can be exported through multiple channels and split. / © ANDROIDPIT
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Contacts: via SIM card
If you want use same SIM card in your new device as in the old one, you can go the old fashioned way and copy your contacts to the SIM card, to restore them in the new device from there. The advantage of this method is that you can the contacts individually by checkbox to - or deselect and muck out something so equal to your phone book. The downside: The space on the SIM-card is limited, you can store a maximum of 200 contacts.

The export on de SIM card is no longer provided in the phone app Android 5.0 lollipop. The import is however still easily possible. the following images come from an older version of Android.

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Since Android 5.0 lollipop export on the SIM card is no longer an option (on the right). / © ANDROIDPIT
Here you have the disadvantage that complex contacts with more content than just name and phone number are broken down and several duplications arise so quickly to get even with less than 200 contacts as a memory limit of the SIM card. And also, you have the risk that fits the SIM card not easily in the new smartphone.

Contacts: from iPhone to Android
Data transfer between Apple and Android is not always easy, but there is a simple solution for contacts. Google on its support site explains step by step how to synchronize Gmail, calendar, and contacts on iPhone and iPad. You need to set up a Google account on your Apple device, it contacts, calendar app settings in the mail pane. Since iOS 7 can you just Google choose IOS over others and then via CardDAV account leads 5 and 6 Add.

If you have created the account and activated contacts option after registration user name and password in the next step, the synchronization of your contacts starts automatically once the Setup is complete. On the new Android Smartphone can you you log on with the same account information and synchronize and transfer the contacts as described above.

Regardless of the Google solution manufacturer of Android smartphones apps have presented, that can also do this job and transfer contacts from iPhone to Samsung and co..

Contacts: Herstellereigene solutions
In addition to the methods described above, that similar work for every Android Smartphone, there are also solutions for managing the Smartphone, which come directly from the manufacturers. With these programs, you can also transfer his contacts.

Motorola migrate

Motorola has since 2013 a solution called Motorola migrate, with which you can - transfer content from any old Android Smartphone on a new Motorola device for example to Moto X, Moto G and Moto E. Meanwhile, Motorola Android has hired 6.0 Marshmallow but support the app. The app, which is free there play store, must be installed on both devices. The transfer of data and contacts via Bluetooth. How to use Motorola migrate with lollipop Smartphones from Motorola, we here have declared:

Motorola migrate: How easy is the data transfer
Motorola migrate
Install on Google play
Sony Xperia transfer

Sony's solution to transfer is called Xperia transfer and works much the same way. The app will help content and contacts by IOS, BlackBerry, Windows phone, or other Android devices to a new Xperia phone.

Xperia transfer: contacts and data transferred to Sony smartphones
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Install on Google play
Samsung switch mobile

Samsung, the market leader in the field of Android, also has an app solution to make the transition on a Samsung phone as easy as possible new customers. Samsung's solution called smart switch mobile and is used for the transition from iPhone to Galaxy as well as for the transition from an old Galaxy model or an other Android Smartphone. On Samsungs support page is dealing with smart switch exactly explains.

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HTC

HTC is no special name its transmission app, it is called HTC transfer program plain and simple. Also here is the approach which is the same as with the other manufacturers: the app must be installed on the old and the new smartphone (the new must be from HTC), then you can transfer all important settings, and contacts.

HTC transfer program
Install on Google play
LG

If you have a new LG Smartphone, can rely on one of the above ways or be satisfied with LGs PC Suite. The software can all that also provide other manufacturers with their apps - here a PC is required however. LGs support page, there is a

If you want to transfer music from your old Android on the iPhone, and used a Mac, your Google's Android file transfer needs, and then you are the files on your unlocked Android device in the Finder displays. If you have transferred the music, you can just take the directory in your iTunes library; If not already done. Apple's step for step instructions with excellent helps you to transfer your music from Android to the iPhone.

If you come from the iPhone and you wish to transfer your music from iTunes on your Android, we know also a trick:

iTunes & Android: So you synchronize your music collection
Transfer apps
As soon as you log into your new Android Smartphone with your Google account, it will try on request to install the apps that you had previously downloaded from the play store. Here comes Google's backup-system is used, which is used only by a few apps. To transfer data in the app about an Android on the other, her needs therefore additional backup apps such as titanium and helium. Then you again and so the settings, stored accounts, game stalls and the apps are ready.

In the following, we have listed the best known representatives:

The best backup apps for Android
Meanwhile, many games use the cloud-save feature of Google play online games. Then, you install the game the new smartphone and can continue at the same point where you left the game on the old phone.

Once all the data are transmitted, the journey of discovery starts with your new Android Smartphone. If you need inspiration about the possibilities, we might have the right thing for you.

Setting up the Android Smartphone: the first steps
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Apps may be unfortunately not from Android to the iPhone, and there are also no time-saving method to install all the apps that you've taken in the play store, automatically also from the app store. Apple itself recommends to manually reinstall. However all payments that you did for the play store apps are no longer transferable to the app store, so that all you have to once again buy all paid apps

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