Switching from an iPhone to an Android phone could be easier, Google finds. With the upcoming “Switch to Android” app, the switch will be noticeably easier, since data can be imported directly from the iCloud. The detour via Google Drive is no longer necessary.
Whether iOS or Android is a kind of question of faith for some. If you want to switch from an Android phone to an Apple smartphone, you can use Apple’s “Move to iOS” app. It has long been known that Google is working on a counterpart. The group’s change app should refer to the designation “Switch to Android” Listen. Now a few details about the app have become known.
From iPhone to Android: Google makes switching easier
Google has been working on its own app for iOS since mid-2021, which is intended to make life easier for iPhone owners willing to change. With the previous solution, Google Drive still had to be used as an intermediate step. But that’s the end of the “Switch to Android” app, as is now clear. Instead, pictures and videos stored in iCloud will probably transferred directly to Google Photos (Source: 9to5Google).
Google also wants to work on the speed so that the switch to Android for iPhone owners doesn’t take too long. Another note in Google’s “Data Transfer Tool” fits in with this. According to this, the transmission of data should no longer only be via WLAN in the future, but also possible via cable be. Depending on the cell phone, a Lightning, USB-C or Micro-USB cable can be used here. Google hasn’t officially announced the feature yet.
Here’s what iPhone changers can expect from Android 12:
Switch to Android without Google Drive
As soon as the “Switch to Android” app is officially available, the switch should be much easier. In particular the existing one Detour via Google Drive then falls away without replacement. A previous backup of the iCloud data on Google Drive no longer has to be carried out in every case, but only when necessary.